Beach House - Common Girl: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Common Girl" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G           Bm           F#m
You used to live in this part of town
G      Bm          F#m
Until you hit the ground
G          Bm               F#m
She makes movies where she cries on cue
G          Bm         F#m
She still lives downtown

Chorus:
           B
But it's okay
              D         A
'Cause she's common anyway
F#m                      B
And the streets are all filled
            D                A
With the strangers, pay the bills

She's the one with the lazy eye
Promises never come filled
Takes the pills and hides the notices
Cartoon rings of ill will

Chorus:
But it's okay
'Cause she's common in every way
And the streets are all filled
With the strangers, pay the bills

E        D             Bm
Nobody special done a good thing
        C#m      E
For somebody else
          D               Bm
Taking advantage of that good thing
      C#m  E
For nobody else


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Common Girl" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Common Girl" by Beach House.