Cm Gm F Cm F Try teachin' me love with a circle and a square drawn in the sand Cm F Cm Gm F Try see from above what you cannot see from where you stand, mmh-mmh Cm Gm F Cm F Try playin’ a four-part fugue on a small elastic band [Chorus] F Eb I'm talkin' common time, common time, simple and true F Eb I hear it all the time, in my mind, really I do F Eb I’m talkin' common time, common time, products of two F Eb Common to everyone, common to me and to you Cm F [Verse 2] Cm Gm F Cm Gm F Try blowin' a conch if you're overwhelmed with your desire Cm Gm F Cm Gm F Try burnin' your scattered thoughts in a single focused fire Cm Gm F Cm F Try showin' a manuscript to a large unruly choir [Chorus] F Eb I'm talkin' common time, common time, simple and true F Eb I hear it all the time, in my mind, really I do F Eb I’m talkin’ common time, common time, products of two F Eb Common to everyone, common to me and to you [Instrumental] Eb F Eb F Cm Eb F Cm Eb F Cm Eb F Eb F [Chorus] F Eb I'm talkin’ common time, common time, simple and true F Eb I hear it all the time, in my mind, really I do F Eb I'm talkin' common time, common time, products of two F Eb Common to everyone, common to me and to you [Instrumental] F Eb Ab Cm F Eb Ab C F Eb Ab C F Ab C F Eb Ab C F Eb Ab Cm F Eb Ab C F Bb Ab C [Outro] F Eb Ab C F Eb Ab Bb F