Common Man Chords by John Conlee

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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] [G] As the maid poured wine and we prepared to dine, [Bm] I knew I was [G] feeling out of place. _
At a table as large as [C] a river bar, and [D] I love you written all [G] on your face.
I appreciate your hospitality, but I wish that we [D] would go.
_ [G] Let me drive us to McDonald's and [C] I'll talk to you concerning [D] something you should [G] really know.
_ I'm just a common man, drive [C] a common van, [G]
my dog ain't got a [D] pedigree.
_ If [G] I have my say, [Em] it's gonna stay [C] that way, [G] because high-pride people [Em] lose their sanity.
[G] And a [D] common man is what I'll be.
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_ [C] [D] I'll [G] take a Chevrolet [C] just any day.
So [D] give your daddy back his [G] Mercedes Benz, and there's some common people [C] that I hang out with.
[D] They're my good time buddies, [G] they're my friends.
[C] And I'd rather chug a lugger mug of Budweiser beer than [G] sip a crystal _ [D] glass of wine.
So [G] won't you make your mind up to [C] believe in me, and [D] leave this high-living world [G]
behind.
I'm just a common man, [C] drive a common van, [G] my dog ain't got a _ [D]
pedigree.
_ [G] If I have my say, it's [C] gonna stay that way, [G] because high-pride people [Em] lose their sanity.
[G] And a common [D] man is [G] what I'll be.
_ [Am] Yes, I'm happy just being [Em] free, _ _ [C] and I'm happy [Am] just [Em] being me.
_ [Am] And I hope that you [D] will see.
_ _ _ _ I'm [G] just a common man, [C] drive a common van, [G] my dog ain't got a [D] pedigree.
_ _ [G] If I have my say, it's [C] gonna stay that way, [G] because high-pride people [Em] lose their sanity.
[G] And a common [D] man is what [G] I'll be. _ _ _
[C] _ [D] I'm [G] just a common man, [C] drive a common van, [G] my dog ain't got a [D] pedigree.
_ If [G] I have my say, it's gonna [C] stay that way, [G] because high-pride [Em] people lose their sanity. _
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