INTRO: D7 G D7 G D7

Every night I just can’t go to sleep Every night I have to count sheep.

G7 (harmony sings the 7th) Em A7 D7
Every night I just can’t go to sleep without you, without you.

Every night I feel so lonely Longing for you one and only.

Every night I just can’t go to sleep without you, without you.

No, no, no no, no, yeah I just can’t go to sleep now
(no no no no no)
Yeah I just can’t go to sleep yeah without you, without you.
(no no no no no)
Just can’t go to sleep, to sleep.

BRIDGE:
Every day you look my way and I want to hold you.

But when nighttime comes, you’re not around for me to love.

VERSE:
Every night I just can’t go to sleep Every night I have to count sheep.

Every night i just can’t go to sleep without you, without you.

G Em G Em (fade)
No, no, no no, no, yeah I just can’t go to sleep now. oh I just…
(no no no no no)

Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahh

The little man who gets the train
Got a mortgage hanging over his head[G/F#]
But he’s too scared to complain[C/B][Am/G]
Cos he’s conditioned that w[F/E]ay[Dm/C]
Time goes by and he pays off his debts
Got a T.V. set and a radio[G/F#]
For seven shillings a week[C/B]

Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh

Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh

And all the hou[Dm/C]ses in the s[Dm/B]treet have got a n[Dm/Bb]ame
Cos all the hou[Dm/C]ses in the s[Dm/B]treet they look the s[Dm/Bb]ame
Same chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes
The neighbors c[Dm/C]all to tell you th[Dm/B]ings that you should [Dm/Bb]know
They say their l[Dm/C]ines they drink their [Dm/B]tea and then they [Dm/Bb]go
They tell your business in another Shangri-La
The gas bills and the w[Dm/C]ater rates and pa[Dm/B]yments on the ca[Dm/Bb]r
Too scared to th[Dm/C]ink about how ins[Dm/B]ecure you are[Dm/Bb]
Life ain’t so happy in your little Shangri-La
G C F Bb G C F Bb G C F Bb G C F Bb… G C F A
Shangri-La la la la la la la…
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
You’ve reached your top and you just can’t g[G/F#]et any higher
You’re in your place and you kn[C/B]ow where you are
In your Shangri-[F/E]La[Dm/C]
Sit back in your old rockin’ chair
You need not worry you need not care[G/F#]
You can’t go anywhere[C/B]

Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh

Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh

Note: For verses that begin with Am, pick in B 4 3 2 style, once for each
chord. For verses that begin with D, pick in B 3 1&2 3 style. All
other parts, including “Shangri-La” lines, strum.
(from that greatest of Kinks albums, Arthur, 1969)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

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Introduction: Riff x2
E A7 E Riff
I’m the last of the good old puffer trains
E A7 E Riff
I’m the last of the blood and sweat brigade
A A7 E Riff

And I don’t know where I’m going (going)…. or why I came
G A A7 E Riffx2
I’m the last of the good old fashioned steam…powered trains

E A7 E Riff
I’m the last of the good old renegades
E A7 E Riff
All my friends are of middle class degree
A A7 E Riff
But I live in a museum (museum)…. so I’m okay
G A A7 E Riffx2
I’m the last of the good old fashioned steam…powered trains

Riff x2

E A7 E Riff
Like the last of the good old choo-choo trains
E A7 E Riff
I’m the last of the blood and sweat brigade
A A7 E Riff
And I gonna keep on going (going)…till my dying day
G A A7 E Riffx2
I’m the last of the good old fashioned steam…powered trains

Solo Riff x12 (getting faster on 10) Then a chromatic ascent from E to E,
sliding down, leading to… Silence, Riff x2

E A7 E Riff
I’m the last of the good old puffer trains
E A7 E Riff
I’m the last of the soot and scum brigade
A A7 E Riff
And all this peaceful living (living)…. drives me insane
G A A7 E Riffx2
I’m the last of the good old fashioned steam…powered trains

Riff x2
I’m the last of the good old fashioned steam……..powered trains
(steam steam)

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#From: Harlan L Thompson
#
#VICTORIA- The Kinks
#
Long ago life was clean
Sex was bad and obscene
And the rich were so mean
Stately homes for the Lords
Croquet lawns, village greens
Victoria was my queen
CHORUS:
Victoria, Victoria, Victoria, ‘toria
I was born, lucky me
In a land that I love
Though I am poor, I am free
When I grow I shall fight
For this land I shall die
Let her sun never set …CHORUS TWICE
BRIDGE:
Land of hope and gloria
Land of my Victoria
Land of hope and gloria
Land of my Victoria
Victoria, toria
SOLO (OVER VERSE CHORDS)
CHORUS (hold the first two “Victoria”s longer)
Canada to India
Australia to Cornwall
Singapore to Hong Kong
>From the West to the East
>From the rich to the poor
Victoria loved them all …CHORUS

Victoria, Victoria, Victoria---------

(from Arthur, 1969)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

My big day, it was the biggest day of my life
It was the summit of my long career
But I felt so down, and I drank too much beer
And my manager said that I should not appear

I walked out onto the stage and started to speak
The first night I’ve missed for a couple of years
I explained to the crowed and they started to jeer
And just when I wanted no one to be there

CHORUS #1:
All of my friends were ther[A/G#]e
[F#m/E] [D/C#]
N[Bm7/A]ot just my friends, but their best friends too
All of my friends were there to stand and stare

S[A/G#]ay what they may, all of their friends need not stare
[F#m/E] [D/C#]
T[Bm7/A]hose who laughed were not friends anyway
All of my friends were there to stand and stare

Days went by, I walked around dressed in a disguise
I wore a mustache and I parted my hair
And gave the impression that I did not care
But oh, the embarrassment, oh, the dispair

Came the day, helped with a few last glasses of gin
I nervously mounted the stage once again
Got through my performance and no one complained
Thank God I can go back to normal again

CHORUS #2:
I went to that old cafe
Where I had been in much happier days
And all of my friends were there, and no one cared
Say what they may, all of my friends were there
Not just my friends, but their best friends too
All of my friends were there, now I don’t care

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riff 1(rpt)
muted

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verses
(1)I am a dull and simple lad, can not tell water from champagne
(2)He is the head boy at the school, he is the captain of the team

And I have never met the queen, and I wish I could have all he has got
He is so gay and fancy free, and I wish all his money belonged to me

I wish I could be like David Watts

Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa, fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa

And when I lie on my pillow at night, I dream I could fight like David Watts
And all the girls in the neighborhood try to go out with David Watts

Lead the school team to victory, and take my exams and pass the lot
They try their best but can’t succeed for he is of pure and noble breed

(Wish I could be) wish I could be like David Watts

(Wish I could be) wish I could be like David Watts
(Wish I could be) conduct my life like David Watts
(Wish I could be) I wish I could be like David Watts

[(D)]

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