Kinks - Complicated Life

complicated life
by the kinks
from “muswell hillbillies”

intro :

D A A D x2

verse 1 :

A
well i woke this morning with a pain in my neck ,

G D
a pain in my heart and a pain in my chest ,

A
i went to the doctor and the good doctor said ,

G D
you gotta slow down your life or you’re gonna be dead ,

G D
cut out the struggle and strife ,

A D
it only complicates your life .

verse 2 :

A
well i cut down women , i cut out booze ,

G D
i stopped ironing my shirts , cleaning my shoes ,

A
i stopped going to work , stopped reading the news ,

G D
i sit and twiddle my thumbs cos i got nothing to do ,

G D
minimal exercise ,

A D ( let ring )
to help uncomplicate my life ,

( D ringing out through this line )
gotta stand and face it; life is so complicated ,

chorus :

D A
ladi dah di dahdah , ladi dah di dah dah ,

A D
you gotta get away from the complicated life , son ,

D A
life is overrated , life is complicated ,

A D
must alleviate this complicated life .

interlude :

A G D x2

G D
cut out the struggle and strife ,

A D
it’s such a complicated life .

verse 3 ( same chords as verse 2 ) ;

like old mother hubbard , i got nothin’ in the cupboard ,
got no dinner and i got no supper ,
holes in my shoes , i got holes in my socks ,
i can’t go to work cos i can’t get a job ,

the bills are rising sky high ,
it’s such a complicated life ,

gotta stand and face it; life is so complicated ,

chorus x2

outro :

A D
gotta get away from the complicated life , son ,

A D
gotta get away from the complicated life .