The Kinks – Here Come The People In Grey (Guitar)
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[Intro]
C7
[Verse 1]
C7
I got a letter this morning with some serious newsThat's gone and ruined my day
F7 The borough surveyor's used compulsory purchase C7 To acquire my domain G7 They're gonna pull up the floors F7 They're gonna knock down the walls C7 They're gonna dig up the drains
[Verse 2]
C7
Here come the people in greyThey're gonna take me away to Lord knows only where
F7 But I'm so unprepared C7 I got no time to pack and I've got nothing to wear G7 F7 Here come the people in grey C7 To take me away
[Verse 3]
C7
Me and my baby gonna get on a trainThat's gonna take us away
F7
I'm gonna live in a tentWe're gonna pay no more rent
C7 We're gonna pay no more rates G7 We're gonna live in a field F7 C7 We're gonna buy me a gun to keep the policemen away
[Chorus]
C7
I'm gonna pass me a brand new resolutionI'm gonna fight me a one man revolution, some way
F7 C7 Gonna beat those people in grey G7 F7 But here come the people in grey C7 To take me away
[Solo]
C7 F7 C7
G7 F7 Here come the people in grey C7 To take me away
[Verse 4]
C7
The people in grey have gone and taken awayMy right to voice my complaint
F7 Her Majesty's Government have sent me a form C7 I must complete it today G7 But it's making me blue F7 Don't wanna tell all my secrets to C7 The people in grey
[Chorus]
C7 Gonna pass me a brand new resolution F7 Gonna fight me a one man revolution, someway C7 Gonna start my rebellion today G7 F7 But here come the people in grey C7 To take me away
[Outro]
C7 F7 C7 Oh, Lord, those people in grey F7 C7 I gotta get back at those people in grey** G7 F7 Here come the people in grey C7 To take me away
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** In the recorded version I linked to, there
are a couple of extra words in this line that
I cannot make out and which also do not appear
in any of the published lyrics that I've found.
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