Chords for The Kinks - Maximum Consumption - Everybody's In Show-Biz

Tempo:
99.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

E

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Kinks - Maximum Consumption - Everybody's In Show-Biz chords
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I'll have some clam chowder followed by beef steak [Dm] on rice
[C] pumpkin [D] pie with [G] cream or coffee
I want a green salad on the side
don't forget the french fries
[C] pizza pie, garlic [G] and anchovy
[F] I [D] keep running off calories as fast as I [Eb] keep putting [E] them down
[D]
eat food, when in [E] November
[D]
chew it up, swallow [E] all that dirt
[Am]
[D] I'll have [G]
two eggs over rice
homemade [D] apple [C] pie
whole [D] slaw as a [Gm] side order
[Bb] I [G] gotta stay fit, stay alive
eat food to [C] sustain a non-stop high [Gm] grade performer
the [D]
pace is continual, sure keeps running [E] me down
[D]
don't you know [G] that you gotta [E] eat food
[D]
don't you know [G] that you gotta [E] refuel
[Am]
[G] I'm a maximum [C] consumption [G] super [C] grade performer
[G]
high powered machine
[C] go steady [F] on my clutch
[C] go easy [F] on the pills
[G] and you'll get a lot of mileage out of me
[D] I'm so easy to [Ebm] drive
now an [C] excellent ride
[D]
[G]
ain't they good for leaving the [Db]
[C] law
[D]
[G] [G] [C]
[D]
excess of living
sure keeps running [E] me down
[D]
you've got to learn to [G] use the [E] maximum juice
[D]
that's how you get the [E] maximum use
[Am]
[D] [Fm] [G]
life keeps using me
keeps on abusing [C] me
mentally and physically
[Gm] I [G] gotta stay fit, stay alive
need fuel inside
[C] need food [D] to [G] survive
[D] maximum consumption
sure keeps running me [E] down
[D]
don't you know that you [E] gotta eat food
[D] don't you know that it's good [E] for you
[Am] [C]
[G] I'm a [C] maximum consumption
[G] non-stop machine
total [C] automation [G] perpetual [C] motion
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn The Kinks - Maximum Consumption chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 99. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Minor.

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_ I'll have some clam chowder followed by beef steak [Dm] on rice
[C] pumpkin [D] pie with [G] cream or coffee
I want a green salad on the side
don't forget the french fries
[C] pizza pie, garlic [G] and anchovy
[F] I [D] keep running off calories as fast as I [Eb] keep putting [E] them down
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
eat food, when in [E] November
_ [D] _
chew it up, swallow [E] all that dirt
_ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ I'll have [G]
two eggs over rice
homemade [D] apple [C] pie
whole [D] slaw as a [Gm] side order
[Bb] I [G] gotta stay fit, stay alive
eat food to [C] sustain a non-stop high [Gm] grade performer
the [D]
pace is continual, sure keeps running [E] me down
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
don't you know [G] that you gotta [E] eat food
[D] _
don't you know [G] that you gotta [E] refuel
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm a maximum [C] consumption [G] super [C] grade performer
[G]
high powered machine
_ _ [C] go steady [F] on my clutch
[C] go easy [F] on the pills
[G] and you'll get a lot of mileage out of me
[D] I'm so easy to [Ebm] drive
now an [C] excellent ride
[D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ ain't they good for leaving the [Db]
[C] law
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
excess of living
sure keeps running [E] me down
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
you've got to learn to [G] use the [E] maximum juice
[D]
that's how you get the [E] maximum use
[Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _
life keeps using me
keeps on abusing [C] me
mentally and physically
[Gm] _ _ I [G] gotta stay fit, stay alive
need fuel inside
[C] need food [D] to [G] survive
_ _ [D] maximum _ consumption
sure keeps running me [E] down
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
don't you know that you [E] gotta eat food
_ [D] don't you know that it's good [E] for you
[Am] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] I'm a [C] maximum consumption
[G] non-stop machine
total [C] automation [G] perpetual [C] motion
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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