C
She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
She studies sculpture at St. Martins College
G
That?s where I caught her eye
C
She told me that her dad was loaded
I said "In that case I?ll have a rum and coca-cola"
G
She said "fine" and in a thirty seconds time she said
F
"I want to live like common people
C
I want to do whatever common people do
I want to sleep with common people
G
I want to sleep with common people like you"
C
Well what else could I do?, I said "I?ll see what I can do"
C
I took her to a supermarket
G
I don?t know why but I had to start it somewhere - so it started there
C
I said "Pretend you?ve got no money"
She just laughed and said "Oh, you?re so funny"
G
I said "Yeah, well I can?t see someone else smiling in here
F
Are you sure you want to live like common people
C
You want to see whatever common people see
You want to sleep with common people
G
You want to sleep with common people like me
C
But she didn?t understand, she just smiled and held my hand
C
Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job
G
Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school
C
But still you?ll never get it right, ?cos when you?re laid in bed at night
G
watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all
F
You?ll never live like common people
C
You?ll never do whatever common people do
You?ll never fail like common people
G
You?ll never watch your life slide out of view
C
And dance and drink and screw because there?s nothing else to do
( C G )
F
Sing along with the common people,
C
Sing along and it might just get you thru?
Laugh along with the common people
G
Laugh along even though they are laughing at you
And the stupid things that you do
C
Because you think that poor is cool
C
Like a dog lying in a corner they will bite you and never warn you
G
look out, they?ll tear you insides out
C
?Cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it?s all
G
Such a laugh
and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath
F
you will never understand how it feels to live your life
C
With no meaning or control and with nowhere left to go
G
You are amazed that they exist and they burn so bright
C
Whilst you can only wonder why
C
Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job
G
Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school
C
But still you?ll never get it right, ?cos when you?re laid in bed at night
G
watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all
F
You?ll never live like common people
C
You?ll never do whatever common people do
You?ll never fail like common people
G
You?ll never watch your life slide out of view
C
And dance and drink and screw because there?s nothing else to do
I want to live with common people like you
I want to live with common people like you