The Kinks

51 songs

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

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

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

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

B C# F# B C# F# Bm E A From the dew soaked hedge creeps a crawly catapillar E D E A E A E When the dawn begins to crack, its all part of my autumn almanac Bm E A Breeze blows leaves of a musty colored

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

C G Everybody got the right to speak their mind Bb F f g g# (single notes) so don't shoot me for saying mine. F A7 Dm Dm/C Bb Everybody talking about racial equality F A7 Dm Dm/C Bb 'cos everybody's

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

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

Am C G There's a crack up in the ceiling Dm F Am And the kitchen sink is leaking Am C G Out of work and got no money Dm F Am A Sunday jam of bread and honey Am G F E7 What are we living for? Two roome

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D7 G They seek him here, they seek him there, D7 G G7 his clothes are loud, but never square. C G F E7 It will make or break him, so he's got to buy the best, A7 D7 G 'cos he's a dedicated follower of

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

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

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

INTRO: (bass g-a-b) C F C G7 C F C G F C F C G7 C F C Sailing in-between the land, the air and me. G F D7 G7 /f /e /d Confusion never dawns, cuz frame of mind tells me that I Am free. I Am C F C G7

intro D7 G D7 G D7 ---------------| ---------------| ---------------| -------------5-| -5-5-5-5-5h7---| ---------------| verses G (1)every night i just can go to sleep (2)every night i feel so lonely

The Kinks - I Go to Sleep (Ray Davies) Em Em Em Em G C Em Am Am When I look up from my pillow I dream you are there with me. C

Intro: Am (strum) Verse: G D (hammer on to Dsus4 then pull off back to D) I won't take all that they hand me down Am Em And make out a smile though I wear a frown G D (hammer on to Dsus4 then pull

(Bb) 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 Bb riff It's all right, y

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

INTRO: C D E Here's approximately how the picking goes: C D 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----

A Bm E Bm D E A Bm E Bm D E A E Waiting for the hurricane Bm D E To hit New York City A E Somebody said it's hit the bay Bm D E This is the nitty gritty F#m And all the bag ladies A 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-

Am C G I've been travelling a long time E E7 Am F To be just a-where you are Am C G In dreams I have seen you E E7 Am F But you are so very far CHORUS: C F C How long must I travel on E E7 Am F To b

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