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Common Man

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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Common Gman, Csix foot Gtall he Dstands
CWaiting on his date for some Gcompany party in DFrance
And she’s Glate, the Cboss man said “a Gquarter till Deight”
And as Cnine rolled around at his Gwatch he’s looking down, the ticking Dfate.
Oh the Cfunny thing about Dlove is it makes you Gwait.
[Verse 2]
He wore his Ggood shoes, now he’s Cwalking them Ghome with the Dhomesick blues
Feeling Clike he fucked up, it’s all Gright he’ll get back up 'cause he cDhooses to.
His overGcoat, Cspeckled with Gsnow he walks Dalone
Just Cthen he turns his head and sees a Ggirl of which they said the poets Dwrote.C  
[Chorus]
Don’t hesiDtate my dear, don’t Gwait put it all on the EmlineC  
I’m a leap of Dfaith my dear, and I’m Gslipping down your EmspineC  
I will Dwait my dear till I’m Gdead or the end of my Emtime
Or Cyou let me Dknow you’re Gmine.C  G  
[Verse 3]
He went inGsane; oh the Cthought of her Gtortured his Dbrain
So he Cretraced his steps so he Gwould not forget where she’d Dbeen
But she was Ggone, just the Cscent of her Glingered Don
So he Clived all of his days with his Ghead stuck in a maze half DstonedC  
[Chorus]
Don’t hesiDtate my dear, don’t Gwait put it all on the EmlineC  
I’m a leap of Dfaith my dear, and I’m Gslipping down your EmspineC  
I will Dwait my dear till I’m Gdead or the end of my Emtime
Or Cyou let me Dknow you’re Emmine.
Or Cyou let me Dknow you’re Gmine.C  G  

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Common Man

by Caamp

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G C G D

Common man, six foot tall he stands

C G D

Waiting on his date for some company party in France

G C G D

And she’s late, the boss man said “a quarter till eight”

C G D

And as nine rolled around at his watch he’s looking down, the ticking fate.

C D G

Oh the funny thing about love is it makes you wait.

[Verse 2]

G C G D

He wore his good shoes, now he’s walking them home with the homesick blues

C G D

Feeling like he fucked up, it’s all right he’ll get back up 'cause he chooses to.

G C G D

His overcoat, speckled with snow he walks alone

C G D C

Just then he turns his head and sees a girl of which they said the poets wrote.

[Chorus]

D G Em C

Don’t hesitate my dear, don’t wait put it all on the line

D G Em C

I’m a leap of faith my dear, and I’m slipping down your spine

D G Em

I will wait my dear till I’m dead or the end of my time

C D G C G

Or you let me know you’re mine.

[Verse 3]

G C G D

He went insane; oh the thought of her tortured his brain

C G D

So he retraced his steps so he would not forget where she’d been

G C G D

But she was gone, just the scent of her lingered on

C G D C

So he lived all of his days with his head stuck in a maze half stoned

[Chorus]

D G Em C

Don’t hesitate my dear, don’t wait put it all on the line

D G Em C

I’m a leap of faith my dear, and I’m slipping down your spine

D G Em

I will wait my dear till I’m dead or the end of my time

C D Em

Or you let me know you’re mine.

C D G C G

Or you let me know you’re mine.

About Common Man Chords by Caamp

Learn how to play Common Man by Caamp with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Common Man chords”, “Common Man guitar chords”, or “Caamp Common Man chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Common Man chords and for experienced players who want accurate Common Man lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, D, Em.

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The chords for "Common Man" show the original chord names (including G, C, D, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.