Chords for "X-Ray"

Date: July 14, 1999 12:25 AM
From: Harlan Thompson


X-RAY- Ray Davies 

Gm           Gm                 Bb         C                    Gm RIFF 1
  Don't be fooled by appearances, it only shows what the world already knows 
       Gm                         Bb            C              Gm RIFF 1
Don't rely on the physical evidence of what the x-ray pictures show 
         Bb                                   A
Because inside every straight upright citizen, a tormented 
      Ab              Gm RIFF 1
Emotionally impaired psycologically damaged personality resides 
     Bbm                      D9     
And beside every crooked man stands an angel with wings 
         C9            Gm RIFF 1
And the spirit can do truly wonderous things 

Gm                                            Bb
As I watch the humpbacked man hobble down the high street 
   C            Gm RIFF 1
I say a silent prayer for myself 
       Gm                       Bb          C                  Gm RIFF 1
I was taken to the local doctor for a consultation about my physical health
                          Bb
I heard him ask about my family history
 A                   Ab                 Gm RIFF 1
"You see, Mrs. Davies, it might be hereditary, yes it might" 
                      Bb                        A
Maybe think about my family, cos socially could be 
             Ab          Gm    RIFF 1 (first half only)
"You were a physical deformity" 

 Gm
Cos the world only sees what it believes and is revealed in the x-ray 
 Gm
It only knows what it knows, photographs, video and the printed word 
              Bb                          A          Ab             Gm
Yes there is more in this heaven and earth than is revealed on the x-ray 

Gm (w/ RIFF 2, ad lib)
Every morning I got up and looked in the mirror
To see if the hump had appeared on my back
To my disappointment I was not a freak
You see, maybe there'd be side benefits to becoming a cripple
Side benefits like prioroty seating at football matches
And I thought "If I'm gonna be a cripple, I'll go all the way" 

SOLO (over  Gm  Gm/C#  Gm/C  Gm)

                        Bb          A                 Ab     Gm
They could photograph reality, but they can't picture your fantasy
 Gm RIFF 1 
Cos the world only sees what it believes and is revealed in the x-ray 
 Gm RIFF 1 (part, follows melody)      (n.c.)
It only knows what it knows, photographs, video and the printed word 
              Bb                          A              Ab          Gm RIFF 1
But there is more in this heaven and earth than what is revealed in the x-ray 
 Gm
Because the world only sees what it believes and is revealed in the x-ray 
 Gm
It only knows what it knows, photographs, video and the printed word 
              Bb                          A              Ab          
Yes there is more in this heaven and earth than what those scientists know
 Gm                             RIFF 3 3X, RIFF 1 (second half) GM
And is revealed on the x-ray


  RIFF 1:                                RIFF 2:             RIFF 3:   
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CHORDS:
D9: x 5 4 5 5 0  C9: x 3 2 3 3 0   Gm/C#: 3 4 5 3 3 3  Gm/C: 3 3 5 3 3 3