Chords for Ray Davies - Poetry (Audio)
Tempo:
123.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[G] [D]
[A] I just got back from a walk [G] down the square [Bm] to the local [D] Kentucky [G] to see [D] what was cooking
[B] down [A] there.
I looked around [G] at the store [A] and the signs [B] and the queues [D] lining up [E] for that [D] 21st [A] century fair.
[G] I moved down to take [A] grace for the comforts the [Bm] world bestows on me [A]
[G] and the great [A] corporation
providing our [Bm] every need.
And [G] those big [A] neon signs [F#] telling us what [Bm] to eat [G] and every shop [A] window puts a design [Bm] to please.
[B]
Oh, but [G] I ask, [A]
where is the [G] poetry?
[D]
The day we met [A] we were both [G] dumb and broke, [B] but we lost our [D] sound comfort [G] in old books
[D] and walks in [A] the rain.
I'm reading poetry [G] out loud, [A] watching old [B] black and white films [D] together [E] in the days
[D] before [B] blood [A] first came.
[G] I hear you ran [A] off and found yourself a rich [Bm] handsome fellow [A]
to [G] supply you with all [A] you
require and [Bm] material needs.
[G] I hope your [A] fairy tale [F#] doesn't end [Bm] tragically [G] and in a shopping mall [A] somewhere you'll be
down [Bm] on your knees [G] crying out loud, [A] where is the [G] poetry?
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[A] I'm looking at the sign that [G] says have a [D] good day, [A] but I got too much on my mind and so [G] many
questions [F#m] to get in [A] the way.
[G] Everybody's looking for [Bm] perfection, [A] but once I [G] heard a wise man say, [Bm] to get sometimes [F#m] you
have to give [A] away your shine.
[G] Where [D] is the poetry?
[G]
[D] [G] [D] [E]
[G] What does [D] it mean?
[G] Give us [D] a sign.
[G] [D]
[A]
I have read in the news, [G] someone said [Bm] that the gray [D] population [G] is [F#]
better [D] off than [A] yesterday.
Better health, better [G] food, better [A] sex, a [Bm] better higher [D] education, [G] but with credit [D] card
bills [B] always [A] on the way.
[G] And I just saw my gal [A] with a guy in a fast [Bm] food outlet.
[A] They [G] seemed happy together, [A] but I saw the [Bm] tragedy.
[D] [B] Maybe [G]
I'm missing [A] something, [F#] was too blind [Bm] to see.
[G] She settled for [A] someone who isn't so hard [Bm] to please.
[D] [G] Without all the fire [A] and desire and the [Bm] mystery.
[D] Oh, but [G] I ask, [A] where is the [G] poetry?
[D] [G] [D]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] I just got back from a walk [G] down the square [Bm] to the local [D] Kentucky [G] to see [D] what was cooking
[B] down [A] there.
I looked around [G] at the store [A] and the signs [B] and the queues [D] lining up [E] for that [D] 21st [A] century fair.
[G] I moved down to take [A] grace for the comforts the [Bm] world bestows on me [A]
[G] and the great [A] corporation
providing our [Bm] every need.
And [G] those big [A] neon signs [F#] telling us what [Bm] to eat [G] and every shop [A] window puts a design [Bm] to please.
[B]
Oh, but [G] I ask, [A]
where is the [G] poetry?
[D]
The day we met [A] we were both [G] dumb and broke, [B] but we lost our [D] sound comfort [G] in old books
[D] and walks in [A] the rain.
I'm reading poetry [G] out loud, [A] watching old [B] black and white films [D] together [E] in the days
[D] before [B] blood [A] first came.
[G] I hear you ran [A] off and found yourself a rich [Bm] handsome fellow [A]
to [G] supply you with all [A] you
require and [Bm] material needs.
[G] I hope your [A] fairy tale [F#] doesn't end [Bm] tragically [G] and in a shopping mall [A] somewhere you'll be
down [Bm] on your knees [G] crying out loud, [A] where is the [G] poetry?
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[A] I'm looking at the sign that [G] says have a [D] good day, [A] but I got too much on my mind and so [G] many
questions [F#m] to get in [A] the way.
[G] Everybody's looking for [Bm] perfection, [A] but once I [G] heard a wise man say, [Bm] to get sometimes [F#m] you
have to give [A] away your shine.
[G] Where [D] is the poetry?
[G]
[D] [G] [D] [E]
[G] What does [D] it mean?
[G] Give us [D] a sign.
[G] [D]
[A]
I have read in the news, [G] someone said [Bm] that the gray [D] population [G] is [F#]
better [D] off than [A] yesterday.
Better health, better [G] food, better [A] sex, a [Bm] better higher [D] education, [G] but with credit [D] card
bills [B] always [A] on the way.
[G] And I just saw my gal [A] with a guy in a fast [Bm] food outlet.
[A] They [G] seemed happy together, [A] but I saw the [Bm] tragedy.
[D] [B] Maybe [G]
I'm missing [A] something, [F#] was too blind [Bm] to see.
[G] She settled for [A] someone who isn't so hard [Bm] to please.
[D] [G] Without all the fire [A] and desire and the [Bm] mystery.
[D] Oh, but [G] I ask, [A] where is the [G] poetry?
[D] [G] [D]
[D]
Key:
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A
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Bm
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A
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ I just got back from a walk [G] down the square [Bm] to the local [D] _ Kentucky _ [G] to see [D] what was cooking
[B] down [A] there.
_ I looked around [G] at the store [A] and the signs [B] and the queues [D] lining up [E] for that _ _ [D] 21st _ [A] century fair. _ _ _
_ [G] I moved down to take [A] grace for the comforts the [Bm] world bestows on me _ [A] _
_ [G] and the great _ [A] corporation
providing our [Bm] every need. _ _ _ _
And [G] those big [A] neon signs [F#] telling us what [Bm] to eat _ _ [G] and every shop [A] window puts a design [Bm] to please.
_ [B] _
Oh, but [G] I ask, _ [A] _
where is the [G] poetry?
_ _ [D] _
The day we met [A] we were both _ [G] dumb and broke, _ [B] but we lost our [D] sound comfort [G] in old books
[D] and walks in [A] the rain.
_ I'm reading poetry [G] out loud, _ [A] watching old _ [B] black and white films [D] together _ [E] in the days
[D] before [B] blood [A] first came. _ _ _ _
_ [G] I hear you ran [A] off and found yourself a rich [Bm] handsome fellow _ [A] _
to _ [G] supply you with all [A] you
require and [Bm] material needs. _ _ _ _
[G] I hope your [A] fairy tale _ [F#] doesn't end _ [Bm] tragically _ [G] and in a shopping mall [A] somewhere you'll be
down [Bm] on your knees _ _ _ _ [G] crying out loud, [A] where is the [G] poetry?
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ I'm looking at the sign that [G] says have a [D] good day, _ [A] _ but I got too much on my mind and so [G] many
_ questions [F#m] to get in [A] the way. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Everybody's looking for [Bm] _ perfection, _ _ _ _ [A] but once I [G] heard a wise man say, [Bm] to get sometimes [F#m] you
have to give [A] away your shine. _
_ _ [G] Where [D] is the poetry?
[G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ [G] What does [D] it mean?
[G] Give us [D] a sign.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I have read in the news, _ [G] someone said _ [Bm] that the gray _ _ [D] population _ [G] is [F#]
better [D] off than _ [A] yesterday. _
_ _ _ Better health, better [G] food, better [A] sex, a [Bm] better higher _ _ [D] education, _ [G] but with credit [D] card
bills [B] always [A] on the way.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And I just saw my gal [A] with a guy in a fast [Bm] food outlet.
_ _ [A] _ _ They [G] seemed happy together, [A] but I saw the [Bm] tragedy. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] Maybe [G] _
I'm missing [A] something, _ [F#] was too blind [Bm] to see.
_ [G] She settled for [A] someone who isn't so hard [Bm] to please.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] Without all the fire [A] and desire and the [Bm] mystery. _
_ _ [D] _ Oh, but [G] I ask, _ [A] where is the [G] poetry? _
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ I just got back from a walk [G] down the square [Bm] to the local [D] _ Kentucky _ [G] to see [D] what was cooking
[B] down [A] there.
_ I looked around [G] at the store [A] and the signs [B] and the queues [D] lining up [E] for that _ _ [D] 21st _ [A] century fair. _ _ _
_ [G] I moved down to take [A] grace for the comforts the [Bm] world bestows on me _ [A] _
_ [G] and the great _ [A] corporation
providing our [Bm] every need. _ _ _ _
And [G] those big [A] neon signs [F#] telling us what [Bm] to eat _ _ [G] and every shop [A] window puts a design [Bm] to please.
_ [B] _
Oh, but [G] I ask, _ [A] _
where is the [G] poetry?
_ _ [D] _
The day we met [A] we were both _ [G] dumb and broke, _ [B] but we lost our [D] sound comfort [G] in old books
[D] and walks in [A] the rain.
_ I'm reading poetry [G] out loud, _ [A] watching old _ [B] black and white films [D] together _ [E] in the days
[D] before [B] blood [A] first came. _ _ _ _
_ [G] I hear you ran [A] off and found yourself a rich [Bm] handsome fellow _ [A] _
to _ [G] supply you with all [A] you
require and [Bm] material needs. _ _ _ _
[G] I hope your [A] fairy tale _ [F#] doesn't end _ [Bm] tragically _ [G] and in a shopping mall [A] somewhere you'll be
down [Bm] on your knees _ _ _ _ [G] crying out loud, [A] where is the [G] poetry?
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ I'm looking at the sign that [G] says have a [D] good day, _ [A] _ but I got too much on my mind and so [G] many
_ questions [F#m] to get in [A] the way. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Everybody's looking for [Bm] _ perfection, _ _ _ _ [A] but once I [G] heard a wise man say, [Bm] to get sometimes [F#m] you
have to give [A] away your shine. _
_ _ [G] Where [D] is the poetry?
[G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ [G] What does [D] it mean?
[G] Give us [D] a sign.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I have read in the news, _ [G] someone said _ [Bm] that the gray _ _ [D] population _ [G] is [F#]
better [D] off than _ [A] yesterday. _
_ _ _ Better health, better [G] food, better [A] sex, a [Bm] better higher _ _ [D] education, _ [G] but with credit [D] card
bills [B] always [A] on the way.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And I just saw my gal [A] with a guy in a fast [Bm] food outlet.
_ _ [A] _ _ They [G] seemed happy together, [A] but I saw the [Bm] tragedy. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] Maybe [G] _
I'm missing [A] something, _ [F#] was too blind [Bm] to see.
_ [G] She settled for [A] someone who isn't so hard [Bm] to please.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] Without all the fire [A] and desire and the [Bm] mystery. _
_ _ [D] _ Oh, but [G] I ask, _ [A] where is the [G] poetry? _
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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