Artist: The Kinks
Genre: Folk-Rock
Tempo: Moderate
Strum Pattern: D – – – D – D –
Roman Numerals: I, III7, IV, V, Vsus4, vi
Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
Dave Davies, The Kinks, 1970. YouTube.com:
Recording @ YouTubeStrum pattern, 4-beat: | D – – – D – D – |
For some of the rest of the song, there’s a 2-beat measure (indicated with an asterisk: *[F]//) nestled between two 4-beat measures:
| [C] (Strum: D – – – D – D –) | *[F]// (D – D –) | [G] (D – – – D – D –) |
or:
| [Am]/– (D – – –) [G] (D – D –) | *[F]// (D – D –) | [C] (D – – – D – D –) |
Cheryl Leon Levy
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Strum pattern, 4-beat: | D – D D |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] (x4 measures) |
There are some half-measures throughout the song, marked as *(chord)//
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Where are you going, * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // I don't |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] mind |
| I've |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] killed my world and I've * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // killed my |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] time |
| So |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] where do I go * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // what do I |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] see |
| I see |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] many people coming * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // after |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me |
"... (chord)/– ... (chord)// ..." indicates two chords that share one 4-beat measure
| So |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] where are you going to, * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // I don't |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] mind |
| If I |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– live too |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // long I'm * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // afraid I'll |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] die |
| So |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I will follow you * |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // wherever you |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] go |
| If your |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– offered |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // hand's still * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // open to |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Strangers on this * |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // road we are |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] on |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– We are not |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // two, we are |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /– |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // |
[Gsus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] So you’ve been where * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // I've just |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] come |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] From the land that brings * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // losers |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] on |
| So |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] we will share this * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // road we |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] walk |
| And |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mind our mouths and be– * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // –ware our |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] talk |
| Till |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] peace we find, tell you * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // what I'll |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] do |
| All the |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– things I |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // own I will * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // share with |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] you |
| And if I |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] feel tomorrow like I * |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // feel to– |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] –day |
| We'll |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– take what we |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // want and give the * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // rest a– |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –way |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Strangers on this * |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // road we are |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] on |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– We are not |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // two, we are |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /– |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // |
[Gsus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Holy man and * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // holy |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] priest |
| This |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love of life makes me * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // weak in my |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] knees |
| And |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] when we get there * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // make your |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] play |
| 'Cause |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] soon I feel you're gonna * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // carry us |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] away |
| In a |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] promised lie you * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // made us be– |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] –lieve |
| For |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– many |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // men there is * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // so much |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] grief |
| And my |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mind is proud, but it * |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // aches with |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] rage |
| And if I |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– live too |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // long I'm * |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // afraid I'll |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] die |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Strangers on this * |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // road we are |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] on |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– We are not |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // two, we are |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one |
Last chord is one strum ([C]/–––); let it ring
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Strangers on this * |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // road we are |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] on |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– We are not |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // two, we are |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /– |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // |
[Gsus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /––– |