Complicated Life
by The Kinks
from "Muswell Hillbillies"

Intro:

D A A D x2

Verse 1:

AWell (x02220@1)I woke this morning with a pain in my neck,

G (320003@1)                                  DA (xx0232@1)pain in my heart and a pain in my chest,

AI (x02220@1)went to the doctor and the good doctor said,

G (320003@1)                                                         DYou (xx0232@1)gotta slow down your life or you're gonna be dead,

G (320003@1)                                  DCut (xx0232@1)out the struggle and strife,

A (x02220@1)                               DIt (xx0232@1)only complicates your life.

Verse 2:

AWell (x02220@1)I cut down women, I cut out booze,

G (320003@1)                                       DI (xx0232@1)stopped ironing my shirts, cleaning my shoes,

AI (x02220@1)stopped going to work, stopped reading the news,

G (320003@1)                                                      DI (xx0232@1)sit and twiddle my thumbs cos I got nothing to do,

G (320003@1)                DMinimal (xx0232@1)exercise,

A (x02220@1)                                    D(let (xx0232@1)ring)
To help uncomplicate my life,

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

Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)                                            ALadi (x02220@1)dah di dahdah, ladi dah di dah dah,

A (x02220@1)                                                            DYou (xx0232@1)gotta get away from the complicated life, son,

D (xx0232@1)                               ALife (x02220@1)is overrated, life is complicated,

A (x02220@1)                                            DMust (xx0232@1)alleviate this complicated life.

Interlude:

A G D x2

G (320003@1)                                  DCut (xx0232@1)out the struggle and strife,

A (x02220@1)                                DIt's (xx0232@1)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 (x02220@1)                                                      DGotta (xx0232@1)get away from the complicated life, son,

A (x02220@1)                                                      DGotta (xx0232@1)get away from the complicated life.