Common Ground Chords
Common Ground by The Get Up Kids is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, Em, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C C C C
then
C Am Em (x4)
Verse: 1
C Am
One day the kids will have a clue
Em
They can fill you in
C Am Em G
Research would have taken hours
Verse: 2
C Am
Walking backwards just to get
Em
To your present
C Am G
Where you might find common ground
F Am C
All your old friends
F Am C Am Em C Am Em
Scared of the end
Verse: 3
C Am Em
Maybe I'll write a dissertation
Em
Or keep it to myself
C Am Em G
Seems it's shorter every year
Verse: 4
C Am
What we're calling generations
Em
It's almost to the hour
C Am G
Do you remember when?
F Am C
Old man stay quiet
F Am
It's not your time
C Am
Way out I know
Em G
time to let go
C Am G
Who said it lasts forever?
C Am
These words play on
Em G
Long since I've gone
C Am G
It's heavy on my soul
F Am C
Last night I tried
F Am
For the last time
C Am
Way out I know
Em G
time to let go
C Am G
Who said it lasts forever?
C Am
These words play on
Em G
Long since I've gone
C Am G
It's heavy on my soul
Outro: C Am Em (x2)