British indie rock band - formed in Brighton, England, United Kingdom in 2004. The band currently consists of Luke Pritchard (vocals, guitar), Hugh Harris (guitar), and Alexis Nunez (drums). They have released five studio albums; their 2006 debut Inside In/Inside Out peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, and their 2008 follow up Konk reached number one. The Junk Of The Heart (Happy) Songfacts reports that Pritchard found himself writing lyrics
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Kooks - Mr.Maker ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This song will be on their upcoming album Konk.
[Intro]
A, G, F#m, Em (that is that really quick change part that happens throughout the song, just concentrate on playing the bass notes in those chords rather than strumming and it will sound fine) D, Bm, F#m, A, G, F#m, Em x 2
[Verse 1]
DBm Mr Maker he’s got it made
F#mAGF#mEm A beautiful wife and a baby on the way
DBm And his bills are already paid
F#mAGF#mEm No need to skimp no need to save
DBm But all around him the world grows hard
F#mAGF#mEm He thinks to himself he must have played a lucky card
DBm If he was alone he’d give it all away
F#mAGF#mEm To people and things he wanted to say
[Chorus]
EmA But oh no it’s all right
DDmaj9Bm Mr Maker he’ll be fine
EmA It alright it’s ok
Dmaj9Bm Because of the love he gave away
EmAA7 Oh yeah oh yeah
[Instrumental] (Intro)
[Verse 2]
[Bridge] EmA Heart beat stay heavy
EmAA7DBm Love us all please, Stay on your feet for me
F#mAGF#mEmDBm For me, Stay on your feet for me
F#mAGF#mEmDBm For me, Stay on your feet for me
[Chorus]
For the acoustic part after the last line play: D, Bm, F#m, A, G, F#m, Em then end on D