A
Living on free food tickets.
                             
Water in the milk from the hole in the roof
           G
Where the rain came through,
             D   E 
What can we do? Mmm.
 A
Tears from your baby sister,

Cryin' 'cause she doesn't have a dress
                        G
Without a patch for the party to go,
             D              E
Ah but you know she'll get by,

               A                         D      E
Because she's living in the love of the common people,
 A                          D      E
Smiles from the heart of a family man,
 A                       D        E
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to,
 A                              D           E
Mummy's gonna love you just as much as she can,
         A    G  D  A    G  D
And she can.

A
It's a good thing you don't have busfare,

it would fall through the hole in your pocket
                          G
And you'd lose it in the snow on the ground,
                D              E
Walking to the town to find a job.
  A
Trying to keep your hands warm,

But the hole in your shoe lets the snow come through
         G
And it chills to the bone,
                   D               E
Boy you better go home where it's warm.

             A                       D      E
And you can live in the love of the common people,
 A                          D      E
Smiles from the heart of a family man,
 A                       D        E
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to,
 A                              D           E   
Mummy's gonna love you just as much as she can,
         A    G  D  A    G  D  F    A  E  B    A  E  B
And she can.                   ^
                      (The key changes here)
B
Living on dreams ain't easy,

but the closer the knit the tighter the fit
         A
And the chills stay away,
                   E             F
You take them in stride, family pride.
           B
You know, faith is your foundation

With a whole lot of love
                             A
And a warm conversation and many a prayer,
             E                F
making you strong where you belong.

 B                         E      F
Living in the love of the common people,
 B                          E      F
Smiles from the heart of a family man,
 B                       E        F
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to,
 B                              E           F
Mummy's gonna love you just as much as she can,
 F
Yeah

 B                         E      F
Living in the love of the common people,
 B                          E      F
Smiles from the heart of a family man,
 B                       E        F
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to,
 B                              E           F
Mummy's gonna love you just as much as she can,

(Here you either fade out, repeating the chorus as on the recording Rhymes & Reasons)
 F
Yeah ... (repeat chorus and fade)

(or end with the following)
         B      A  E  B      A  E  B      A      E      B
And she can.