Chords for The Kinks - When I Turn Off The Living Room Light (Lyrics)
Tempo:
116.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
A
D
F
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [A] [Bm] [C] Who cares if [Bm] you're Jewish [A] and your breath [C] smells of garlic [E] and your [G#] nose is a shiny [Am] red [C] light?
[F] To me you [F#] are gorgeous [C] and [A] everything's [D] right when I turn off the [G] living room light.
[C] Your clothes are [Bm] old-fashioned, [A] your knuckles are [C] bony, [Bm] your hair looks a [A] terrible [G] sight.
[F] But I [D] don't have to see [C] you the way [A] that you are [D] when I turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
[E] When I turn off the living [Am] room [C] light.
[F] I don't [F#] have to see [C] you the way [A] that you are [D] when I turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
[F] Well, it's not [F#] that you [C] are ugly [F] and I'm [F#] not [C] being cruel.
[F] It helps [D] me to [C] relax, [A] dear.
[D] It helps to [G] keep me cool.
[F] Now I [D] am not [C] intending [F] to make [F#] you [C] feel ashamed.
[F] What's [F#] wrong in [C] pretending?
[A] [D] Cause you can't help me, [G] it ain't.
[C] Your [Bm] nose may be bulbous, your [Am] face may be [D] smutty, [E] your skin may be wrinkled [A] and tight.
[C] But [F] I don't want [F#] to see you [C] the way that you [A] are, [D] so I turn off the [G] living room light.
[C] We don't feel [Bm] so ugly, [A] we don't feel [C] so draggy, [E] we [G#] don't feel so twisted [A] [C] uptight.
[F] And we don't [D] feel as ugly [C] as we really [A] are [D] when we turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
When [E] we turn off the living [A] room [C] light.
[F] We don't [D] feel as ugly [C] as we really [A] are [D] when we turn off [G] the living [D] [C] room light.
[Bm] [Am] [C] [F] [G]
[C]
[F] To me you [F#] are gorgeous [C] and [A] everything's [D] right when I turn off the [G] living room light.
[C] Your clothes are [Bm] old-fashioned, [A] your knuckles are [C] bony, [Bm] your hair looks a [A] terrible [G] sight.
[F] But I [D] don't have to see [C] you the way [A] that you are [D] when I turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
[E] When I turn off the living [Am] room [C] light.
[F] I don't [F#] have to see [C] you the way [A] that you are [D] when I turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
[F] Well, it's not [F#] that you [C] are ugly [F] and I'm [F#] not [C] being cruel.
[F] It helps [D] me to [C] relax, [A] dear.
[D] It helps to [G] keep me cool.
[F] Now I [D] am not [C] intending [F] to make [F#] you [C] feel ashamed.
[F] What's [F#] wrong in [C] pretending?
[A] [D] Cause you can't help me, [G] it ain't.
[C] Your [Bm] nose may be bulbous, your [Am] face may be [D] smutty, [E] your skin may be wrinkled [A] and tight.
[C] But [F] I don't want [F#] to see you [C] the way that you [A] are, [D] so I turn off the [G] living room light.
[C] We don't feel [Bm] so ugly, [A] we don't feel [C] so draggy, [E] we [G#] don't feel so twisted [A] [C] uptight.
[F] And we don't [D] feel as ugly [C] as we really [A] are [D] when we turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
When [E] we turn off the living [A] room [C] light.
[F] We don't [D] feel as ugly [C] as we really [A] are [D] when we turn off [G] the living [D] [C] room light.
[Bm] [Am] [C] [F] [G]
[C]
Key:
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A
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[G] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] [C] Who cares if [Bm] you're Jewish [A] and your breath [C] smells of garlic [E] and your [G#] nose is a shiny [Am] red [C] light?
[F] To me you [F#] are gorgeous [C] and [A] everything's [D] right when I turn off the [G] living room light.
_ [C] Your clothes are [Bm] old-fashioned, [A] your knuckles are [C] bony, [Bm] your hair looks a [A] terrible _ [G] sight.
[F] But I [D] don't have to see [C] you the way [A] that you are [D] when I turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
[E] When I turn off the living [Am] room [C] light.
[F] I don't [F#] have to see [C] you the way [A] that you are [D] when I turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
[F] Well, it's not [F#] that you [C] are ugly _ [F] and I'm [F#] not [C] being cruel.
_ [F] It helps [D] me to [C] relax, [A] dear.
[D] It helps to [G] keep me cool.
_ [F] Now I [D] am not [C] intending _ [F] to make [F#] you [C] feel ashamed.
[F] What's [F#] wrong in [C] pretending?
[A] _ [D] Cause you can't help me, [G] it ain't.
[C] Your [Bm] nose may be bulbous, your [Am] face may be [D] smutty, [E] your skin may be wrinkled [A] and tight.
[C] But [F] I don't want [F#] to see you [C] the way that you [A] are, [D] so I turn off the [G] living room light.
_ [C] We don't feel [Bm] so ugly, [A] we don't feel [C] so draggy, [E] we [G#] don't feel so twisted [A] _ [C] uptight.
[F] And we don't [D] feel as ugly [C] as we really [A] are [D] when we turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
When [E] we turn off the living [A] room [C] light.
[F] We don't [D] feel as ugly [C] as we really [A] are [D] when we turn off [G] the living [D] [C] room light.
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] To me you [F#] are gorgeous [C] and [A] everything's [D] right when I turn off the [G] living room light.
_ [C] Your clothes are [Bm] old-fashioned, [A] your knuckles are [C] bony, [Bm] your hair looks a [A] terrible _ [G] sight.
[F] But I [D] don't have to see [C] you the way [A] that you are [D] when I turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
[E] When I turn off the living [Am] room [C] light.
[F] I don't [F#] have to see [C] you the way [A] that you are [D] when I turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
[F] Well, it's not [F#] that you [C] are ugly _ [F] and I'm [F#] not [C] being cruel.
_ [F] It helps [D] me to [C] relax, [A] dear.
[D] It helps to [G] keep me cool.
_ [F] Now I [D] am not [C] intending _ [F] to make [F#] you [C] feel ashamed.
[F] What's [F#] wrong in [C] pretending?
[A] _ [D] Cause you can't help me, [G] it ain't.
[C] Your [Bm] nose may be bulbous, your [Am] face may be [D] smutty, [E] your skin may be wrinkled [A] and tight.
[C] But [F] I don't want [F#] to see you [C] the way that you [A] are, [D] so I turn off the [G] living room light.
_ [C] We don't feel [Bm] so ugly, [A] we don't feel [C] so draggy, [E] we [G#] don't feel so twisted [A] _ [C] uptight.
[F] And we don't [D] feel as ugly [C] as we really [A] are [D] when we turn [G] off the living [C] room light.
When [E] we turn off the living [A] room [C] light.
[F] We don't [D] feel as ugly [C] as we really [A] are [D] when we turn off [G] the living [D] [C] room light.
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _