Polly chords by The Kinks (Official Version)

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G
D7
D
Dsus4
C
Bm

Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
D 
 (G major) Polly wouldn't listen to her mama  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major) Polly wouldn't listen to her papa  (D major) 
C 
G 
She  (C major) tried to make the swinging city  (G major) scene
And now there's not a place
D7 
G 
that Polly  (D7) hasn't  (G major) been

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Chorus 1

Polly, pretty, pretty Pollyanna

Pretty, pretty Pollyanna

Pretty Polly Garter

Oh,

I think that pretty Polly

should have stayed at home

Bridge 1
C 
G 
Pretty  (C major) Polly, dressed as jolly as can be  (G major) 
C 
G 
She's so  (C major) darling, all the fellas do agree  (G major) 
Bm 
D 
And  (B minor) half a million people can't be wrong  (D major) 
G 
Oh, I  (G major) think that pretty Polly
D7 
G 
should have  (D7) stayed at  (G major) home

Verse 2
G 
D 
 (G major) Polly wrote a letter to her mama  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major) Polly made confessions to her papa  (D major) 
C 
G 
 (C major) Mummy's proud 'cause Polly's still in  (G major) chains
She's happy now her baby's
D7 
G 
coming  (D7) home a (G major) gain

Pre-chorus 1
C 
Pretty  (C major) Polly,
G 
she learned that life is just a game  (G major) 
C 
She is sorry,  (C major) 
G 
she just had to break the chains  (G major) 
Bm 
And  (B minor) Mama knows
D 
'cause mama was the same  (D major) 
G 
Oh, she's  (G major) happy now
D7 
G 
her baby's coming home  (D7) a (G major) gain

Chorus 2

Polly, pretty, pretty Pollyanna

Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Pollyanna

Pretty Polly Garter

Outro 1
G 
D7 
G 
D7 
I  (G major) Polly,  (D7) pretty, pretty  (G major) Pollyanna  (D7) 
G 
D7 
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty  (G major) Pollyanna  (D7) 
G 
D7 
Pretty Polly  (G major) Garter  (D7) 
D 
D7 
 (D major) Oh,  (D7) 
G 
I  (G major) think that pretty Polly
D7 
G 
should have stayed  (D7) at  (G major) home

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G
D7
D
Dsus4
C
Bm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 116

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Polly by The Kinks, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Polly the way The Kinks intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.