The Kinks

51 songs

The Kinks - 20th Century Man (Ray Davies) F F This is the age of machinery, a mechanical nightmare F A wonderful world of technology G

F B B/C Bm B B/C Bm Cos he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nine B B/C Bm B B/C Bm And he comes back home at five thirty, gets the same train every time B B/C Bm B B/C Bm Cos his world is

G G#m F Fm Tea time won't be the same without my Donna G G#m F Fm At night I lie awake and dream of Donna Gm B#m I think about that small caf? Gm B#m That's where we used to meet each day Gm B#m Bm An

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C C C C C G G C G G G G I think I'm sophisticated 'cause I'm living my life G G like a good homo sapiens G G But all around me everybody's multiplying and G G they're walking round like flies man C C

G Fm Cm G Fm Cm Gm F F From the dew soaked hedge creeps a crawly catapillar F B F F F F F When the dawn begins to crack, its all part of my autumn almanac Gm F F Breeze blows leaves of a musty colored

B F B (riff 1) C F B (riff 2) B F B (riff 1) Big Sky looked down on all the people looking up at The Big Sky C F B (riff 2) Everybody's pushing one another around B F B (riff 1) Big Sky feels sad whe

F B Everybody got the right to speak their mind Gb F f g g# (single notes) so don't shoot me for saying mine. C F7 Bm Bm/F Gb Everybody talking about racial equality C F7 Bm Bm/F Gb 'cos everybody's

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B F B B Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star C#m Gm B F And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are Gm C#m There are starts in every city B F In every house and on every street B

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F B Thank you for the days F F F F B F Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me F B I'm thinkin' of the days F F F F B F I won't forget a single day believe me F F I blessed the light F F F F

Fm F G There's a crack up in the ceiling Gm C Fm And the kitchen sink is leaking Fm F G Out of work and got no money Gm C Fm F Sunday jam of bread and honey Fm G C F7 What are we living for? Two roome

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F7 F They seek him here, they seek him there, F7 F F7 his clothes are loud, but never square. C F G C7 It will make or break him, so he's got to buy the best, C7 F7 F 'cos he's a dedicated follower of

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(The G thru C sequences could probably be played as something more like: C Bm7 Gm C C Bm7 Gm C - but it's all in the bass) G C G C G C G C C G C C G C C G C C G C C When I was small I believed in Sa

Fm Ah, Tom will show and Tom will smoke C Tom is as bold as a knight of old Fm C But whenever he gets into a bit of a jam Bm Fm There's nothing he won't do to get a Harry Rag CHORUS: Fm C Harry Rag!

The Kinks - House in the Country (Ray Davies) F He don't need no sedatives to ease his troubled mind. At work he is invariably unpleasant and unkind. F Why should he care if he is hated in his home,

INTRO: (bass g-a-b) G F G C7 G F G C F G F G C7 G F G Sailing in-between the land, the air and me. C F C7 C7 /f /e /d Confusion never dawns, cuz frame of mind tells me that I Am free. I Am G F G C7

intro F7 F F7 F F7 ---------------| ---------------| ---------------| -------------5-| -5-5-5-5-5h7---| ---------------| verses F (1)every night i just can go to sleep (2)every night i feel so lonely

The Kinks - I Go to Sleep (Ray Davies) Fm Fm Fm Fm B F Fm Fm Fm When I look up from my pillow I dream you are there with me. F

Intro: Gm (strum) Verse: C C (hammer on to Csus4 then pull off back to C) I won't take all that they hand me down Gm Gm And make out a smile though I wear a frown C C (hammer on to Csus4 then pull

(Fb) riff riff I got wings, I'm gonna fly, riff riff I'm going home, and I know why, riff riff To see my baby, that's enough, riff riff I'm going home, it's all right. C Fb riff It's all right, y

F C F All the stories we've been told of kings and days of old F G C But there's no England now (there's no England now) F All the wars that were won and lost C F F G C Somehow don't seem to matter ve

INTRO: F B F Here's approximately how the picking goes: F B E|---0----0----0-0-0-0--2-2----0---0----0----0-----0---------| B|---1----1----1-1-1-1--3-3----0-----0----0----0--------0----| G|---0----

F Gm F Gm B F F Gm F Gm B F F F Waiting for the hurricane Gm B F To hit New York City F F Somebody said it's hit the bay Gm B F This is the nitty gritty C#m And all the bag ladies F Better put their

Main Riff/Chorus e|---5-5-5----------------------------5-5-5---------------------------------| B|---5-5-5----------------------------5-5-5---------------------------------| G|---6-6-6----7-7----9-9-9-

Fm F G I've been travelling a long time F F7 Fm C To be just a-where you are Fm F G In dreams I have seen you F F7 Fm C But you are so very far CHORUS: F C F How long must I travel on F F7 Fm C To b

Intro : F B F F B F F Have you seen this face? B F Does it ring a bell? F F Does it strike a chord somewhere in your mind? F And there's a big reward, B B/C B/B B/F F If you help us solve this crime,