Maximum Consumption

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[Verse 1]
G D G
I'll have some clam chowder, followed by beef steak on rye
C D
Pumpkin pie, whipped cream and coffee,
G D
I wanna green salad on the side,
G D
Don't forget the french fries,
C D G
Pizza pie, garlic and anchovie.
C# D E
I keep burning up calories as fast as I keep putting them down,
D E
Eat food, put it in my mouth,
D E C D
Chew it up, swallow it down,
G D G
I'll have two eggs, over light, home made apple pie
C D G C#
Cole slaw as a side order.
G C D G
I gotta stay fit, stay alive, eat food to sustain a non-stop high-grade performer.
D E
The pace is continual, sure keeps running me down
D E
Don't you know that you gotta eat food,
D E C# D
Don't you know that you gotta refuel.
G C G C
I'm a Maximum Consumption, super-grade performer.
G C G
High powered machine,
C
Go steady on my clutch, go easy on the hills
G C G C
And you'll get a lot of mileage out of me.
D C
I'm so easy to drive, and I'm an excellent ride,
[Solo]
G C D G D C D C#
[Verse 2]
D E
Excessive living sure keeps running me down
D E
You've got to learn to use the Maximum Juice
D E C D E
That's how you get the maximum use.
G C D G
Life keeps using me, keeps on abusing me, mentally and physically.
D G C# C D G
I gotta stay fit, stay alive, need fuel inside, eat food to survive
D E
Maximum Consumption sure keeps running me down
D E
Don't you know that you gotta eat food
D E C D E
Don't you know that it's good for you.
G C
I'm a Maximum Consumption,
Non-stop machine
G C
Total automation perpetual motion.
[Outro]
G C G C G C G C G C G C G C

Maximum Consumption chords and lyrics

Free chords for Maximum Consumption by The Kinks. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Verse 1]
[Solo]
G                        C  D  G            D  C  D    C#
[Verse 2]
Non-stop machine
[Outro]
G  C  G  C  G  C          G  C      G  C  G  C  G  C

Maximum Consumption Chords by The Kinks

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