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National Health

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GNervous tension, man's invention,
Is the biggest killer that's around toCday 
Let the tension out or it will build and build inside
And strike you down some Gday 
Nervous tension, man's invention 
Is the biggest waste of human enerCgy 
Let the tension out, or it will surely kill
And that will be a trageGdy 
DValium helps you for a while
But somehow valium seems to Cbring me down 
There's Dno pill I can recommend where side effects 
Aren't guaranteed to Csend you round the Dbend 
You gotta Glet out the tension 
With a Clittle bit of exerGcise 
Loosen up your muscles 
And feel the Cknots in your body unGtie 
We oh we oh 
GOh oh oh oh Cah ah ah ah G  
GOh oh oh oh Cah ah ah ah G  
GIt sure beats quaaludes 
It sure beats cocaine G  
Even Freud recommends it 
Cos it reClieves the strain G  
Altogether now
GOh oh oh oh Cah ah ah ahG  
GOh oh oh oh Cah ah ah ah G  
CSome people say it sends you deaf 
DSome people say it sends you blind 
ESome people say it makes you old 
Fsome people say it blows your Gmind 
But I say 
GIf it's good for your health 
It's Cgood for your mind G  
If it keeps you together 
It's Creally all right G  
We oh we oh
Oh c'mon, kick the cat 
GOh oh oh oh it's the Cstate of the national health G  
GOh oh oh oh CBlame it on the national health G  
CNervous tension, nervous tension,
Dnervous tension,nervous tension
Enervous tension, nervous tensionF.
GNervous tension, man's invention 
Is the biggest killer that's Caround 
GOh oh oh oh Cah ah ah ah G  
GOh oh oh oh Cah ah ah an G  
DValium helps you for a while
But somehow valium seems to Cbring me down 
There's Dno pill I can recommend where side effects 
Aren't guaranteed to Csend you round the Dbend  
I say I say 
GOh oh oh oh Cit's good for your health G  
GKeeps you together, Cit's the state of the national health G  
GOh oh oh oh CBlame it on the national health G  
GOh oh oh oh Git's the state of the national health G  
GOh oh oh oh Cah ah ah ah G  

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National Health

by The Kinks

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Nervous tension, man's invention,

Is the biggest killer that's around today

Let the tension out or it will build and build inside

And strike you down some day

Nervous tension, man's invention

Is the biggest waste of human energy

Let the tension out, or it will surely kill

And that will be a tragedy

Valium helps you for a while

But somehow valium seems to bring me down

There's no pill I can recommend where side effects

C D

Aren't guaranteed to send you round the bend

You gotta let out the tension

C G

With a little bit of exercise

Loosen up your muscles

C G

And feel the knots in your body untie

We oh we oh

G C G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah

G C G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah

It sure beats quaaludes

It sure beats cocaine

Even Freud recommends it

C G

Cos it relieves the strain

Altogether now

G C G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah

G C G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah

Some people say it sends you deaf

Some people say it sends you blind

Some people say it makes you old

F G

some people say it blows your mind

But I say

If it's good for your health

C G

It's good for your mind

If it keeps you together

C G

It's really all right

We oh we oh

Oh c'mon, kick the cat

G C G

Oh oh oh oh it's the state of the national health

G C G

Oh oh oh oh Blame it on the national health

Nervous tension, nervous tension,

nervous tension,nervous tension

E F

nervous tension, nervous tension.

Nervous tension, man's invention

Is the biggest killer that's around

G C G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah

G C G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah an

Valium helps you for a while

But somehow valium seems to bring me down

There's no pill I can recommend where side effects

C D

Aren't guaranteed to send you round the bend

I say I say

G C G

Oh oh oh oh it's good for your health

G C G

Keeps you together, it's the state of the national health

G C G

Oh oh oh oh Blame it on the national health

G G G

Oh oh oh oh it's the state of the national health

G C G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah

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