Common Man
Caamp
FolkMedium for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
C9Diagram coming soon
D
Em
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
G C9 D Common man, six foot tall he stands C9 D Waiting on his date for some company party in France G C9 D And she's late, the boss man said (a quarter till eight) C9 D And as nine rolled around at his watch he's looking down, the ticking fate C9 D G (C9 G) Oh the funny thing about love is it makes you wait G C9 D He wore his good shoes, now he's walking them home with the homesick blues C9 D Feeling like he fucked up, it's all right he'll get back up because he chooses to G C9 D His overcoat, speckled with snow he walks alone C9 D Just then he turns his head and sees a girl of which they said the poets wrote C9 D Em G Don't hesitate my dear, don't wait put it all on the line C9 D Em G I'm a leap of faith my dear, and I'm slipping down your spine C9 D Em G I will wait my dear till I'm dead or the end of my time C9 D G (C9 G) Or you let me know you're mine G C9 D He went insane; oh the thought of her tortured his brain C9 D So he retraced his steps so he would not forget where she'd been G C9 D But she was gone, just the scent of her lingered on C9 D So he lived all of his days with his head stuck in a maze half stoned C9 D Em G Don't hesitate my dear, don't wait put it all on the line C9 D Em G I'm a leap of faith my dear, and I'm slipping down your spine C9 D Em G I will wait my dear till I'm dead or the end of my time C9 D G Or you let me know you're mine C9 D G (C9 G) Or you let me know you're mine
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Chord set
G · C9 · D · Em
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.