Pulp - Common People Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D,A,G keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at St. Martin’s college,
that’s where [G]I caught her eye
[C]She told me that her dad was loaded
I said, “in that case I’ll have a rum and coca cola,” she said [G]fine
[G]And then in thirty seconds time, she said:
[verse 2]
[F]I wanna live like common people,
I wanna do whatever common people [C]do
I wanna sleep with common people, I wanna sleep with common people, like [G]you
Well what else could I do? I said “I’ll see what I can [C]do.”
[verse 3]
[C]I took her to a supermarket
I don’t know why, but I had to start it some[G]where, so it started there.
[C]I said, “pretend you’ve got no money.” She just laughed and said “oh, you’re so funny”
I said [G]”Yeah, well I can’t see anyone else smiling in here.” Are you sure?
[verse 4]
[F]You wanna live like common people.
You wanna see whatever common people [C]see?
[C]You wanna sleep with common people.
You wanna sleep with common people like [G]me?
But she didn’t understand, she just smiled and held my [C]hand!
[verse 5]
[C]Rent a flat above a shop, cut your hair and get a job
Smoke some [G]fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school
But still you’ll [C]never get it right, ‘cos when you’re laid in bed at night
Watching [G]roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah
[verse 6]
[F]You’ll never live like common people
You’ll never do whatever common people [C]do
Never fail like common people, you’ll never watch your life slide out of [G]view
And then dance and drink and screw, because there’s nothing else to [C]do!
[interlude]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[Closing]
[F]Sing along with the common people, sing along and it might just get you [C]through
Laugh along with the common people, laugh along even though they’re laughing at [G]you
And the stupid things that you do, because you think that poor is [C]cool
[C]I wanna live with common people like you
Oh la la la oh la la la la la Oh la la la oh la la la la la [G] [C].
How to play Common People on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Pulp - Common People on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Common People uses these transitions most often: C → G (13), G → C (9), and F → C (4). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.
1. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
3. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
Common People chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Common People.
- Common People includes 30 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Common People contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Common People connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%
- G → F: 9%