Chords for "Clichés Of The World (B Movie)"
Date: 16:41, June 23, 2001
From: Pasi Sauvamaki
Clichés Of The World (B Movie)
Written by: Ray Davies
Published by: Davray Music Ltd.
Riff 1:
Bm
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B-|--------3--3-----------------------------------|
G-|--------------5--5--2--2--4--4--------2--2-----|
D-|--2--2--------------------------5--5-------5-4-|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|
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Riff 2:
Em
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B-|--------8--8------------------------------------|
G-|--------------10-10-7--7--9--9--------7--7------|
D-|--7--7--------------------------10-10------10-9-|
A-|------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
Bm D
Sunset over the high-rise,
Bm D
by a motorway.
Bm D
A little man looks up at the sky,
Bm D
an uneventful end to a wasted day
Verse 2: (W/ riff 1)
Close-up on the man at the window,
looking at the street down below.
It's obvious he's got things on his mind,
G
he shakes his head, pulls down the blinds.
Bridge:
Bm D
He starts writing a letter,
Bm D
to make it perfectly clear,
Bm D
he's just a man who's reached the end of his rope,
Bm D
expressing his doubts and his fears.
Verse 3: (W/ riff 1)
In a world, feels so lonely and afraid,
disillusioned by the promises they gave,
it's a pity that it ended up this way,
G
life, is just a clichi
Bridge:
Bm D
I'm gonna do tomorrow,
Bm D
what I did yesterday,
Bm D
it's such a dull routine, somebody cut this scene,
Bm
it's such a boring clichi
Middle 8
C F C F
Live life, day to day, seems so passi,
C F C F
everything you hear and say, just another clichi
Verse 4: (W/ riff 2)
Like an actor, on a movie scene,
living out, somebody else's dream,
living out, a total misconception,
reality's a false perception
Bridge:
Em C
oh-oh o oh o oh oh, it's such a wasted life,
Em C
oh-oh o oh o oh oh, without any conclusion,
Middle 8:
C F C F
Days drift into days, his life just slips away,
C F C F
people so blasi, everything's a clichi
Verse 5:
riff 2
Yes it is,
Yes it is,
just an illusion,
just an illusion
Verse 6:
Bm D
Moonlight over the high-rise,
Bm D
at the end of the day,
Bm D
the little man is asleep in his bed,
Bm D
tucked up, safely away
Interlude:
riff 2 (quietly, on a piano)
In his dreams he's taken away by alien beings to another
galaxy, deep in space. To a planet where man can live
out his fantasies, and experience unimaginable pleasures.
riff 2 (guitar comes in)
But morning comes and soon the realities of life will
shatter his illusions, and the clichis of the world will
bring him down. But still he's waiting for a change.
Middle 8: (W/ riff 2)
C F C F
Days drift into days, his life just slips away,
C F C F
everything is passi, everything's a clichi
Verse 5:
riff 2
Yes it is,
Yes it is,
just an illusion,
just an illusion
Yes it is,
G G#
Yes it is,
Verse 7:
riff 2
See the sunlight, over the motorway,
the little man, with anger in his eyes,
G G#
stands by the window, looks at the sky.
Albums this song can be found on:
* State Of Confusion
* The Road (live version)
Date: September 29, 2008
From: Jan Hauenstein
Not sure I've got all of the chords right, but sounds good on my acoustic.
Clichés Of The World (B Movie) Raymond Douglas Davies
(Em) (A)(Em)
Sunset over the (A)high-rise (Em) by a motor(C)way,
(Em) A little man looks (A)up at the sky, (Em) an uneventful (C)end to a wasted (Em)day.
Close-up of the man at the window, (C) looking at the street down below.
(Am) It's obvious he's got things on his mind, (Em) he shakes his head, pulls down the blinds.
He starts writing a (A)letter (Em) to make it perfectly (C)clear,
(Em) He's just a man who's reached the (A)end of his rope,
Ex(Em)pressing his doubts and his (C)fears.
(Em) In a world, feels so lonely and afraid, (C) disillusioned by the promises they made,
(Am) It's a pity that it ended up this way, (Em) life is just a cliché.
I'm gonna do to(A)morrow (Em) what I did yester(C)day,
It's such a (Em)dull routine, somebody (A)cut this scene, it's (Em)such a boring cliché.
(C)Live life (F)day to day (C)seems so (F)passé,
(C)Everything you (F)hear and say (C)just another (F)clich(Am)é.
Like an actor on a movie screen, (F) living out somebody else's dream,
(Dm) Living out a total misconception, (Am) reality, a false perception.
(Em)Oh oh, oh oh oh (A)oh, it's such a wasted (Em)life,
Oh oh, oh oh oh (C)oh, without any con(Em)clusion… (A) (Em)
(C)Days drift (F)into days, (C)life just (F)slips away,
(C)People so (F)blasé, (C)everything's a (F)clich(Am)é.
Yes, it (F)is, yes, it (Dm)is,
Just an il(Am)lusion, just an illusion.
(Em)Moonlight over the (A)high-rise (Em) at the end of the (C)day,
(Em) The little man is a(A)sleep in his bed, (Em)tucked up, safely a(C)way… (Am)(hold, let it ring)
(Am)In his dreams, he's taken away by alien beings to a(F)nother galaxy, deep in space.
To a (Dm)planet where a man can live out his fantasies, and experience(Am) unimaginable pleasures.
(F) (Dm) (Am)
But morning comes and soon the realities of life will (F)shatter his illusions,
(Dm) And the clichés of the world will bring him down. (Am)
But still he's waiting for a change.
(C)Days drift (F)into days, (C)his life just (F)slips away,
(C)Everything is (F)passé, (C)everything's a (F)clich(Am)é.
Yes, it (F)is, yes, it (Dm)is,
It's just an il(Am)lusion, it's just an illusion.
Yes, it (F)is, yes, it (Dm)is. (E) (F)
(Am) See the sunlight over the motorway, (F) the little man, with anger in his eyes,
(Dm) Stands by the window, looks at the sky. (E) (A)
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