Love Of The Common People chords by The Cats

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Novice

The Cats – Love Of The Common People – 1967 (J. Hurley/R. Wilkins) 4/4 – 122

Intro:
A augmentedA   A augmentedA   A augmentedA   A augmentedA

Verse 1:
A augmentedA          A augmentedA
Feeding on free food tickets.
A augmentedA             A augmentedA
Water in the milk from the hole in the roof.
     G+G         G+G
Where the rain came through.
         D MajorD    E MajorE
Oh, what can you do, mm – mm.

Verse 2:
A augmentedA           A augmentedA
Tears from your little sister.
A augmentedA                A augmentedA
Crying cause she doesn't have a dress without a patch.
    G+G      G+G
For the party to go.
       D MajorD        E MajorE
All that you know, she'll get by, cause she's.

Chorus 1:
A augmentedA             D MajorD   E MajorE
Living in the love of the common people.
A augmentedA              D MajorD   E MajorE
Smiles from the heart of the family man.
A augmentedA            D MajorD    E MajorE
Daddy's gonna find her a dream to cling to.
A augmentedA               D MajorD      E MajorE    A augmentedA
Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can, she can.

Verse 3:
    A augmentedA             A augmentedA
It's a good thing you don't have much there.
   A augmentedA               A augmentedA
It’d fall through the hole in your pocket,
             G+G         G+G
and you'd lose it in the snow on the ground.
      D MajorD      E MajorE
Walking to town, find a job.

Verse 4:
A augmentedA          A augmentedA
Trying to keep your hands warm.
    A augmentedA             A augmentedA
But the hole in your shoe lets the snow come through.
    G+G           G+G
And it chills you to the bone.
         D MajorD        E MajorE
Oh, you better go home, where it's warm, where you can.

Chorus 2:
A augmentedA            D MajorD   E MajorE
Live in the love of the common people.
A augmentedA              D MajorD   E MajorE
Smiles from the heart of the family man.
A augmentedA            D MajorD    E MajorE
Daddy's gonna find her a dream to cling to.
A augmentedA               D MajorD      E MajorE    A augmentedA
Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can, she can.

Interlude:
A augmentedA  Bb majorBb  Bb majorBb

Verse 5:
Bb majorBb           Bb majorBb
Living on dreams ain't easy.
    Bb majorBb          Bb majorBb
But the closer they hit, the tighter they fit.
    AbAb        AbAb
And the chills stay away.
         Eb MajorEb       FF
You take in your stride, family pride.

Verse 6:
       Bb majorBb        Bb majorBb
You know that this is your foundation.
        Bb majorBb            Bb majorBb
And through the whole lot of love, and a warm conversation.
    AbAb         AbAb
And of course this prayer.
         Eb MajorEb         FF
It's making you strong, where you belong, where you can.

Chorus 3:
Bb majorBb           Eb MajorEb   FF
Live in the love of the common people.
    Bb majorBb            Eb MajorEb  FF
Be the pride in the heart of the family man.
Bb majorBb            Eb MajorEb    FF
Daddy's gonna find you a dream to cling to.
Bb majorBb               Eb MajorEb     FF    Bb majorBb
Mamma's gonna love you just as much as she can, she can.

Chorus 4:
     Bb majorBb            Eb MajorEb   FF
Oh, she’s living in the love of the common people.
    Bb majorBb            Eb MajorEb   FF
Be the pride in the heart of the family man.

Outro:
Bb majorBb            Eb MajorEb    FF
Daddy's gonna find you a dream to cling to.
Bb majorBb               Eb MajorEb     FF
Mamma's gonna love you just as much as she can.


Tabbed for UG, André H. Hofman, 2019-06-09.