Common People

Accordi Common People

Intro:
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 She came from Greece she had a thirst 

for knowledge

She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College
             
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That's where I  ...Caught her eye
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 She told me that her dad was loaded

I said, in that case I'll have rum and Coca-Cola
         
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She said fine

And then in thirty seconds time she said
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 I wanna live like common people
                                   
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I wanna do whatever common people do

Wanna sleep with common people
                                      
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I wanna sleep with common people like you

Oh what else could I do
                                   
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I said I'll, I'll see what I can do

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 I took her to a supermarket

I don't know why
                          
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But I had to start it somewhere

So it started there
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 I said pretend you've got no money

She just laughed and said
                           
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Oh you're so funny I said; yeah

I can't see anyone else smiling in here

Are you sure?
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 You wanna live like common people
                                     
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You wanna see whatever common people see

Wanna sleep with common people
                                        
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You wanna sleep with common people like me

But she didn't understand
                            
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She just smiled and held my hand

Rent a flat above a shop
                      
Cut your hair and get a job
           
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Smoke some fags and play some pool

Pretend you never went to school
                 
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But still you'll never get it right

'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
         
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Watching roaches climb the wall
 
If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah

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 You'll never live like common people
                                        
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You'll never do whatever common people do

You'll never fail like common people
                                          
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You'll never watch your life slide out of view

And you dance and drink and screw
                                 
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Because there's nothing else to do

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 Sing along with the common people
                                      
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Sing along and it might just get you through

Laugh along with the common people

Laugh along even though 
                           
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they're really laughing at you
           
And the stupid things that you do
                               
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Because you think that poor is cool...

Wanna live with common people like you

Wanna live with common people like you

Wanna live with common people like you

Wanna live with common people like you

Wanna live with common people like you

Wanna live with common people like you

I wanna live with common people like you

Oh, la, la, la, la...
   
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Oh you