Key: G major
Intro 1
F#
B
E
F#
B
F#
Verse 1
B
As the maid poured
E
wine and we prepared to dine
F#
B
I knew I was feelin' out of place
E
B
E
At a table as large as a river barge
F#
And "I love you" written
B
C#m
all on your face
Verse 2
E
I appreciate your hospitality
B
F#
But I wish that we would go
B
Let me drive us to McDonald's
E
and I'll talk to you
F#
Concernin' somethin' you
B
should really know
Verse 3
B
G#m
I'm just a common man,
E
drive a common van
B
My dog ain't got a pedigree
F#
B
If I have my say,
G#m
E
it gonna stay that way
B
'Cause high-browed people
G#m
people lose their sanity
B
F#
B
And a common man is what I'll be
F#
B
Verse 4
F#
B
E
I'll take a Chevrolet just any day
F#
So give your Daddy back his Mercedes Benz
B
F#
B
And there's some common
E
people that I hang out with
F#
They're my good time buddies,
B
C#m
they're my friends
B
And I'd
Verse 5
E
rather chug-a-lug a a
a mug of Budweiser Beer
B
F#
Than sip a crystal glass of wine
B
So won't you make your mind
E
up to believe in me
F#
And leave this high livin' world behind
Verse 6
B
G#m
B
G#m
I'm just a common man,
E
drive a common van
B
My dog ain't got a pedigree
F#
B
G#m
If I have my say it's
E
gonna stay that way
B
'Cause high-browed people
G#m
people lose their sanity
B
F#
B
And a common man is what I'll be
Verse 7
C#m
G#m
Yes, I'm happy just being free
C#m
G#m
And I'm happy just being me
C#m
And I hope that you will see
F#
Verse 8
D#m
F#
B
G#m
I'm just a common man,
E
drive a common van
B
My dog ain't got a pedigree
F#
B
If I have my say,
G#m
E
it gonna stay that way
B
'Cause high-browed people
G#m
people lose their sanity
B
F#
And a common man is
B
what I'll be
E
F#
Verse 9
B
I'm just a common man,
F#
G#m
B
G#m
B
E
F#
drive a common van
E
F#
E
My dog ain't got a pedigree
F#
G#m
B
F#
And if I have my say, it gonna
stay that way
'Cause high-browed people
people lose their sanity
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