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Prince Of The Punks

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The Kinks (1963–1996; 2018-present) is an English pop-rock group that came out of the British R&B scene of the early 1960s. Formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray Davies and Dave Davies in 1964 and categorised in the United States as a "British Invasion" band, the Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock groups of the era. In 1990, their first year of eligibility, the original four members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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The Kinks - Prince of the punks

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Bb F5 Bb Bb (F) Bb Bb C5 F7 A C7 F7 |
A well known groover, rock 'n' roll user wanted to be a star.
F7 Ab:A C7 Ab | Bb
But he failed the blues, and he's back to loser,
(D) Bb C5 F7 Ab:A C7 F7 | F7 A C7 Ab:A |
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 G7 Ab Bb Ab F7 Ab:A
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.

instr break: C7 | C7 | Bb | Bb Db F7 |

F7 (D) C7 F D7 C D C7
He's the Prince of the Punks and he's finally made it,
F7 (D) C7 (D) F (G) C Ab F 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.

break: | Eb D7 C7-D-C7 | F7 |
keyboard/clean guitar over F7 (p. muted): Bb F | F Bb F F |
then: | Eb | Eb |

(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.

interlude: | F(7) | F(7) | Eb | Ab G-F7-Eb | F(7) |
| F(7) | Eb Eb+D5 | Eb G7 Ab A |

Bb D
He tried to be gay, but it didn't pay,
Bb F7 A C7 | F7 Ab C7 Ab |
So he bought a motorbike instead.
Bb Eb Bb7 D Bb G5 Bb7
He failed at funk, so he became a punk,
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.
C7 Bb Eb Bb Eb F F7
Now he wears a swastika band and leather boots up past his knees.
Eb G7 Bb G7 F7 Ab:A
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.

interude: | C7 | Bb | Bb Db F |

F7 C F C
He's the Prince of the Punks and he's finally made it,
F7 C7 F C (Ab F A)
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]