The Kinks – Noise (Guitar)

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[Intro] G [Verse 1]
C                                        G
Dad's stuck in the factory, machines are banging all around,

C                                   G
Momma's in the kitchen--she got the radio on all the time.

   C                              G
My little sister's screaming and stamping on the ground,

        C           D               C               D
And the radio keeps pumping out the same old boring sound.
[Chorus]
G                    C     G                       C
All I hear is noise.       Can't get away from the noise.

G                         C
Can you hear me above the noise?

D
Can you, can you, can you, can you, can you, can you hear me?

G                       C       G                              C
Can you hear the noise? (Noise) Can't get away from the noise. (Noise)

G                                C
Can you hear me above the noise? (Noise)

D
Can you, can you, can you, can you, can you, can you hear me?
[Verse 2]
C                      G
Banging in my ears, in every direction,

C                             G
Listen to the roar, hear that city poundin', poundin'.

      C                           G
There oughta be a law, hey buddy, turn that radio down,

    C           D                   C              D
Sometimes I get used to it and I forget that it's around.
[Chorus]
G                        C       G                          C
But all I hear is noise. (Noise) Can't get away from noise. (Noise)

G                                C
Can you hear me above the noise? (Noise)
[Bridge]
C              G         C          G
All of this confusion is ruining my day,

        C                 G          C            G    C  G    C
Let the noise be like the sunset and slowly fade away, Fading, fade.
[Verse 3]
C                              G
Girl, I want to build a better world for me and you,

        C                               G
I wanna pull out all the plugs before I finally blow my fuse.

C                            G
Wish all the confusion would slowly fade away,

    C               D                 C                 D
I'd tell you that I love you, but you don't hear what I say.
[Chorus]
G                      C    G                       C
All you hear is noise.      Can't get away from the noise.

G                         C
Can you hear me above the noise?

D
Can you, can you, can you, can you, can you, can you hear me?
[Solo] C [Verse 4]
C                            G
Noise in the street, they're digging up the pavement,

C                       G
Noise in the air, those traffic jams are everywhere.

C                  G
Noise on noise, to cover up the noise,

    C                   D                  C          D
The pressure's building up because there's no way to avoid
[Chorus]
G              C       G                              C
All the noise. (Noise) Can't get away from the noise. (Noise)

G                                C        D
Can you hear me above the noise? (Noise)
[Outro]
C              G         C          G
All of this confusion is ruining my day,

        C                 G          C            G    C  G    C
Let the noise be like the sunset and slowly fade away, Fading, fade.