Louis Tomlinson – Common People Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Louis Tomlinson – Common People Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDBmGAEm

Key
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Intro]
D Bm G
D Bm

[Verse 1]
  G           D
I came from a good home
            Bm
A house full of terraced dreams
G         D
That was enough for me
          Bm
You know, you had to see
               G
 it to believe

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[Refrain]
        D
All the late nights, good times
    Bm               G
The mistakes and the heartbreaks
       D              Bm
When I get lost, I go back
            G
to where I started

[Chorus]
G
(Ooh)
Common people, nothing's
 D
 changed (Ooh)
You'll hear strangers singin'
         A
 at night (Ooh)
If you act like you're
            Bm
 one of us (Ooh)
If you act like you're
            G
 one of us (Ooh)
Common people, know who
    D
you know (Ooh)

Just how far you're willin'
         A
 to go? (Ooh)
If you act like you're
            Bm
one of us (Ooh)
If you act like you'rе
           D A Bm
 one of us

[Verse 2]
  G                D
I took care of the local
Em        Bm
  No deep pockеts, but big hearts
   G            D
Do you see what I see?
           Em      Bm
Now, we're all out screamin'
                    G
 on the dancefloor

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[Refrain]
        D                        Em
All the late nights and the good times
        Bm               G
And the heartbreaks, the mistakes
           D        Em Bm
When I get lost, I go back
            G
to where I started

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[Chorus]
G
(Ooh)
                         D
Common people, nothing's changed (Ooh)
You'll hear strangers singin'
         A
at night (Ooh)
If you act like you're
            Bm
 one of us (Ooh)
                                  G
If you act like you're one of us (Ooh)
                            D
Common people, know who you know (Ooh)
                                    A
Just how far you're willin' to go? (Ooh)
                                  Bm
If you act like you're one of us (Ooh)

If you act like you'rе one of us
G                         D
 Common people, nothing's changed
                                       A
You'll hear strangers singin' at night
                                 Bm
If you act like you're one of us
                               G
Just act like you're one of us
                            D
Common people, know who you know
                                   A
Just how far you're willin' to go?
                                 Bm
If you act like you're one of us
Just act like you're
          G D A Bm
 one of us

[Post-Chorus]
Just act like you're one
       G D A Bm
 of us
           N.C.
(One of us)

How to play Common People: key, chords and progression

These are Common People chords by Louis Tomlinson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Common People by Louis Tomlinson is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 5 chords: D, Bm, G, A and Em.

Listen for Bm – G – D – A (i – VI – III – VII in B minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems: the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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Common People chords: questions

What key is Common People in?

Common People by Louis Tomlinson is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Common People?

Common People uses 5 chords: D, Bm, G, A, Em.

What is the chord progression of Common People?

The main progression is Bm – G – D – A (i – VI – III – VII), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems.

Is Common People easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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