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Did You Know? Dead End Street wasn't on any albums by The Kinks but was released as a stand alone single. It's considered by NME to be in the top 100 singles of all time.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
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Dead End Street Chords And Strumming, The Kinks
Open Chords:
Am, A7, C, G, Dm & E plus:
Am/G: 3x2210
G/F#: 2x0033
F∆7: xx3210
Tempo: 130bpm
Key: Am
Strumming:
"4 To The Floor":
|D D D D |
"1 Strum":
|D |
"1 Strum*":
| D |
Intro -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
a|0|0 22 3|3 22 0|0 22 3|3 22 0|
Verse 1 -
||Am - - - |C - G - |Dm - - - |F∆7 - Am - || x2
(Am) There's a crack up in the (C)ceil(G)ing
(Dm) And the kitchen sink is
(F∆7)lea(Am)king
(Am) Out of work and got no
(C)mo(G)ney
(Dm) A Sunday joint of bread and
(F∆7)ho(Am)ney
PreChorus -
||Am - - - |- - - G|F∆7 - - - |E - - - || x2
(1 strum /1 strum*/4 to the floor/4 to the floor)
|A7 - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |E - - - |
(Am) What are we living for?
(G) (F∆7)
Two-roomed apartment on the (E)second floor
(Am) No money coming in (G) (F∆7)
The rent collector's knocking,
(E)trying to get in
(A7)We are strictly (A7)second class
We
(Dm)don't under(E)stand
Chorus -
||G/F# - F∆7 - |Am - Am/G - || x3
|C -F∆7 - |C - F∆7 - |
(G/F#)Dead end!
Why
(F∆7)we should be on (Am)dead end
(Am/G)street
(G/F#)Dead end!
(F∆7)People are living on (Am)dead end
(Am/G)street
(G/F#)Dead end!
(F∆7)Gonna die on
(Am)dead end
(Am/G)street
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
(C)Dead end
(F∆7)street (yeah)
Verse 2 -
||Am - - - |C - G - |Dm - - - |F∆7 - Am - || x2
(Am) On a cold and frosty
(C)mor(G)ning
(Dm) Wipe my eyes and stop me
(F∆7)yawn(Am)ing
(Am) And my feet are nearly (C)fro(G)zen
(Dm) Boil the tea and put some
(F∆7)toast
(Am)on
PreChorus 2 -
||Am - - - |- - - G|F∆7 - - - |E - - - || x2
(1 strum /1 strum*/4 to the floor/4 to the floor)
|A7 - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |E - - - |
(Am) What are we living for? (G) (F∆7)
Two-roomed apartment on the (E)second floor
(Am) No chance to emigrate (G) (F∆7)
I'm deep in debt and not it's (E)much too late
(A7)We both have to (A7)work so hard
We (Dm)can't get the (E)chance
Chorus -
||G/F# - F∆7 - |Am - Am/G - || x3
|C -F∆7 - |C - F∆7 - |
(G/F#)Dead end!
Why (F∆7)we should be on (Am)dead end (Am/G)street
(G/F#)Dead end!
(F∆7)People are living on (Am)dead end (Am/G)street
(G/F#)Dead end!
(F∆7)Gonna die on (Am)dead end (Am/G)street
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
Middle 8 -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
a|0|0 22 3|3 22 0|0 22 3|3 22 0|
|Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
a|0|0 22 3|3 22 0|0 22 3|3 22 |
Chorus -
||G/F# - F∆7 - |Am - Am/G - || x3
|C -F∆7 - |C - F∆7 - |
(G/F#)Dead end!
Why (F∆7)we should be on (Am)dead end (Am/G)street
(G/F#)Dead end!
(F∆7)People are living on (Am)dead end (Am/G)street
(G/F#)Dead end!
(F∆7)Gonna die on (Am)dead end (Am/G)street
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
Ending-
||C -F∆7 - |C - F∆7 - || x8
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
(C)Head to my (F∆7)feet (yeah)
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
(C)How's it (F∆7)feel? (yeah)
(C)How's it (F∆7)feel? (yeah)
(C)Dead end (F∆7)street (yeah)
Final Chord Strum: C
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