The Kinks

Biography

The Kinks (1963–1996; 2018-present) are an English pop-rock group that came out of the British R&B scene of the early 1960s. Formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray Davies and Dave Davies in 1964 and categorised in the United States as a "British Invasion" band, the Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock groups of the era. In 1990, their first year of eligibility, the original four members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Later, in No...

The Kinks (1963–1996; 2018-present) are an English pop-rock group that came out of the British R&B scene of the early 1960s. Formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray Davies and Dave Davies in 1964 and categorised in the United States as a "British Invasion" band, the Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock groups of the era. In 1990, their first year of eligibility, the original four members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Later, in November 2005, they were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. Among numerous other honours, they received the Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Service to British Music" in 2006. The Kinks reunited in June 2018, with the Davies brothers and drummer Mick Avory.

Formed in 1963 in Muswell Hill, North London, they first gained prominence on the heels of the well-received and highly influential single "You Really Got Me" (1964). The group originally consisted of lead singer/guitarist Ray Davies, his brother lead guitarist Dave Davies, drummer Mick Avory, and bassist Peter Quaife. Quaife left (twice) in the late 1960s, and Avory finally left in 1984 as the result of a long-running dispute with Dave Davies, leaving only the Davies brothers as the core of the original group.

With Ray Davies' songwriting skills and unashamedly English voices, Dave Davies' impressive guitar work, and Avory's tight and steady drumming, the band became one of the best and most influential groups of British pop and the "British Invasion" of the U.S.A., lasting longer than any of their competitors, apart from the Rolling Stones, as they broke up in 1996. Their catalogue of songs has been covered by Van Halen, The Pretenders, The Black Keys, The Stranglers, Queens of the Stone Age , and many more.
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(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman

C#, C#m, E, B, A, G#, G#m, F#

20th Century Man

A, D, E, G, Em, F, C, Am

A Gallon of Gas

G, A#, Gm, C, D, Dm, Am, Bm, A, B, Em

A Little Bit of Sunlight

F#, Fm, D#, G#, G#m, A#m, C#, C#m, A#

A Long Way From Home

D, G, Am, A, C

A Well Respected Man

G, C, Am, F, Em, D

A Well Respected Man (live)

G, C, Em, Am, E, F, D, A#, D#, Dm

Act Nice and Gentle

A, D, E, F#, B

A, E, D, Dm, C#, F#m, F#, G, B, C#m, Bm

Am, A, F, E, Dm, G, C

All Day and All of the Night

G, F, A#, A, D, C, D#, Dm, Gm

All Night Stand

Em, A, Am, G, D

All Night Stand (demo)

A, Am, Em, G, D

A, G, D, E, Em

A, C#m, F#m, D, Bm, B, E

G#, D, E, A

Around the Dial

A, D, B, C#m, E, C#, G, F#, F, C, Em, A#, Bm

F, C, Dm, A#, Gm, Cm, A

A, D, E, G, C

Artificial Light

C, G, Dm, Am, Em, F

A, D, B, C#, E, F#, G#, F, C, G, A#, F#m, Em

E, A, D, G, C, Am, B, Bm

Baby Face (live)

F, A#, C, G, A, Dm, D, Gm

Bald Headed Woman

G, A, B, E

Beautiful Delilah

C, Cm, F, G

C, G, A#, F, A, Dm, G#

G, C, D, Gm, A#, F, Dm

A, E, F, F#, F#m, B, C, D, Bm

Brother (Long live Ray and Dave Davies! )

A, E, F, F#, F#m, B, C, D, Bm

E, A, B, D

Celluloid Heroes

D, A, G, F#m, Bm, C

Celluloid Heroes (live)

G, Dm, D, A, F#m, Bm, C, B

C, Cm, G, F

Dancing in the Street

C, F, E, Am, D, G, Cm

D, G, F#, C#, A, E, F#m, F

F, A#, C, Am, Dm, Gm, G

D, A, G, A#, F, C, Dm, Am, G#

Dead End Street

Am, C, G, Dm, F, A, E, D, Cm

Death Of A Clown

F, C, G, D#, Dm, A#

Dedicated Follower of Fashion

G, C, F, E, A, Dm

C, A, G, E, D, Am, Em, F

D, C, G, A, Bm, A#, Em, Am

Do You Remember Walter?

C, G, D#, A#, F, D, G#, Cm

Don't Ever Let Me Go

D, G, A, C, D#, E, Gm

Don't Forget to Dance

A, D, E, Bm, C, F, G, Em

D, Am, C, G, Em, A, E

A#, F, C, G, Cm, Fm, Dm, Gm, Em, D, Am, A

Everybody's Gonna Be Happy

Em, G, A#, F, A, D, F#m, D#

G, D, E, F, C, A, Bm, Em

B, F#, Bm, D, A, G, E, C#

Get Back in the Line

D, G, Bm, Em, Am, C, F, E, Dm

Get Back In the Line (Official Audio)

D, C, G, Bm, Em, Am, F, E, Dm

Give the People What They Want (live)

A, C, D, G, Am, E, C#, D#, Em, A#

G, Em, C, Am, A, F, Dm, G#, C#, D

Got Love If You Want It

G, C, Gm, Dm, D, A

Got My Feet on the Ground

G, C, D, D#, A

Gotta Get the First Plane Home

G, Dm, F, C, A#, A

D, A, E, C#m, F#, C#, G, Em, B

Hatred (A Duet)

Em, A, C, D, E, Am, G

Have a Cuppa Tea (live)

G, C, Am, D, A, B

Here Come the People in Grey

C, F, G

A, F#, B, E, F#m, G, D, D#m, C#, D#

A, E, Am, F, Bm, G, B, C, D

House in the Country

E, A, B, C#, F#

I'm A Lover Not A Fighter

A, D, Em, Am, G

I'm Not Like Everybody Else

Am, A, E, G, D, Em, C

I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain

G, D, C, Am, F, Gm, Em

Jack the Idiot Dunce

F, A#, A, D, C, Fm, C#, G, G#, Cm, Dm

A, D, G, Am, Em

G#, C#, B, F#, D#, G#m, D#m

Last of the Steam Powered Trains

D, Em, E, Bm, A, G

Bm, D, G, Em, B, E, A, Am, C

F, B, E, G, Gm, D, Cm, G#, C, D#, A, Em, F#, G#m

G, D, A, Bm, Em, E, F#

Life on the Road

A, C#, F#m, B, E, D, C#m

Little Miss Queen of Darkness

G, B, E, A, D, Am, C, Dm

Living on a Thin Line

D, C, G, F, Em, Am, Dm

Living on a Thin Line (live)

D#, G#, D, C, Bm, G, B, A, C#

C, E, A, D, Em, B, F#, C#

C, D, E, A, B, F#, C#m

Lola (instrumental)

E, A, D, C, B, C#m, G

C, E, A, D, B, C#m, F#

Lola (Official Audio)

C, D, E, A, Bm, B, F#, C#m, Abm

Long Tall Sally

A, D, E, Am, C

Look a Little on the Sunny Side

G, C, F, D#, D, Gm, A, E, Cm

Look for Me Baby

G, C, Gm, Dm, D, Em, A, F, Cm

C#, D#, A, D, Bm, C, E, Am, Dm, Em

A, E, C, D, Em, Am

Maximum Consumption

G, C, D, Gm, E, Em, Am, Dm, F, Cm

Mick Avory's Underpants

Em, C, A, G, D, Am

G, C, D, Em

Mister Pleasant

E, A, D, Dm, Am, G, C, F, F#, B

Misty Water (stereo)

C, B, A#, F, Am, Gm, D, Dm, G

G#, G#m, G, Bm, E, D#, C#, F#, A, B, C

D, C, A, E, F#, Bm, G, F#m

Moving Pictures

C, Dm, Em, Am, F, A#, G

Dm, A#, C, D, A, Gm, F, G

D, C, G, F

C, G, A, Em, F, Am, D, A#, E, Dm

Muswell Hillbilly

D, G, A, Em, E, B, Bm, F#m

National Health

A, Bm, D, E, C#, F#, B, G, D#

F, A#, C, Dm, G, D

No More Looking Back

D, E, A, C, G, Dm, F, Am, B

D, F#, G, F#m, F, Bm, A, A#, Dm

Oh Where Oh Where Is Love?

D, A, G, Bm, F#, E, Em, B, A#

A, D, E, F#m, B

D, Dm, G, A, C

People Take Pictures of Each Other

C, D, G, F, Gm

People Take Pictures of Each Other (stereo mix)

C, D, G, F, A#

A#, Dm, D, G, F, C, A, A#m, F#m, E

Pictures in the Sand

B, E, A, F#m, D, Bm, C, F, A#, Dm

D, A, G, E, C, F#, Bm

Preservation: Act 1 - One Of The Survivors

A, G, D, B, Bm, C, F

Preservation: Act 1 - Sweet Lady Genevieve

A, E, F#m, D, B, C#, C#m, Bm

D, B, E, F#, G, A, Bm, F#m

E, D, G, A, C, Em

G, D

D, C, Em, A, E, F#m

Rock and Roll Cities - Promo Clip

A, Am, E, D, G

Cm, Gm, A#, Fm, G, F, C, D

Rosie Won't You Please Come Home

Am, G, F, E, A, D, C, D#

Rush Hour Blues

F, A#, G, Cm, C, Gm, D, A, D#, Am, Bm, Fm

G#, G, C, D, D#, A#, F

Shangri-La (stereo)

Am, G, C, E, Em, A, D, F, A#, Dm, Bm

She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina

C, A, Dm, E, Am, D, Fm, G, Gm, F, A#, F#

She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina (stereo)

C, A, Dm, E, D, Am, Fm, G, Gm, F, A#

She's Got Everything

G, F, C, A#, A, D, F#

Sitting in the Midday Sun

C#m, F#, B, G#m, G#, C#

Skin and Bone (live)

G, D, C, A#, E

D, C, A, G, F#, Bm, F#m, Dm, E, B, G#m, C#m

G, D, C, Gm

Spotty Grotty Anna

A, D, G

F, C, A#, Am, A

C, G#, F, G, E, A, Fm, Cm, Am, A#

Stormy Sky, 1977

A, C, G#, F, G, E, Am, A#, Cm, Fm

G, C, F, E, Am

Dm, C, G, Em, F, D, E

Sunny Afternoon

Dm, F, A#, A, G, E, D, C, Gm

Sunny Afternoon (Official Audio)

Dm, F, G, A#, A, E, C, D, Gm

Sunny Afternoon (With Lyrics!)

Dm, F, B, Bb, A, G, Fm, E, D, Em, C, Bdim

Supersonic Rocket Ship

G, D, Em, C, Am

Susannah's Still Alive

G, A, D, Bm, B, C

Tell Me Now So I'll Know

D#m, G#m, D#, E, B, A#, F#, F, A#m, C#

That's What I Like About You

A, D, E, G, B, Em

E, D, A, C#m, F#, F#m, G, F, B

G, C, D, A, Em, B

The Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night (Official Audio)

G, F, A#, A, D, C, Gm, Dm

The Kinks - You Really Got Me (Official Audio)

Ab, Bb, Eb, C#

The Money-Go-Round

B, E, A, F#m, D, G, Bm, C, Em, F, F#

The Village Green Preservation Society

C, G, F, E, D, A, F#

The Village Green Preservation Society (live at the Playhouse Theatre 1968)

C, Bm, Am, G, F, E, D, A, F#

The Way Love Used to Be

Dm, F, C, Gm, A#, D, G

This Is Where I Belong

D, C, G, F, Em, Am, A, B

This Man He Weeps Tonight

D, A, G, Bm, F#, B

This Strange Effect

A, Dm, G, C, B, D, F

Till Death Us Do Part

A, C, G, Cm, D, F, A#, G#, D#, E, Dm, Em

Till the End of Day

D, C, A, Dm, F, G, A#

Till The End Of The Day-- 1965

D, C, A, Dm, F, G, A#

D, C, Dm, A, G, F, B, E

Tin Soldier Man

D, A, G, B, E, Bm, F#, F#m

Tired of Waiting

G, F, C, Bm, D, A

Tired Of Waiting For You

G, F, C, D, Bm

Too Much on My Mind

A, G, D, C#m, E, C#

Top of the Pops

A, G, E, Em, D, C, Dm

Bm, D, F#, G, Em, A, A#, F, Am, C

G, F, C, Cm, A#, Dm, Gm, D, A

G, C, D, Em, Bm, E, Am, A

Victoria (stereo)

G, D, C, Em, Bm, E, Am, A

Waterloo Sunset

B, E, A, F#, C#, C#m, D#, G, F#m, F

Waterloo Sunset (2019 Stereo Mix)

B, E, A, A#, Bm, F#, C#, D#, G, F#m, F

Waterloo Sunset (Lyrics)

B, E, A, G, Bm, C#, F#, C#m, D#m, D#, F, G#m

Waterloo Sunset (Official Audio)

B, E, A, G, Bm, F#, C#, G#m, C#m, D#m

Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks Christmas Concert, 1977)

E, B, F, A, F#m, F#, C#, D#

Waterloo Sunset HD (Excellent Quality)

B, E, A, G, Bm, C#, G#m, F#, C#m, D#m, F

When I Turn Off the Living Room Light

C, E, A, Em, Am, F, D, G

Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight

G, C, D, A#, F, Bm, F#, Cm, Am

Working at the Factory

A, E, G, D, F, C, B, Am

Yes Sir, No Sir

G, D, A#, F, D#, G#, C#, Cm, C

Dm, C, Am, F, A#, D, A

You Really Got Me

G, A, D, Am, C, F, Gm

You Really Got Me (1965)

G, Gm, A, D, C

You really got me (1965) HD

G, A, D, Am

You Really Got Me / All Day and All of the Night

G, A, D, C, Dm, F, A#

You Shouldn't Be Sad

D, E, B, C, G