Kinks - Living on a Thin Line Chords

Tempo:
87.55 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Kinks - Living on a Thin Line chords
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[D]
[C] [G]
[D]
All the stories have been told [C] Of kings and [G] days of old
[D] But there's no England now [F] [C] All [D]
the wars that were won and [C] lost
[G] Somehow don't seem to [D] matter very much anymore
[F] [C] [D]
All the lies we were [C] told All the [G] lives of the people running [D] round their castles at birth
[F] [C] [D]
Our eyes see change [C] They've [G] sighed with the same [D] as they ever were
Living up to right?
[C] Ooh, [G]
tell me now, [D] what do we suppose to do?
Living up to right?
[C] Ooh, [G]
tell me now, what do we [A] suppose [D] to do?
Living up to right?
[C] Living this [G] way is crazy dream
What am I, what do we [A] suppose [D] to do?
Living up to right?
[C] Ooh, [G]
tell me now, what do [A] we suppose [D] to do?
[C]
[G] Now another [D] century nearly gone What [C]
[G] are we gonna [D] give to England?
[C] What we couldn't do, [G] or what we wouldn't do [D] It's a crime, but does it matter?
[C] Does it matter much?
[G] Does it matter much to you?
[D] Does it ever really matter?
Does it really, really matter?
Living up to right?
[C] Ooh, [G] tell me now, what do we [A] suppose [D] to do?
Living up to right?
[C] Ooh, [G] tell me now, what do we [D] suppose to do?
[F]
There in another [G] leader's face Brighter hearts and brighter [Em]
heads
Is there nothing we can [F] say or do?
[Am]
Blame the future of the [G] past Always lost in [C] bloody fights
And when they've won, [D] it's the end
Living up to right?
[C]
Ooh, [G] tell me [D]
[Gm] [D] [C]
now, [G] what do we [D] suppose to do?
Living up to right?
[F] [C] [D] [F]
[C] [D]
[Em] [F] [Dm] [C] [Am] [D]
[C] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn The Kinks - Living On A Thin Line chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, G, D, C, A and D. Start with a comfortable 43 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 88. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ All the stories have been told [C] Of kings and [G] days of old
[D] But there's no England now [F] _ _ [C] All [D]
the wars that were won and [C] lost
[G] Somehow don't seem to [D] matter very much anymore
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [D]
All the lies we were [C] told All the [G] lives of the people running [D] round their castles at birth
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [D]
Our eyes see change [C] They've [G] sighed with the same [D] as they ever were _ _ _ _
Living up to right?
[C] Ooh, [G] _ _
tell me now, [D] what do we suppose to do? _ _
Living up to right?
_ [C] Ooh, [G] _ _
tell me now, what do we [A] suppose [D] to do? _ _
Living up to right?
_ [C] Living this [G] way is crazy dream
What am I, what do we [A] suppose [D] to do? _ _
Living up to right?
_ [C] Ooh, [G] _ _
tell me now, what do [A] we suppose [D] to do?
_ _ [C] _
[G] Now another [D] century nearly gone What [C] _
[G] are we gonna [D] give to England?
_ [C] What we couldn't do, [G] or what we wouldn't do [D] It's a crime, but does it matter?
[C] Does it matter much?
[G] Does it matter much to you?
[D] Does it ever really matter?
Does it really, really matter?
Living up to right?
_ [C] Ooh, [G] _ tell me now, what do we [A] suppose [D] to do?
_ Living up to right?
_ [C] Ooh, [G] _ tell me now, what do we [D] suppose to do?
_ _ [F]
There in another [G] leader's face Brighter hearts and brighter [Em]
heads
Is there nothing we can [F] say or do?
[Am]
Blame the future of the [G] past Always lost in [C] bloody fights
And when they've won, [D] _ it's the _ end
_ Living up to right?
_ [C]
Ooh, [G] _ tell me _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C]
now, [G] _ _ _ what do we [D] suppose to do?
_ Living up to right?
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _

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