Low Budget

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[Intro]
A A E E C C D D
A A E E C C D D
[Solo]
A C D
() () ()
e|---------------------5---------------5-------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--2--2---------------5---------------5-------|---------------------5x--5x------------------|
G|--2--2--4b---2---4b-----4b---2---4b-----4pu--|---------------------5x--5x--5-----5--7--7---|
D|--2--2---------------------------------------|---------------------5x--5x--5-----5--7--7---|
A|---------------------------------------------|---------------2/7---3x--3x--3--0--3--5--5---|
E|---------------------------------------------|--3b--3b--0--3---0---3x--3x--3-----3--5--5---|
E C D
() () ()
e|-----------------5-----------5-----|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-----------5-----|---------------------5--5--7--7----|
G|--4b---2---4b-------2---4----------|---------------1--1--5--5--7--7----|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------2--2--5--5--7--7----|
A|-----------------------------------|--------2--2---2--2--3--3--5--5----|
E|-----------------------------------|---7\2--0--0---0--0--3--3--5--5----|
[Verse 1]
A
Cheap is small and not too steep
E A
But best of all cheap is cheap
A
Circumstance has forced my hand
E A
To be a cut price person in a low budget land
D A
Times are hard but we'll all survive
E A
I just got to learn to economize
[Chorus]
A
I'm on a low budget
E D A
I'm on a low budget
A
I'm not cheap, you understand
E C A
I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land
[Verse 2]
A
Excuse my shoes they don't quite fit
E A
They're a special offer and they hurt me a bit
A
Even my trousers are giving me pain
E A
They were reduced in a sale so I shouldn't complain
D A
They squeeze me so tight so I can't take no more
E A
They're size 28 but I take 34
[Chorus]
A
I'm on a low budget - What did you say
E D A
I'm on a low budget - I thought you said that
A
I'm on a low budget
E C A
I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land
[Verse 3]
A
I'm shopping at Woolworths and low discount stores
E A
I'm dropping my standards so that I can buy more
A
Low budget sure keeps me on my toes
E A
I count every penny and I watch where it goes
D A
We're all on our uppers, we're all going skint
E A
I used to suck cigars but now I suck polo mints
[Chorus]
A
I'm on a low budget - What did you say
E D A
I'm on a low budget - I thought you said that
A
I'm on a low budget
E C A
I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land
A
I'm on a low budget
E C D
Low budget
A E D A
Low budget
[Verse 4]
A
Art takes time, time is money
E A
Money's scarce and that ain't funny
A
Millionaires are things of the past
E A
We're in a low budget film where nothing can last
D A
Money's rare, there's none to be found
E A
So don't think I'm tight if I don't buy a round
[Chorus]
A
I'm on a low budget - What did you say
E D A
I'm on a low budget - I thought you said that
A
I'm on a low budget
E C A
I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land
A
I'm on a low budget - Say it again
E D A
Low budget - One more time
[Verse 5] (On Live Album)
A
I might look like a tramp, but don't write me off
E A
I'll have you all know, I was once a toff
A
At least my hair is all mine, my teeth are my own
E A
But everything else is on permanent loan
D A
Once all my clothes were made by hand
E A
Now I'm a cut price person in a low budget land
[Chorus]
A
I'm on a low budget - What did you say
E D A
I'm on a low budget - I thought you said that
A
I'm on a low budget
E C A
I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land
A
I'm on a low budget - Say it again
E D A
Low budget - One more time
[Outro]
A E A C A E D A
Low budget

Low Budget chords and lyrics

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

[Intro]
A  A  E  E  C  C  D  D
A  A  E  E  C  C  D  D
[Solo]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Verse 5] (On Live Album)
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Low Budget Chords by The Kinks

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