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[Verse 1]
AYou don't wanna kEnow me
when you Dask me who I Aam
I make elaborate sEtories
to coDnvince the common maAn
C#mI try to be hDonest but they C#mdidn't underDstandA  
[Verse 2]
AAre you looking through a Ecamera?
When you trDy and find my faceA  
I'll be sortin through the piExels
I wanna lDook a certain waAy
C#mAnd if it doesn't feel hDonest
well at lC#meast we're entertaDined
for noAw
E        D
[Chorus]
What a Bmplace to Ebe
sell your hAouse for a limoDusine
BmWhat a person to mEeet
walk on the waAter make me belDieve
in your nAew american dDream
[Verse 3]
APeople seem to liEke me
when I tDry and play the pAart
I'll let you start the convEersation
you just tDell me who we Aare
C#mCause I can be of anybDody eat the frC#muit of any trDee
Ill make myself nAewE  
Just wait and seDe
[Chorus]
What a plBmace to Ebe
sell your hAouse for a limousDine
BmWhat a person to mEeet walk on the watAer
make me beDlieve
What a pBmlace to bEe
sell your hAouse for a limousDine
BmWhat a person to Emeet walk on the waAter
make me belDieve
in your nAew american drDeam
What a pBmlace to Ebe lost your hAouse
sleep on the streDets
Bmwhat a person to meEet
sink to the botAtom but you still belDieve
in that olAd american dDream

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Common Man

by Jake Tittle

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C#m

[Verse 1]

A E

You don't wanna know me

D A

when you ask me who I am

I make elaborate stories

D A

to convince the common man

C#m D C#m D A

I try to be honest but they didn't understand

[Verse 2]

A E

Are you looking through a camera?

D A

When you try and find my face

I'll be sortin through the pixels

D A

I wanna look a certain way

C#m D

And if it doesn't feel honest

C#m D

well at least we're entertained

for now

E D

[Chorus]

Bm E

What a place to be

A D

sell your house for a limousine

Bm E

What a person to meet

A D

walk on the water make me believe

A D

in your new american dream

[Verse 3]

A E

People seem to like me

D A

when I try and play the part

I'll let you start the conversation

D A

you just tell me who we are

C#m D C#m D

Cause I can be of anybody eat the fruit of any tree

A E

Ill make myself new

Just wait and see

[Chorus]

Bm E

What a place to be

A D

sell your house for a limousine

Bm E A

What a person to meet walk on the water

make me believe

Bm E

What a place to be

A D

sell your house for a limousine

Bm E A

What a person to meet walk on the water

make me believe

A D

in your new american dream

Bm E A

What a place to be lost your house

sleep on the streets

Bm E

what a person to meet

A D

sink to the bottom but you still believe

A D

in that old american dream

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