Common Knowledge
Common Knowledge

Common Knowledge easy guitar chords by Conor Oberst

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    • Intro 1



    He's 
    my friend 
    but he's 
    Verse 1

    no friend 
    to me 

    Ask him why, 

    he'll tell 
    you casually 

    Washed 
    up, bitter, 
    broken, 
    busted 

    Backstabbed everyone 
    he trusted 

    Says 
    he sees 
    what no 
    one else 
    can see 

    And if I 
    had half 
    his guts 
    I'd want 
    it 

    To chase 
    that fatalistic 
    comet 

    Die young 
    in the dark, 

    that's 
    po
    etry 

    But it was not 
    to 
    be, 

    it was not 
    for me 

    Verse 2
    He's 
    always sad 
    but I've never 

    seen 
    him cry 

    When he 
    comes to, 
    sure 
    he'll apolo
    gize 

    Find 
    his car, 
    assess 
    the damage 

    Still 
    drunk but 
    he likes 
    the challenge 

    Hold 
    on to 
    his mind 
    just like 
    a kite 

    But 
    a good 
    strong win 
    can keep 
    you honest 

    Fill 
    you with some 
    common 
    knowledge 

    Thing
    s when 
    we were young 

    we 
    never tried 

    Just figured we 
    had 
    time 

    with such a long 
    life 

    Verse 3
    Money 
    clips, 
    alligator 
    shoes 

    One 
    more dance, 

    he's 
    in that champagne 
    room 

    She 
    moves like 
    a chocolate 
    fountain 

    Pouring, 
    spilling 
    all 
    around 
    him 

    Makes 
    him wonder 
    what 

    else she 
    can do 

    How bitter
    sweet 
    is love's 
    illusion 

    Feel
    ings that 
    cannot 
    be proven 

    Trust 
    me, 
    you'll see, 
    my 
    aim is true 

    I've 
    done this all 
    for 
    you, 

    I've suffered long 
    for 
    you 

    So many 
    times 
    he's tried 
    to play 
    it straight 
    Verse 4


    Worked 
    and worked 
    until 

    his body 
    ached 

    But a brand 
    new life 
    can lose 
    its lustre 

    Troubles 
    tend 
    to find 
    each other 

    Call 
    it luck 
    or you 
    can call 
    it 
    fate 

    But either 
    way 
    it's how 
    it happens 

    Not 
    the way 
    that you 
    imagined 

    So just 
    go out 
    with a bang 
    like 

    Hemingway 

    Some will say 
    you're 
    brave 

    Some will say 
    you ain't 

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