Low Budget Chords by The Kinks

Tempo:
113.2 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Kinks - Low Budget chords
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[A] [D] [A]
[E] [C]
[D] [C#m] [A]
[E] [C]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [Am]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[G] [E]
[A] [D] [A]

[E] Cheap is small, but not [A] too steep,
the best of all.
Cheap is cheap.
[E]
[C] [D] Circumstance has [A] crossed my hands.
[E] To be a cop, [B] vice, or person [A] in a low [D] budget [A] land.
[E] I'm dropping my [C] standards [D] so that I can buy [A] more.
Low budget sure keeps me on my toes.
[E] I count every penny [A] and I watch where it [D] goes.
We're all arthurs, we're all God's [A] skin.
I [E] used to suck three [A] cars, but now I suck more no-mints.
I'm on a low budget.
What you said?
[E] Low [C] budget.
I hope you said [D] that.
[A] I'm on a low budget.
[E] I'm a cut-off price [C] person.
We're on a [A] low budget, man.
[E] Low budget.
[C] [D] [A] Low.
[E]
[Am] [A] Art takes [E] time.
[A] Time is money.
[E] Money is scarce.
[C] And that [D] ain't funny.
[A] Millionaires
are things of the past.
[E] We're in a low budget field
where nothing can last.
[D] Money is rare.
[A]
There's none to be found.
[E] So don't think that I'm tight
if [A] I don't buy around.
I'm on a low budget.
What you said?
Yes, [E] I'm on a low budget.
[C]
I hope [D] you said that.
[A]
[Am] [E] I'm a cut-off price person.
[C#] We're on a low [A] budget, [Em] man.
[A] Low budget.
Say it again. [E] Low budget.
[C]
One more [D] time.
[A] Low budget.
[E] [C]
[A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To start learning The Kinks - (Live at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI - September 1979) Low Budget chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, D, A, E, A, D, E and D in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 56 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 113 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Minor.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ ♪
[E] Cheap is small, but not [A] too steep,
the best of all.
Cheap is cheap.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] Circumstance has [A] crossed my hands. _
_ _ _ [E] To be a cop, [B] vice, or person [A] in a low [D] budget [A] land. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] I'm dropping my [C] standards [D] so that I can buy [A] more.
Low budget sure keeps me on my toes.
[E] I count every penny [A] and I watch where it [D] goes.
We're all arthurs, we're all God's [A] skin.
I [E] used to suck three [A] cars, but now I suck more no-mints.
I'm on a low budget.
What you said?
_ [E] Low [C] budget.
I hope you said [D] that.
[A] I'm on a low budget. _
_ _ [E] I'm a cut-off price [C] person.
We're on a [A] low budget, man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Low budget. _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [A] Low. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ Art takes [E] time.
[A] Time is money.
[E] Money is scarce.
[C] And that [D] ain't funny.
[A] _ _ Millionaires
are things of the past.
[E] We're in a low budget field
where nothing can last.
[D] Money is rare.
[A]
There's none to be found.
[E] So don't think that I'm tight
if [A] I don't buy around.
I'm on a low budget.
What you said?
Yes, [E] I'm on a low budget.
[C]
I hope [D] you said that.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] I'm a cut-off price person.
[C#] We're on a low [A] budget, [Em] man.
[A] Low budget.
Say it again. [E] Low budget.
[C]
One more [D] time.
[A] Low budget. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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It's Ray Davies who authored this song.

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