The Kinks est un groupe de rock anglais des années 1960. Fondé à Londres en 1963, c'est, avec The Beatles, The Who et The Rolling Stones l'un des plus grands groupes de cette période. Certaines de leurs chansons sont devenues des classiques, telles que « Waterloo Sunset » « You Really Got Me », « Sunny Afternoon » et « Lola ».  Deux frères, Ray Davies et Dave Davies, grandissent dans Muswell Hill, quartiers pauvres et insalubres de Londres.

The Kinks sind eine britische Musikgruppe. Sie gelten neben den Beatles, The Who und den Rolling Stones als eine der erfolgreichsten britischen Bands der 1960er Jahre. Heute zählen die Kinks zu den Urvätern von Punk und Britpop. Zahlreiche Gruppen wurden und werden durch ihre Musik inspiriert.  Werdegang  Die Kinks wurden Anfang 1964 in London von den Brüdern Ray und Dave Davies gegründet, nachdem sie zuvor unter dem Namen 

G
  C                 F        G
Where are you going I don't mind
        C                       F        G
I've killed my world and I've killed my time
     C            F         G
So where do I go what do I see
        C                  F   G
I see many people coming after me
     C                    F        E
So where are you going to I don't mind
       Am       Am/G       F        C
If I live too long I'm afraid I'll die
   F                      C        E
So I will follow you wherever you go
           Am    Am/G          F      C
If your offered hand is still open to me

CHORUS:
 E        E7       Am          F
Strangers on this road we are on
  C         G           C   C/B  F C G
We are not two; we are one

 C                     F        G
So you've been where I've just come
  C                         F    G
>From the land that brings losers on
 C                      F       G
So we will share this road we walk
     C                   F          G
And mind our mouths and beware our talk
       C                      F        E
Till peace we find tell you what I'll do
          Am      Am/G         F        C
All the things I own I will share with you
           F                   C    E
And if I feel tomorrow like I feel today
        Am          Am/G              F     C
We'll take what we want and give the rest away ...CHORUS

 C            F      G
Holy man and holy priest
       C                     F          G
This love of life makes me weak in my knees
      C                 F         G
And when we get there make your play
      C                       F        G
Cos soon I feel you're gonna carry us away
         C              F        E
In a promised lie you made us believe
     Am   Am/G         F        C
For many men there is so much grief
         F                    C         E
And my mind is proud but it aches with rage
          Am       Am/G       F         C
And if I live too long I'm afraid I'll die ...CHORUS

   E       E7       Am         F
Strangers on this road we are on
 C           G          C  C/B  F  C  G    C
We are not two; we are one

Strangers

&quot;Sunny Afternoon&quot; is a song by The Kinks, written by chief songwriter Ray Davies. The track later featured on the Face to Face album as well as being the title track for their 1967 compilation album. Its strong Music Hall flavour and lyrical focus was part of a stylistic departure for the band (begun with 1965's &quot;A Well Respected Man&quot;), who had risen to fame in 1964-65 with a series of hard-driving, power-chord rock hits.  

"Sunny Afternoon" by The Kinks

Verse 1: 

The [Dm]taxman's taken [C]all my dough 
And [F]left me in my [C]stately home 
[A]Lazin' [**]on a [A+5]sunny [A]after[Dm]noon 
And I can't [C]sail my yacht 
He's [F]taken every[C]thing I've got 
[A]All I've [**]got's this [A+5]sunny [A]after[Dm]noon 

Chorus 1: 

[D7]Save me, save me, save me from this [G7]squeeze 
I got a [C7]big fat mama tryin' to break [F]me [A7] 
And I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly 
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxury 
[F]Lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm9]noon [Dm7] [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A] 
In [Dm9]summer[Dm7]time [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A] 

Verse 2: 

My [Dm]girlfriend's run off [C]with my car, 
And [F]gone back to her [C]ma and pa 
[A]Tellin' [**]tales of [A+5]drunken[A]ness and [Dm]cruelty 
Now I'm [C]sittin' here, 
[F]Sippin' at my [C]ice-cold beer, 
[A]Lazin' [**]on a [A+5]sunny [A]after[Dm]noon 

Chorus 2: 

[D7]Help me, help me, help me sail a[G7]way 
Or give me [C7]two good reasons why I oughtta [F]stay [A7] 
'Cause I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly, 
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxury. 
[F]Lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm9]noon [Dm7] [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A] 
In [Dm9]summer[Dm7]time [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A] 

Chorus 1 

Ending: 

In [Dm9]summer[Dm7]time [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A]

Sunny Afternoon

C                    G            G7
My makeup is dry and it cracks on my chin
    F                      C           G
I'm drowning my sorrows in whiskey and gin
    C                         C        G7
The lion tamer's whip doesn't crack anymore
    F                             C            G
The lions they won't bite and the tigers won't roar


F        Dm        C        G
La la la La la la  La la la La
    Dm                      C          G
So  let's all drink to the  death of a clown
C                        G             G7
Won't someone help me to break up this crown
F                      C          G
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
F        Dm        C        G
La la la La la la  La la la La
F                      C          G
Let's all drink to the death of a clown


    C                       G           G7
The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor
  F                   C       G
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore
    C                     G               G7
The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
    F                       C       G
And frantically looking for runaway fleas


F        Dm        C        G
La la la La la la  La la la La
F                      C          G
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
   C                        G             G7                   
So won't someone help me to break up this crown
F                      C          G
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
F        Dm        C        G
La la la La la la  La la la La
F                      C          G
Let's all drink to the death of a clown


C                 G        G7
La la la la la la la la la la
F                 C        G
La la la la la la la la la la
C                 G        G7
La la la la la la la la la la
F                 C        G
La la la la la la la la la la

Death Of A Clown

              D                    A                  G
1. Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, rolling into the night
              D                 A                   G
   People so busy make me feel dizzy, taxi lights shine so bright
          Em    B            Em7    A
   But i don't     need no friends
                 D                A               G       G B E
   As long as i gaze on Waterloo Sunset, i am in paradise
                 E7                       A       G B E
   Every day i look at the world from my window
                         E7             A7
   The chilly-chilliest evening time,  Waterloo sunset's fine.


2. Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, every Friday night
   But i am so lazy, don't want to wander, i stay at home at night
   But i don't feel afraid
   As long as i gaze on Waterloo Sunset, i am in paradise
   Every day i look at the world from my window   
   The chilly chilliest evening time,  Waterloo sunset's fine.

3. Millions of people swarming like flies round Waterloo underground
   Terry and Julie cross over the river where they feel safe and sound
   And they don't need no friends
   As long as they gaze on Waterloo Sunset, they are in paradise
   Every day i look at the world from my window   
   The chilly chilliest evening time,  Waterloo sunset's fine.



*comments: hb3@aixterm6.urz.uni-heidelberg.de

Waterloo Sunset

Classics: The Best of The Kinks

C X2 Csus4 x2 C x2 Csus4 x2
               G                    C
They seek him here, they seek him there
                G             C    
His clothes are loud but never square
F                                  C     A#7     A7
It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best
       D7        G           C
He's a dedicated follower of fashion

            G               C
And when he does his little rounds
            G                 C
Round the boutiques of London town
F                        C      A#7-5  A7
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fancy trends
           D7        G           C
Cos he's a dedicated follower of fashion

          G                             C
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
     F                            C
He thinks he is a flower to be looked at
      F                              C     A#7      A7
And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight
              D7     G           C
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
There's one thing that he loves and that is flattery
One week he's in polka dots the next week he's in stripes
Cos he's a dedicated follower of fashion

They seek him here, they seek him there
In Regent's Street and Leister Square
Everywhere the Carnbetian army marches on
Each one a dedicated follower of fashion

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
His world is built round discotheques and parties
This pleasure seeking individual always looks his best
Cos he's a dedicated follower of fashion

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
He flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly
In matters of the cloth he is a flickle as can be
           D         G           C        E7 Edim A7
Cos he's a dedicated follower of fashion
           D         G           C        E7 Edim A7
He's a dedicated follower of fashion
           D         G           C        E7 Edim A7
He's a dedicated follower of fashion!

C

Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

The Kink Kontroversy

Chorus: 

[A]Louie Lou[D]ie, [E]oh [D]baby, [A]I gotta go [D] 
[E]Yeah, yeah, yeah, [D]yeah, yeah 
[A]Louie Lou[D]ie, [E]oh [D]baby, [A]I gotta go [D] [E] [D] 

Verse 1: 

A [A]fine little [D]girl, who [E]waited for [D]me 
I [A]catch a [D]ship a[E]cross the [D]sea

Louie Louie

# Couldn't find any half decent chordings, and I was struggling to chord it out myself, so the credit for this really goes to Pencom.

G  A      G       C       A          C  A   G C A
I'm not content to be with you in the daytime
A      G       C       A          C   A   G C A
Girl I want to be with you all of the time
C               G                       B7
The only time I feel alright is by your side
E      D       G       E          G   E   D G E
Girl I want to be with you all of the time

E   D       G          E
All day and all of the night
E   D       G          E
All day and all of the night
E   D       G          E
All day and all of the night

A   G          C       A       C  A   G C A
I believe that you and me last forever
G  A        G       C         A               C  A  G C A
Oh yea, all day and nighttime yours, leave me never
C               G                       B7
The only time I feel alright is by your side
E      D       G       E          G   E   D G E
Girl I want to be with you all of the time

E   D       G          E
All day and all of the night
E   D       G          E
All day and all of the night
E   D       G          E
All day and all of the night
Oh, come on...

A   G          C       A       C  A   G C A
I believe that you and me last forever
G  A        G       C         A               C  A  G C A
Oh yea, all day and nighttime yours, leave me never
C               G                       B7
The only time I feel alright is by your side
E      D       G       E          G   E   D G E
Girl I want to be with you all of the time

E   D       G          E
All day and all of the night
E   D       G          E
All day and all of the night
E   D       G          E
All day and all of the night

All Day And All Of The Night

F G G F G 4x

G
Girl, you really got me goin' 

You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now

Yeah, you really got me now 

You got me so I can't sleep at night 

G A A G A 4x

A
Yeah, you really got me now 

You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now 

C D D C D 4x

    D
Oh, yeah, you really got me now 

You got me so I can't sleep at night 

C   D   D  C   D
You Really Got Me 
C   D   D  C   D
You Really Got Me 
C   D   D  C   D
You Really Got Me 

C

F G G F G 4x

G
See, don't ever set me free 

I always wanna be by your side 

Girl, you really got me now 

You got me so I can't sleep at night 

G A A G A 4x

A
Yeah, you really got me now 

You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now 

C D D C D 4x

    D
Oh, yeah, you really got me now 

You got me so I can't sleep at night 

C   D   D  C   D
You Really Got Me 
C   D   D  C   D
You Really Got Me 
C   D   D  C   D
You Really Got Me 
Oh no... 



F G G F G 4x

G
See, don't ever set me free 

I always wanna be by your side 

Girl, you really got me now 

You got me so I can't sleep at night 

G A A G A 4x

A
Yeah, you really got me now 

You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now 

C D D C D 4x

    D
Oh, yeah, you really got me now 

You got me so I can't sleep at night 

C   D   D  C   D
You Really Got Me 
C   D   D  C   D
You Really Got Me 
C   D   D  C   D
You Really Got Me 

D

You Really Got Me

Kinks

Intro: 

[C] [D] [E] 

Verse 1: 

I [E]met her in a club down in old Soho 
Where you [A]drink champagne and it [D]tastes just like 
Cherry [E]cola, C - O - L - A [A]cola 
She [E]walked up to me and she asked me to dance 
And I [A]asked her her name and in a [D]dark brown voice 
She said [E]"Lola, L - O - L - A [A]Lola [D] 
La la la la [C]Lola" [D] [E] 

Verse 2: 

Well, [E]I'm not the world's most physical guy 
But when she [A]squeezed me tight she nearly [D]broke my spine, 
Oh, my [E]Lola, la la la la [A]Lola 
Well, [E]I'm not dumb, but I can't understand 
Why she [A]walked like a woman and [D]talked like a man, 
Oh, my [E]Lola, la la la la [A]Lola, [D] 
La la la la

Lola

NOTE: d= strum down and u= strum up. Also, many of the D chords are 
passing chords and don't really need to be played.


G d G d D du D du Em d Em d Em du D du  (repeat)

 G     D     Em  D  G     D       Em D
This time tomorrow where will we be
 G      D         Em    D  C        B       Em   D
On a spaceship somewhere sailing across an empty sea?
 G     D     Em   D   G    D      Em  D
This time tomorrow what will we know
 G    D       Em     D   C      B            Em     D  D7
Will we still be here watching an in-flight movie show?
       Am       G     D         
I'll leave the sun behind me
           Am         G             B    Em    C
And I'll watch the clouds as they sadly pass me by
  Am    G      D            Am       G            B       Em     C
Seven miles below me I can see the world and it ain't so big at all
 G     D      Em  D G     D      Em D
This time tomorrow what will we see
 G      D        Em   D  C       B       Em        D   D7
Fields full of houses, endless rows of crowded streets

 C                            G                D
I don't know where I'm going, I don't want to see
 C                          Em         D
I see the world below me looking up at me

G d G d D du D du Em d Em d D du Dsus4 du  (repeat)

 Am        G     D              Am         G              B    Em      C
Leave the sun behind me, and I watch the clouds as they sadly pass me by
         Am    G        D              
And I'm in perpetual motion
          Am     G            B     Em      C
And the world below doesn't matter much to me
        G    D     Em   D  G    D      Em D
Well, this time tomorrow where will we be
 G   D   Em             D  C       B        Em    D
On a spaceship somewhere sailing across an empty sea
      G     D     Em   D  G     D     Em  D
Well,this time tomorrow where will we be
 G     D      Em  D  G    D      Em  D
This time tomorrow what will we see
 G     D     Em   D
This time tomorrow...

This Time Tomorrow

E              B                        

Hush little baby don't you cry 

         B7              E                           

Soon the sun is going to shine 

                  E                           B     

We're going to be free like the birds and the bees 

        B7                  E      (Descend with funk)                  

Running wild in the big country 



E                 G

Got to be free to do what I want 

D                A7

Walk if I want, talk if I want 

E                 G

Got to be free to say what I want 

D                    A7                          

Make what I want and play what I want 



   E                 G

As free as the birds up in the sky 

   D                        A7                          

As free as the bugs and the spiders and flies 

E                 G

I don't know how but I'm gonna try 

     D              E           

I've just got to be free 



                B               B7

And it won't be long 'cos we're right 

             E

And they are wrong 

                 E                     B    

We've got to get out of this world somehow 

                B7                         E               

We've got to be free, we've got to be free now 



E                 G

Got to be free to laugh when I want 

D                     A7                          

Think what I want and cry if I like 

E                 G

Got to be free to do what I want 

D                   A7                          

Say what I want and swear if I like 

   E                       G

As free as the sun and the moon in the sky 

   D                   A7                          

As free as a flea or a proud butterfly 

   E                 G

I don't know how but I'm gonna try 

D                   E                       

I've just got to be free 



(Instrumental as opening- (E) B B7 E)   

                 E                     B    

We've got to get out of this world somehow 

                B7                         E               

We've got to be free, we've got to be free now 



E                 G

Got to be free to do what I want 

D                A7

Walk if I want, talk if I want 

E                 G

Got to be free to say what I want 

D                    A7                          

Make what I want and play what I want 



     E                   G

I've got to be proud and stand up straight 

    D                      A7

And let people see I ain't nobody's slave 

     E                G

I've got to be free before it's too late 

D                   B    (Gliss!! etc)

I've just got to be free 

E                 G

Got to be free to do what I want 

D               A7

Walk if I want, talk if I want 



Repeat E G D A7 to fade

Got To Be Free

Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, Pt. One + Percy

[D]Here's wishing you the [F#m]bluest sky 
And [G]hoping something [A]better comes to[D]morrow 
Hoping all the [F#m]verses rhyme 
And the [G]very best of [A]choruses to 
[Bm]Follow all the [Bb]doubt and sadness 
[D]I know that better [E]things are on their [A]way [G] 

Here's [D]hoping all the [F#m]days ahead 
[G]Won't be as bitter [A]as the ones be[D]hind you 
[D]Be an opti[F#m]mist instead 
And [G]somehow happi[A]ness will find you 
[Bm]Forget what happened [F#7]yesterday 
[D]I know that better [E]things are on the [A]way [G] 

[G]It's really good to see you [D]rocking out and [G]having [A]fun 
[D]Living like you [G]just be[A]gun 
[D]Accept your life and [G]what it [A]brings 
I [D]hope tomorrow [G]you'll find [A]better [D]things [F#m] 
I [G]know tomorrow [A]you'll find better [D]things [F#m] [G] [A] 

[D]Here's wishing you the [F#m]bluest sky 
And [G]Hoping something [A]better comes to[D]morrow 
Hoping all the [F#m]verses rhyme 
And the [G]very best of [A]choruses to 
[Bm]Follow all the [Bb]doubt and sadness 
[D]I know that better [E]things are on their [A]way [G] 

I know you've got a lot of [D]good things happening [G]up a[A]head 
[D]The past is gone it's [G]all been [A]said 
[D]So here's to what the [G]future [A]brings 
I [D]know tomorrow [G]you'll find [A]better [D]things [F#m] 
[G]I know tomorrow [A]you'll find better [D]things [F#m] 
[G]I know tomorrow [A]you'll find better [D]things [F#m] [G] [A]

Better Things

Come Dancing with the Kinks 

Lyrics are from the BBC Session Album,
not the Muswell Hillbillies Album,
so there may be differences.

A F# Bm E

A     F#   Bm
Holiday,
          E      A     F#
Oh what a lovely day today,
Bm     E         A       F# 
I'm so glad they sent me away,
   Bm            E   A     F#   Bm    E   
To have a little holiday today, holiday, 

A    F#
Holiday,
Bm           E               A        F# 
And I'm just standing on the edge of a pier, 
Bm          E       A        F#
Hoping and dreaming you were here,
Bm          E      A 
To share my little holiday, 

A              F#         Bm          E
Lookin' in the sky, for a gap in the clouds, 
A           F#                   Bm           E
Sometimes I think that sun ain't never coming out, 
        A         A7                D         Bm
But I'd rather be here than in that dirty old town,
  E 
I had to leave the city cos it nearly broke me down, 

A     F#   Bm
Holiday,
          E      A     F#
Oh what a lovely day today,
Bm     E         A       F# 
I'm so glad they sent me away,
   Bm            E   A     F#   Bm    E   
To have a little holiday today, holiday, 

    D                  A 
I'm leaving insecurity behind me, 
    D                              A
The environmental pressures got me down,
A               A7           D       Bm 
I don't need no sedatives to slow me down, 
E 
I don't need no sleeping pills to help me sleep sound, 

   A   F#
Oh holiday,
Bm        E      A     F# 
Oh what a lovely day today,
  Bm         E              A         F#
I think I'll get down on my knees and pray,
      Bm              E   A
Thank heaven for this holiday, 

D                          A
Lying on the beach with my back burned rare, 
        D                                A
And the salt gets in my blisters and the sand gets in my hair,
        A             A7 
And the sea's an open sewer, 
      D               Bm
But I really couldn't care,
    E 
I'm breathing through my mouth so I don't have to sniff the air, 

A     F#   Bm
Holiday,
          E      A     F#
Oh what a lovely day today,
Bm     E         A       F# 
I'm so glad they sent me away,
   Bm            E   A     F#   Bm    E   
To have a little holiday today, holiday, 

A  D  A  D  A

Holiday

Muswell Hillbillies

 #A WELL RESPECTED MAN- The Kinks

# strum G slowly
         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 built on punctuality it never fails

CHORUS:
         C C/B Am             C C/B Am
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
          C C/B Am             C      C/B Am
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind
         F            Em          
He's a well respected man about town
  F                    D           G    G/C  G
Doing the best things so conservatively

# REPEAT

A Well Respected Man

G (let ring)
                   C          B             Am
'Cause he gets up in the morning,
                C         B           Am
And he goes to work at nine,
                 C                B              Am
And he comes back home at five-thirty,
                 C                B       Am
Gets the same train every time.
                     C         B                Am      C
'Cause his world is built 'round punctuality,
       B      Am
It never fails.

                C    B   Am
And he's oh, so good,
                C    B  Am
And he's oh, so fine,
                C   B     Am
And he's oh, so healthy,
             C      B         Am
In his body and his mind.
F                                   Em
He's a well respected man about town,
F                                 D
Doing the best things so conservatively.

And his mother goes to meetings,
While his father pulls the maid,
And she stirs the tea with councilors,
While discussing foreign trade,
And she passes looks, as well as bills
At every suave young man

Chorus 

And he likes his own backyard,
And he likes his fags the best,
'Cause he's better than the rest,
And his own sweat smells the best,
And he hopes to grab his father's loot,
When Pater passes on.

Chorus

And he plays at stocks and shares,
And he goes to the Regatta,
And he adores the girl next door,
'Cause he's dying to get at her,
But his mother knows the best about
The matrimonial stakes.

Chorus

Well Respected Man

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Dm              G                 Dm
You`ve got this strange effect on me
      G
And I like it
Dm              G                 Dm
You`ve got this strange effect on me
      G 
And I like it

C           B
You make my world seem right,
C           B                   Dm
You make my darkness bright, oh yes
                G                 Dm
You`ve got this strange effect on me,
      G           Dm
And I like it
      G           
And I like  it    

Dm             G
And I like the way you kiss me
C               F 
Don`t know if I should
Dm                  G
But this feeling is love, and I know it
C                 A
That`s why I feel good

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Dm              G                 Dm
You`ve got this strange effect on me
      G
And I like it
Dm              G                 Dm
You`ve got this strange effect on me
      G
And I like it

C           B
You make my world seem right
C           B                   Dm
You make my darkness bright, oh yes
                G                 Dm
You`ve got this strange effect on me
      G            Dm
And I like it 
      G            Dm
And I like it
      G            
And I like It

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This Strange Effect

Kinda Kinks

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Starstruck

The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society 

Date: August 30, 1997  4:24 PM
From: Harlan Leslie Thompson


SUPERSONIC ROCKET SHIP- The Kinks

INTRO (G AND D7 RIFFS BELOW)

G
Let me take you on a little trip, my supersonic ship's at your disposal
                 D7           
If you feel so inclined, well alright 
G
We're gonna travel faster than light, so do up your overcoat tight 
                                     D7         
And you'll go anywhere you want to decide, well alright 
Am       G      Am      G      Am      G       D7 
Too many people side by side, got no place to hide 

G
On my supersonic rocket ship, nobody has to be hip
                          D7           
Nobody needs to be out of sight, out of sight 
G
Nobody's gonna travel second class, there'll be equality 
                            D7          
And no suppression of minorities
      Am        G       Am       G
We'll take this planet, shake it round
     Am      G      D7
And turn it upside down 
      C G  D             G
On my supersonic rocket ship 

INTRO TWICE (SECOND WITH HORNS)

   Am       G      Am        G
It ain't no magic, ain't no lie
        Am       G          D7
You'll laugh so loud you'll cry 
C   G   D     C     G   D
Up and down, round and round
      C  G  D            G     G RIFF, D7 RIFF
On my supersonic rocket ship 

G
Let me take you on a little trip, my supersonic ship's at your disposal
                 D7
If you feel so inclined, well alright 
G
Nobody's gonna travel second class, there'll be equality 
                                D7      
And no suppression of minorities, well alright 

G                                      D7
Let me take you on a little trip     
G                                      D7
On my supersonic rocket ship        


G RIFF:                                                         D7 RIFF:
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Supersonic Rocket Ship

Everybody's in Show-Biz

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

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E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
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[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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