Common People chords by
Pulp (Official Version)
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Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Eb

Eb

Eb

Eb

Verse 1
Eb Eb 
 
She came from Greece
she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture
at Saint Martin's College
Bb Bb 
 
That's where I
Caught her eye
Eb Eb 
 
She told me that her Dad was loaded
I said "In that case
I'll have a rum and Coca Cola"
Bb Bb 
 
She said "Fine"
And then in thirty seconds time she said
Ab Ab 
 
I wanna live like common people
Eb Eb 
 
I wanna do whatever common people do
Wanna sleep with common people
Eb Eb 
 
I wanna sleep with common people
Bb Bb 
 
Like you
What else could I do
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I said "I'll, I'll see what I can do"

Verse 2
Eb Eb 
 
I took her to a supermarket
I don't know why
Bb Bb 
 
But I had to start it somewhere
So it started there
Eb Eb 
 
I said, "Pretend you've got no money"
She just laughed and said "Oh you're so funny"
Bb Bb 
 
I said "Yeah?
Bb Bb 
 
Well I can't see anyone else smiling in  here?
Are you sure"
Ab Ab 
 
You wanna live like common people
Eb Eb 
 
You wanna see whatever common people see
Wanna sleep with common people
Eb Eb 
 
You wanna sleep with common people
Bb Bb 
 
Like me
But she didn't undestand
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
She just smiled and held my hand

Pre-chorus 1
Eb Eb 
 
Rent a flat above a shop
Cut your hair and get a job
Bb Bb 
 
Smoke some fags and play some pool
Pretend you never went to school
Eb Eb 
 
But still you'll never get it right
'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
Bb Bb 
 
Watching roaches climb the wall

Chorus 1
If you called your Dad he could stop it all, yeah
Ab Ab 
 
You'll never live like common people
Eb Eb 
 
You'll never do whatever common people do
Never fail like common people
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
And then dance and drink and screw
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Because there's nothing else to do

Interlude 1

Eb

Eb

Eb

Eb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Eb

Eb

Eb

Eb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bridge 1
Ab Ab 
 
Sing along with the common people
Eb Eb 
 
Sing along and it might just get you through
Laugh along with the common people
Eb Eb 
 
Laugh along even though
Bb Bb 
 
they're laughing at you
And the stupid things that you do
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Because you think that poor is cool

Verse 3
Eb Eb 
 
Like a dog lying in a corner
They will bite you and never warn you
Bb Bb 
 
Look out,
they'll tear your insides out
Eb Eb 
 
'Cause everybody hates a tourist
Bb Bb 
 
Especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh
Bb Bb 
 
Yeah and the chip stains and grease
Will come out in the bath
Ab Ab 
 
You will never understand
How it feels to live your life
Eb Eb 
 
With no meaning or control
And with nowhere left to go
Bb Bb 
 
You are amazed that they exist
And they burn so bright
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Whilst you can only wonder why

Pre-chorus 2
Eb Eb 
 
Rent a flat above a shop
Cut your hair and get a job
Bb Bb 
 
Smoke some fags and play some pool
Pretend you never went to school
Eb Eb 
 
But still you'll never get it right
'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
Bb Bb 
 
Watching roaches climb the wall

Chorus 2
If you called your Dad he could stop it all, yeah
Ab Ab 
 
Never live like common people
Eb Eb 
 
Never do what common people do
Never fail like common people
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
And then dance and drink and screw
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Because there's nothing else to do

Outro 1
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Wanna live with common people like you
Eb Eb 
 
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Eb Eb 
 
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Eb Eb 
 
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Oh, la la la la
Eb Eb 
 
Oh, la la la la
Oh, la la la la
Eb Eb 
 
Oh, la la la la la la
Eb Eb 
 
Oh yeah

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEb Bb Ab

Chords

Eb
Bb
Ab

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

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This is the definitive original version of Common People by Pulp, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Common People the way Pulp intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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