Cifra Club

Common People

William Shatner

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
Cifra Club Seal: This chord has been reviewed to meet the official criteria of our Quality Team.
key: D 
She came from Greece...                        I wanna live like common people...
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| -----------------|  )   --3~------3-3-3~---|--5~------5-5-5~----|
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...like you. Well what was I to do?    ...I can do...
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ---------------------------------|
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[Verse 1]

I took her to a supermarket...         ...so it started there...
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I said pretend you've got no money...  ...you're so funny...
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G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| x2 ---------------------------------|x2
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A|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-| -----5-------5-------5-------5---|
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[Pre-Chorus]

Are you sure you want to live...       ...see? You wanna sleep...
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|   -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| ---------------------------------|

But she didn't understand...           ...my haaaaand!
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A|---------------------------------| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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[Chorus]

Rent a flat above a shop...            ...f*gs and play some pool...
...never get it right...               ...roaches climb the wall...
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B|---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|  )
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2 ---------------------------------|x2)x2
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|   -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  )
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|   -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  )
E|---------------------------------| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|  )

You'll never live like common people...  You'll never fail like common people...
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D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|     -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|     -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| ---------------------------------|

...life slide out of view...           ...to dooo...
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G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| x2 -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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[Bridge Instrumental - Backing]

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B|---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|  )
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2 ---------------------------------|x2)x2
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|   -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  )
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|   -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  )
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For the muting in this phrase, listen to the song for timing.
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D|-5-5-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
A|-5-5-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
E|-3-3-x--3-3-x--3-3-x--3-3-x--|-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|

[Bridge Instrumental - Solo]

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G|------12b--10-9b--10-12b--10-9b--10-15b--13-12b--15b--13-12b--12b--10-9b--9-10-12b--10-9b-|
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[Bridge Part 2]
Sing along...                          Laugh along...
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|   -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ---------------------------------|

...and the stupid things               ...is cool...
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ---------------------------------|
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[Verse 2]

Like a dog...                          Look out...
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  Cause everybody hates...             ...yeah, and the chip stains...
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G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| x2 ---------------------------------|x2
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A|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-| -----5-------5-------5-------5---|
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[Pre-Chorus 2]

  You will never understand...         ...with no meaning or control...
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|   -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| ---------------------------------|

  ...amazed that they exist...         ...only wonder why...
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|   -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ---------------------------------|

[Chorus 2]

  Rent a flat above...                 ...f*gs and play some pool...
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B|---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2 ---------------------------------|x2
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|   -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|   -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  
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  ...you'll never get it...            ...watching roaches... [Same timing as bridge muting.]
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2 -----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| -5-5-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| -5-5-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--5-5-x--|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
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  You'll never live...                   You'll never fail...
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G|---------------------------------| x2   -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x2
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|     -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|     -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| ---------------------------------|

  ...life slide out of view...         ...to dooo...
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A|---------------------------------|   ---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|x2 -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|   -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|   -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ---------------------------------|
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[Outro]

Wanna sleep with common people...      ...like yooooooouuuuuu...
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D|---------------------------------| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|   -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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B|---------|
G|--5\-----|
D|--5\-----|
A|--3\-----|
E|---------|

[Key]
| b     Bend
| x     Mute note
| *     Palm mute
| )xNo. Repeat all to left
| /     Slide up
| ~     Sustain
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