{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2121789,"song":"Poetry","artist":"Ray Davies","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11460572-poetry-chords-by-ray-davies/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2121789?type=chord","rating":0.06629,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]G/E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI just got back from a walk down the square[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]Bm/G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo the local Kentucky[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/Ab[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo see what was cookin' down there[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI looked around at the store and the signs[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]Bm/G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the queues lining up[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/Ab[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor that twenty-first century fare[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI kneel down and say grace for the comforts the world bestows on me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd the great corporations providing our every need[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]F#7[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd those big neon signs tellin' us what to eat[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn every shop window goods are designed to please, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]G/E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I ask where is the poetry?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe day we met we were both down the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]Bm/G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut we laughed and found comfort[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]G/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D/Ab[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith old books and walks in the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd reading poetry out loud or watching old[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]Bm/G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBlack and white films together[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/Ab[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn the days before Blockbuster came[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI hear you ran off and found yourself a rich handsome fellow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nTo supply you with all you require, your material needs[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]F#7[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI hope your fairytale doesn't end tragically[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd in a shopping mall somewhere you'll be down on your knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]G/E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCryin' out loud \"Where is the poetry?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm looking at the sign that says \"Have a good day\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I got too much on my mind, so many questions that get in the way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nEverybody's lookin' for perfection[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOnce I heard a wise man say[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo get sometimes, you have to give away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n(Where is the poetry?)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]G/E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/E[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n(Why does it rhyme?)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n(What does it mean?)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]G/E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(Give us some sign)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI have read in the news someone said[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]Bm/G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat the great population[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D/Ab[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIs better off than it used to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBetter house, better food, better sex[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]Bm/A[/ch]  [ch]Bm/G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd better higher education[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D/Ab[/ch]   [ch]D/B[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut with credit card bills always on the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I just saw my gal with a guy in a fast-food outlet[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey seemed happy together but I saw the tragedy[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]F#7[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nMaybe I'm missing something but I'm too blind to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe settled for someone who isn't so hard to reach[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow I'm on the fire of desire and the mystery[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]G/E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, but I ask where is the poetry?[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD  A  G  G/F#  G/E  D  G  A\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","A","G","G/F#","G/E","Bm","Bm/A","Bm/G","D/Ab","D/B","F#7","F#m","D/E","D/F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}