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Ray Davies

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I just got back from
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a walk down the square
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To the local Kentucky
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Em Em 
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To see what was cookin'
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A A 
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down there
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I looked around at the store
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Bm Bm 2
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And the signs and the queues
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G G 
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G G 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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Lining up for that 21st century fare
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Verse 2
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I kneel down and say grace
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For the comforts the world
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A A 
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bestows on me
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And the great corporations
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providing our every need
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A A 
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And those big neon signs
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tellin' us  what to eat
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A A 
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In every shop window goods
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are designed to please
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A A 
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Oh, but I  ask where is the poetry?
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Verse 3
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The day we met
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G G 
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we were both down the road
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A A 
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G G 
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D D 
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But we laughed and  found comfort
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D D 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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With old books and
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[inaudible]
G G 
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And reading poetry out loud
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Or watching old black and
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A A 
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G G 
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D D 
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white films together
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Em Em 
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D D 
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In the days before
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A A 
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Blockbustercame

Verse 4
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I hear you ran off and found yourself
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A A 
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a rich handsome fellow
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To supply you with all you require,
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your material needs
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A A 
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I hope your fairy tale
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doesn't end tragically
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G G 
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And in a shopping mall somewhere
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A A 
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You'll be down on your knees
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D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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G G 
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Cryin' out loud
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"where is the poetry?"
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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A A 
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Verse 5
I'm looking at the sign
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A A 
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that says "have a good day"
And I got too much on my mind
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F#m F#m 2
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So many questions that get
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in the way
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Everybody's lookin' for perfection
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G G 
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Once I heard a wise man say
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To get sometimes,
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A A 
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you have  to give away
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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(Where is the
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G G 
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poetry? [inaudible])
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G G 
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(What does it mean? give us some
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G G 
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Em Em 
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A A 
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sign)

Verse 6
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I have read in the news someone said
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G G 
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That the great popula
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D D 
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Em Em 
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tion is better off
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A A 
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Than it used to be
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Better house, better food
Better sex,
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A A 
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G G 
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D D 
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and better higher education
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Em Em 
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D D 
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But with credit card bills
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always on  the way
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Verse 7
G G 
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And I just saw my gal with
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a guy in a fast-food outlet
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A A 
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outlet
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A A 
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They seemed happy together but I
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A A 
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Bm Bm 2
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saw the tragedy
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Maybe I'm missing something but
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I'm too blind to see
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She settled for someone who isn't
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A A 
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D D 
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so hard to reach
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Now I'm on the fire of de
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sire and the mystery
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Oh, but I ask where is the

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