Dead End Street Chords

by The Kinks
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Bass note progression in chorus, additional 7th chords throughout , verse riff, full coda, tighter formatting, chord legend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnvHEae69TM.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am
Capo: no capo
Author DiddyD [a] 15,207. Last edit on Jan 10, 2025

Chords

Am
Am/B
Am/C
C/G
G
Dm
F
Asus2
E
E7
A
A7
D7/F#
Am/E
Am7/G
C7

Strumming

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Song: Dead end street
Artist: The Kinks
Composer: Ray Davies
 
Tabbed by DJ  28th Feb 2017
[Verse riff]
    Am  Asus2                      G    F
        What are  we liv-ing for...
        No  mon - ey com-ing in...
        No chance to em -i -grate...
e|--0--------------|--------------3--|--1---
B|--1---0----------|--0-----------3--|--1---
G|--2-------2------|-----2--------4--|--2---
D|--2-----------2--|--------2-----4--|--3---
A|--0--------------|--------------5--|--3---
E|-----------------|--------------3--|--1---
 
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.
 
Am   = x02210   Dm    = xx0231   A     = x02220
Am/B = x22210   F     = 133211   A7    = x02020
Am/C = x32210   Asus2 = x02200   D7/F# = 20021x
C/G  = 332010   E     = 022100   Am/E  = 002210
G    = 355433   E7    = 022130   Am7/G = 302010
                                 C7    = x32310
 
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=====================================================
[Intro]
  Am
| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
 
    Am      Am/B      Am/C     Am/B
||: /_/ /_/  /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/  /_/ /_/ :|| [x2]
 
[Verse 1]
Am                            C/G    G
    There's a crack up in the ceil - ing,
Dm                          F      Am
    And the kitchen sink is leak - ing,
Am                         C/G   G
    Out of work and got no mon - ey,
Dm                              F     Am
    A Sunday joint of bread and hon - ey,
Am  Asus2
    What are we living for...
G  F                               E      E7
    ...Two roomed apartment on the second floor?
Am  Asus2
    No money coming in,
G  F                               E             E7
     The rent collector's knocking trying to get in,
A                  A7
   We are strictly second class,
       Dm               E      E7
And we don't ...under - stand...
 
[Chorus]
 D7/F#            F               Am/E     Am7/G
(Dead end!)...why we should be in dead end street,
 D7/F#       F                    Am/E     Am7/G
(Dead end!)  People are living in dead end street,
 D7/F#          F            Am/E     Am7/G
(Dead end!) I'm gonna die in dead end street,
C7       F                C7       F
Dead end street, (Yeah!)  dead end street! (Yeah!)
 
[Verse 2]
Am                       C/G    G
    On a cold and frosty morn - ing,
Dm                            F      Am
    Wipe my eyes, and stop me yawn - ing,
Am                         C/G    G
    And my feet are nearly froz - en,
Dm                              F     Am
    Pour some tea, and put some toast on,
Am  Asus2
    What are we living for...
G  F                              E      E7
   ...Two roomed apartment on the second floor?
Am  Asus2
    No chance to emigrate,
G F                                 E        E7
     I'm deep in debt, and now it's much too late,
A                  A7
   We both have to work so hard,
   Dm               E        E7
We can't ...get the chance!
 
[Chorus]
 D7/F#       F              Am/E     Am7/G
(Dead end!)  People live on dead end street,
 D7/F#       F                   Am/E     Am7/G
(Dead end!)  People are dying on dead end street,
 D7/F#           F            Am/E     Am7/G
(Dead end!)  I'm gonna die in dead end street,
C7       F               C7       F
Dead end street, (Yeah!) dead end street! (Yeah!)
 
[Break]
    Am      Am/B      Am/C     Am/B
||: /_/ /_/  /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/  /_/ /_/ :||[x4]
 
[Chorus]
 D7/F#       F              Am/E     Am7/G
(Dead end!)  People live on dead end street,
 D7/F#       F                   Am/E     Am7/G
(Dead end!   People are dying on dead end street,
 D7/F#           F            Am/E     Am7/G
(Dead end!)  I'm gonna die in dead end street,
C7       F               C7       F
Dead end street, (Yeah!) dead end street! (Yeah!)
 
[Coda]
C7       F                 C7         F
Dead end street, (Yeah!)   head to my feet,   (Yeah!)
C7       F                 C7       F
Dead end street, (Yeah!)   dead end street,   (Yeah!)
C7       F                 C7          F
Dead end street, (Yeah!)     How d'you feel?  (Yeah!)
C7           F             C7          F
   How d'you feel? (Yeah!)    Dead end street,(Yeah!)
C7          F              C7          F
   Dead end street, (Yeah!)   dead end street,(Yeah!)
C7           F               C7
    Dead end street, (Yeah!)
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