Love Of The Common People chords by The Cats

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

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

Intro:
A     A     A     A

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interlude:
A    Bb    Bb

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

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

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

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

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



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