Ray Davies

Accords et partitions

After The Fall

A G D Em Bm

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I just had a really bad fall And this time it was harder to get up than before I shouted to the heavens and a vision appeared I cried out "Can you help?", it replied "Not at all"

All She Wrote

A E D B F# Em

All she wrote was a goodbye letter "It's over for us, to tell you the truth I've met this person in a disco He's really special, reminds me of you "Now you can mix in those swinging circles Single bars and gay cafes With pickup lines to impress young schoolgirls And big Australian barmaids"

Autumn Almanac

G D7 Am7 C E B7

Verse 1: From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar, When the dawn begins to crack, It's all part of my autumn almanac. Breeze blows leaves of a musty-coloured yellow, So I sweep them in my sack. Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.

Broken

C F G Am Dm Bb

[Verse 1] Tell me what it's like in heaven I hope it's kinder than it is down here With all the trials and tribulations All the worry and living in fear

Father christmas

C G D Em Bm7 Bm

'Though I knew it was my dad And I would hang up my stocking at Christmas Open my presents and I'd be glad But the last time I played Father Christmas I stood outside a department store

Imaginary Man

G C F Am Dm D

You know it's been great to watch the sights Playing the edited highlights And all the outtakes you did not see Were only my un-re-a-li-ty

In A Moment

Em C D G E Am

Sunlight and the city is barely awake As all the early morning drifters make their way Headlights in the distance too bright for my eyes Still I love the dusk, the dawn, between times They are mine

The Invaders

D G A E7

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Verse 1 They called us The Invaders So we came from another world And the man from immigration Shouted out "Hey punk, you're a boy or a girl?"

Lola

E A D B C B7

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Next Door Neighbour

A D G C Bm D7

Mr. Jones, my next door neighbour I feel I've known you all my life I haven't seen you for a while now How's the family? How's that beautiful wife? I hope your dreams were not forgotten And you've become downtrodden Get your health together Get your wealth together Get yourself together Jones, you were my next door neighbour

Poetry

G A D Bm F# E

[Verse 1] I just got back from a walk down the square To the local Kentucky To see what was cookin' down there I looked around at the store and the signs

Quiet Life

D Em Bm A F#m G

Song: Quiet Life Artist: Ray Davies Album: Absolute Beginners Original Soundtrack, 1968 URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fW0gWSchFY Style: Waltz-style and Skiffle Rock

Rock N Roll Cowboys

D G C Em A Bm

[Verse 1] Rock and roll cowboys where do you go now From the final shootout at the O.K. Corral Do you give up the chase like an old retiree? Or do you stare in the face of new adversaries?

Thanksgiving Day

E A B C#m G# G#m

[Verse 1] Are you going on Thanksgiving Day To those family celebrations Passing on knowledge down through the years At the gathering of generations Every year it's the same routine All over, all over Come on over, it's Thanksgiving Day

Vietnam Cowboys

Em Am C F# G D

You better top up your sun-tan Otherwise your skin is going to turn to leather We made a movie in Vietnam Tax-brack said: "We're gonna shoot on location" The rug says; "Made in Korea,

Working Mans Cafe

C F G Dm D E

Looking for the working man's cafe in the shopping centre of the town Looking for somewhere to fit in, in among the retail outlets Bought a pair of new designer pants where the fruit and veg man used to stand I always used to see him there, selling old apples and pears Chatting up the pretty girls, with knocked off goods in the van

You Really Got Me

G D A F Am7 C

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Girl you really got me going, You got me so I don't know what I'm doing Yeah you really got me going, You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah you really got me now,

You're Asking Me

G F D A C Bb

Verse 1 You're asking me, "what's it leading to? Will we live a long life, will it treat us fair?" No point asking me because I haven't got a clue You're asking me, "will it be alright?"