The Kinks - Prince Of The Punks Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


B♭A welF5l knowB♭n grooverB♭, rock 'n'F rolB♭l useB♭r wanted to bC5e aF7  starA. C7    F7
F7   A♭   A  C7   A♭      B♭But he failed the blues, and he's back to loser,
PDlayB♭ing folk in a counC5try F7bar. A♭    A      C7         F7                F7                   A                     C7                        A♭                           A
C7   Reggae B♭music E♭7didn't seem to B♭satisfy his F7needs. A♭    C7
C7   He couldn't handle E♭modern jazz, 'cause they B♭maj7play it in difficulF7t keys.
E♭    But now he's found a muG7sic A♭    B♭he can A♭call his F7own, A♭    A
C7Some people call it E♭junk, but he don't B♭care, he's found a C7home.

 instr break:  C7  |  C7  |  B♭  |  B♭  C♯ F7  |

He's the F7Prince oDf the C7Punks and Fhe's finalD7ly Cmade it, D   C7
F7Thinks he lDooks C7cool bDut Fhis act iGs  CdaA♭ted.F   A
He B♭acts working Fclass bGut B♭it's all bGo- FlognGa,
FHe's F7really mDiddle Gclass aDnd he's Fjust aD   FphoCny.
A♭He acts tough but it's just a E♭front, the Prince of the CPunks.

Break
   E♭ D7 C7 D C7     F7
 keyboard/clean guitar over F7 (p. muted): B♭ F  |  F B♭  F F  |
 then:  |  E♭  |  E♭  |

HE♭e's the F7Prince of the Punks and he's finally made it,
E♭Thinks he looks cool Ebut Ghis A♭act is dated.F  F♯

Interlude
   F             F       E♭     A♭   G F7 E♭     F
    F             E♭   E♭ D5    E♭   G7 A♭ A

He B♭tried to be gay, but it didn't Dpay,
So he B♭bought a motorbike inF7stead. A   C7          F7             A♭                C7                   A♭
He B♭failed E♭at B♭7funk, Dso B♭he became G5a  B♭7punk,
                                         C F7  A♭ A C7 F7   F7 A♭ A C7 F7 B♭

'Cause he thought he'd make a little more  bread.
C7                      B♭m    E♭      E♭m E♭   B♭                    F7 A♭

  He's been through all of the changes,    from rock opera to Mantovani.
C7  Now he wears B♭a  E♭swastika band and B♭leather boots up past E♭his FkneF7es.
E♭                                   G7 B♭                   G7 F7    A♭ A
C7He's much too old for twenty-eight,     but he thinks he's seventeen,
Thinks B♭he's a E♭stud, but I think C7he B♭looks more like a Cqueen.C7
But I Cthink he B♭looks more like a Cqueen. C7

 interude: |  C7  |  B♭  |  B♭  C♯ F  |

He's the F7Prince of the CPunks and Fhe's finally Cmade it,
F7Thinks he looks C7cool but Fhis act is Cdated.  A♭     F       A
He B♭talks like a FCockney but B♭it's all boFlogna,
He's F7really middle Cclass and he's Fjust a FphoCny.
A♭He acts tough but it's just a E♭front.    B♭

 [repeat to fade]