The Kinks – Give The People What They Want (Guitar)

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      Hey, hey, hey      Hey, hey, hey           Hey, hey, hey

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         Hey, hey, hey           Hey, hey, hey           Hey, hey, hey

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         Hey, hey, hey  Give the people what they want

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Well, it's been said before, the world is a stage

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A different performance with every age.

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Open the history book to any old page

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Bring on the lions and open the cage.

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Give the people what they want

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You gotta give the people what they want

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The more they get, the more they need

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And every time they get harder and harder to please

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The Roman performers really did things right

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They needed a show that would thrill and excite

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The attendance was sparse so they put on a fight

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Threw the Christians to the lions, that sold out every night

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Give the people what they want

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You gotta give the people what they want

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The more they get, the more they need

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And every time they get harder and harder to please

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Give 'em lots of sex, perversion and rape give 'em lots of violence, and plenty to hate

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Oooooo oo oo oo oo      Give the people what they want

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Give the people what they want  Ooooh

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                                              Hey, hey, hey

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         Hey, hey, hey           Hey, hey, hey           Hey, hey, hey

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When Oswald shot Kennedy, he was insane

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But still we watch the re-runs again and again

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We all sit glued while the killer takes aim

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"Hey Mom, they got a piece of the president's brain!"

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Give the people what they want

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You gotta give the people what they want

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Blow out your brains but do it right

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make sure it's prime time and on a Saturday night

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You gotta give the people what they want

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You gotta give the people what they want

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Give the people what they want

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Give the people what they want

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Give the people what they want