G                       C
As the maid poured wine and we prepared to dine
  D                         G
I knew I was feeling out of place
                         C
At a table as large as a river barge
      D                            G
And I love you written all on your face
          C
Now, I ap preciate your hospitality
       G                  D
But, I wish that we would go
       G                               C
Let me drive us to McDonald's and I'll talk to you
           D                           G
Concerning something you should really know

           G
I'm just a common man
        C
Drive a common van
   G                    D
My dog ain't got a pedi gree
     G
If I had my say
      C
Gonna stay that way
      G                       D/F#        Em
Cause high-browed people lose their sanit y
      G      D                G
And a common man is what I'll be

            G              C
I'll take a Chevrolet just any day
          D                       G
Give your daddy back his Mercedes Benz
                                     C
And ther's some common people that I hang out with
         D                             G
Their my good time buddies, they're my friends
        C
And I'd rather chug-a-lug a mug of Budweiser beer
           G                D
Than sip a crystal glass of wine
             G                    C
So won't you make your mind up to believe in me
               D                    G
And leave this high livin' world be hind

           G
I'm just a common man
        C
Drive a common van
   G                    D
My dog ain't got a pedi gree
     G
If I had my say
      C
Gonna stay that way
      G                       D/F#        Em
Cause high-browed people lose their sanit y
      G      D                G
And a common man is what I'll be

         Am               Em
Yes, I'm happy just being free
    Am               Em
And happy just being me
      Am                 D7
And I hope that you will see

           G
I'm just a common man
        C
Drive a common van
   G                    D
My dog ain't got a pedi gree
     G
If I had my say
      C
Gonna stay that way
      G                       D/F#        Em
Cause high-browed people lose their sanit y
      G      D                G
And a common man is what I'll be