Common Knowledge

Common Knowledge C x32013 Gadd4/B x20013 F 133211 G 320033 Dm xx0231 C* x32010 Dsus4 xx0233 The tab for the bit at the end of each verse: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|------0--2--3--5--7--8-------| E|---3-------------------------| And at the end of the song: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|------0--2--3--5--7--8----10----| E|---3----------------------------| [Intro] C - Gadd4/B (x2) C Gadd4/B He's my friend but he's no friend to me C Gadd4/B Ask him why, he'll tell you casually F Washed up, bitter, broken, busted G Backstabbed everyone he trusted C F Says he sees what no one else can see G And if I had half his guts I'd want it F To chase that fatalistic comet C F And die young in the dark, that's poetry Dm G But it was not to be, no it was not C* Dsus4 Dm For me C* - Dsus4 Dm C Gadd4/B He's always sad, but I've never seen him cry C Gadd4/B When he comes to, sure he'll apologize F Find his car, assess the damage G Still drunk, but he likes the challenge C F Hold on to his mind just like a kite G But a good strong win can keep you honest F Fill you with some common knowledge C F Things when we were young we never tried Dm G Just figured we had time with such a long C* Dsus4 Dm Life C* - Dsus4 Dm C Gadd4/B Money clips, alligator shoes C Gadd4/B One more dance, he's in that champagne room F She moves like a chocolate fountain G Pouring, spilling all around him C F Makes him wonder what else she can do G How bittersweet is love's illusion F Feelings that cannot be proven C F Trust me, you'll see my aim is true Dm G I did this all for you, I've suffered long C* For you C* - Dsus4 Dm C Gadd4/B So many times he's tried to play it straight C Gadd4/B Worked and worked until his body ached F But a brand new life can lose its lustre G Troubles tend to find each other C F Call it luck or you can call it fate G But either way it's how it happens F Not the life that you imagined C F So just go out with a bang like Hemingway Dm G Some will say you're brave, some will say C You ain't