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Prince Of The Punks

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The Kinks - Prince of the punks
there are a lot of extra chords here 
Bb F5  Bb     Bb      F  Bb Bb         C5F7  AC7F7
                     ()                         |
A well known groover, rock 'n' roll user wanted to be a  star.
F7AbAC7Ab  Bb
 :    | 
                 But he failed the blues, and he's back to loser,
 D Bb              C5F7 AbAC7F7   F7AC7AbA
()                      :    |     :  |
Playing folk in a country bar.
C7        Bb    Eb7            Bb          F7     Ab C7
   Reggae music didn't seem to satisfy his needs.
C7                    Eb                       Bb(maj7)             F7
   He couldn't handle modern jazz, 'cause they play it in difficult keys.
Eb                       G7AbBb   Ab     F7 AbA
                                            :
    But now he's found a music     he can call his own,
C7                  Eb                 Bb                 C7
Some people call it junk, but he don't care, he's found a home.
               C7   C7   Bb   BbDbF7
 instr break:    |    |    |       |
         F7    D    C7      F        D7C       DC7
              ()                               
He's the Prince of the Punks and he's finally made it,
F7       D   C7  D F       G CAbF A
        ()      ()        ()      
Thinks he looks cool but his act is  dated.
   Bb         F     G Bb      G F  G
                   ()        ()   ()
He acts working class but it's all bo- logna,
F   F7    D    G     D      F    D F C
         ()         ()          ()   
He's really middle class and he's just a   phony.
Ab                            Eb                       C
He acts tough but it's just a front, the Prince of the Punks.
            EbD7C7DC7   F7
 break:  |    --  |    |
                            F7           BbF    FBbFF
 keyboard/clean guitar over  (p. muted):    |        |
           Eb   Eb
 then:  |    |    |
 Eb    F7
()     
He's the Prince of the Punks and he's finally made it,
Eb                   E   G   Ab           F Gb
Thinks he looks cool but his act is dated.
               F(7) F      Eb   Ab GF7Eb   F(7)
 interlude: |    |  (7) |    |     --  |    |
    F(7) Eb EbD5  Eb G7AbA
  |   |     + |        |
   Bb                             D
He tried to be gay, but it didn't pay,
      Bb                 F7   AC7   F7AbC7Ab
                                 |      |
So he bought a motorbike instead.
   Bb     Eb Bb7   D  Bb        G5 Bb7
He failed at funk, so he became a  punk,
                                         CF7AbAC7F7 F7AbAC7F7Bb
                                            :   |  :   
|
'Cause he thought he'd make a little more  bread.
C7                      Bbm    Eb      Ebm Eb   Bb                    F7 Ab
|
  He's been through all of the changes,    from rock opera to Mantovani.
C7             Bb Eb                Bb                    Eb  F  F7
  Now he wears a  swastika band and leather boots up past his knees.
Eb                                 G7Bb                 G7F7  AbA
                                                            :
C7
He's much too old for twenty-eight,     but he thinks he's seventeen,
       Bb     Eb                C7 Bb                C     C7
Thinks he's a stud, but I think he looks more like a queen.
      C       Bb              C     C7
                                      |
But I think he looks more like a queen.
              C7   Bb   BbDbF
 interude: |    |    |       |
         F7            C         F            C
He's the Prince of the Punks and he's finally made it,
F7            C7     F         C      AbFA
                                     (  )
Thinks he looks cool but his act is dated.
   Bb           F           Bb         F
He talks like a Cockney but it's all bologna,
     F7            C              F      F  C
He's really middle class and he's just a phony.
Ab                            Eb        Bb
He acts tough but it's just a front.
 [repeat to fade]

Prince Of The Punks chords and lyrics

Free chords for Prince Of The Punks by The Kinks. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

The Kinks - Prince of the punks
there are a lot of extra chords here 
 instr break:  C7  |  C7  |  Bb  |  Bb  Db F7  |
 break:  |  Eb D7 C7-D-C7  |  F7  |
 keyboard/clean guitar over F7 (p. muted): Bb F  |  F Bb  F F  |
 then:  |  Eb  |  Eb  |
 interlude: |  F(7)  |  F(7) |  Eb  |  Ab   G-F7-Eb  |  F(7)  |
  | F(7)  |  Eb   Eb+D5 |  Eb   G7 Ab A |
                                         C F7  Ab:A C7 F7 | F7 Ab:A C7 F7 Bb
|
'Cause he thought he'd make a little more  bread.
C7                      Bbm    Eb      Ebm Eb   Bb                    F7 Ab
|
  He's been through all of the changes,    from rock opera to Mantovani.
Eb                                   G7 Bb                   G7 F7    Ab:A
 interude: |  C7  |  Bb  |  Bb  Db F  |
 [repeat to fade]

Prince Of The Punks Chords by The Kinks

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