Common People Chords by James Smith

[Intro]

       Em
(La-la-la),
       Dsus2
(La-la-la),
                A  A
(La-la-la, la, laa),
       Em
(La-la-la),
       Dsus2
(La-la-la),
            A  A
(La-la, la, laa).
 
 
[Chorus]

E      Bm       E
Common people-e-e,
E         Bm
On common ground,
E             Bm      E
Still, I fear evil-il-il,
                 Bm
Is gonna drag me down,
             G               
'Cause these dog days got me 
D                E
hiding like a child (ooh, ooh, ooh),
       G                      D
From a world that I used to believe in,
       Am
Oh, in times like these,
                  Em
All I need's your love.
 
 
[Post-Chorus]

      D
La-la-la,
              A               
La-la-la, la, la, 
            A
(need your, need your),
       Em
(La-la-la),
       D
(La-la-la),
            A
(La-la, la, la).
 
 
[Verse 2]

Em                   D
There's blood on the street,
                  A
And cash in their hands,
A                                    
So, give me a reason to 
             Em
believe 'em again,
                   D                      
'Cause I just want peace, 
                A
I'm tired of it all,
A
It's like there's a riot inside
            G                           
Though I've tried and I've tried, oh, 
  A
I can't fight the feeling,
     G
It's times like these when,
A                 Em
All I need's your love.
 
 
[Post-Chorus]

      D
La-la-la,
              A     A
La-la-la, la, laa,
       Em
(La-la-la),
       D
(La-la-la),
            A
(La-la, la, laa), ooh, yeah.
 
 
[Bridge]

       Em
(La-la-la), 

all I need's,
       D
(La-la-la, la-la-la, 

la, la), all I need's,
A
All . . .
       Em
(La-la-la),
       D            A
(La-la-la, la la la laa).
 
 
[Chorus]

E      Bm       E
Common people-e-e,
E         Bm
On common ground,
E             Bm      E
Still, I fear evil-il-il,
                 Bm
Is gonna drag me down,
        G                      
But you make me feel like 
     D               E  Esus4 E
it's all gonna be alright,
        G                   D
Take me back to a Garden of Eden,
          Am
‘Cause in times like these,
                  Em
All I need's your love.
 
 
[Post-Chorus]

      D
La-la-la,
              A     A
La-la-la, la, laa,
       Em
(La-la-la),
       D
(La-la-la),
            A
(La-la, la, laa), oh, baby.
 
 
[Outro]

       Em
(La-la-la), all I need's,
       D                 A   (D)
(La-la-la, la-la-la, la, la) All I need's,
 A                                             
(All—) All I need is your love, 
               Em
yours is gonna love me now
       D
(La-la-la), yeah.
     A
(la, laa).
Em  Dsus2  A
Em  Dsus2  A

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ℹ️ About This Song

The track was written by James Smith & Ryan James.

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Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: C
• Capo: 3rd fret
• Chords: Em, Dsus2, A, E, Bm, G, D, Am, Esus4
• BPM: 118
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: Common People
• Artist: James Smith (UK)
• Written by James Smith & Ryan James
• Produced by James Smith
• Released Date: 30 June 2023