Common Ground chords by The Get Up Kids

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
C majorC C C majorC C

then
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm x4


Verse 1:

  C majorC         A minorAm
One day the kids will have a clue

E minorEm
 They can fill you in

C majorC          A minorAm     E minorEm G+G
Research would have taken hours

Verse 2:

C majorC         A minorAm
Walking backwards just to get

E minorEm
 To your present

C majorC          A minorAm      G+G
Where you might find common ground


Chorus 1:

FF     A minorAm      C majorC
 All your old friends

FF     A minorAm    C majorC A minorAm E minorEm C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
 Scared of the end


Verse 3:

C majorC     A minorAm         E minorEm
Maybe I'll write a dissertation

      E minorEm
Or keep it to myself

C majorC         A minorAm    E minorEm G+G
Seems it's shorter every year

Verse 4:

C majorC         A minorAm
What we're calling generations

E minorEm
 It's almost to the hour

C majorC     A minorAm     G+G
 Do you remember when?


Chorus 2:

FF    A minorAm     C majorC
 Old man stay quiet

FF     A minorAm
 It's not your time


Chorus 3:

C majorC    A minorAm
 Way out I know

E minorEm    G+G
 time to let go

C majorC   A minorAm        G+G
 Who said it lasts forever?

C majorC      A minorAm
 These words play on

E minorEm     G+G
 Long since I've gone

C majorC   A minorAm     G+G
 It's heavy on my soul


Chorus 4:

FF      A minorAm    C majorC
 Last night I tried

FF    A minorAm
 For the last time


Chorus 4:

C majorC    A minorAm
 Way out I know

E minorEm    G+G
 time to let go

C majorC   A minorAm        G+G
 Who said it lasts forever?

C majorC      A minorAm
 These words play on

E minorEm     G+G
 Long since I've gone

C majorC   A minorAm     G+G
 It's heavy on my soul


Outro:
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm x2