Common Man

C Did you read it in a magazine G While you were sitting on a plane C Was it somethin' 'bout Saint Augustine G Or the life of Charlemagne F G F barre chord, slide to G That one king who went insane F G F barre chord, slide to G You forgot his name A A barre chord to D barre chord) But you're a regular sponge, you just soak it all up D (Slide D barre chord down to capo and mute) Always been that way C And did you see a documentary G Can't keep it to yourself C Now you're an expert in geology G And life in prison cells C What a burden to know everything G F# Em But you manage it so well A If there's a secret life behind those dull brown eyes D We never could tell Bridge/Solo-esque pause (don't know what to call it) C G C G F G F G A D C Did you skim a little Hemmingway G From your senior English class C And the specifics sort of slipped away G But you've got enough to be an ass F G Oh, you never had to work that hard F G To be a C+ star A So that in 15 years you could talk fine beer D What a card you are C And have your friends all missed the point somehow G Working hard on their degrees C I mean, you're basically a doctor now G Because of WebMD C And when that ivory tower crumbles down G F# Em No one will be more pleased A 'Cuz where it used to stand will be the common man D And his magazines C Did you read it in a magazine G Oh ooooooh C Was it somethin' 'bout the Byzantines G Ooooh ooooh ooh-ooooh C And you can't remember everything G F# Em Oooh ooooh oooooh A But you're a regular sponge, such a brilliant one D D7 G Always been that way