The Kinks - Introduction to a Solution: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Introduction to a Solution' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Introduction to a Solution Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kinks

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Introduction to a Solution' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           E				
While the rich get their kicks with
      D
their affluent antics
      C             D             E
Mr. Black sits and ponders their fate.
         E                        D
He just sits in the gloom of his dimly-lit room
         C            D          E
Waiting for them to swallow the bait.

While the rich run their rackets he sits
in his attic
And casually clocks their defeat.
While the politicians cover up mistakes
that they've made
And all the promises, the lies and deceits.

   A                      D/A
A military coup has been long overdue.
             A            D              A
Now there's fighting and panic in the streets.
          E                   D
Amid the mass disillusion, disorder and confusion,
         C             D          E
He will rise now his plan is complete.

B                   E
But mee, I'm only standing here

 C           D     E           C          D
Watching it all go on and I'm watching it all go
  E
wrong
And it's painfully clear that the battle is near
And I wish I could just disappear.

While Flash and his men drink champagne in
their den
And debase life with crude ostentation,
The poor cry for more, but they're reaching
the point
Where the people can't stand any more.

But me, I'm only standing here
Watching it all go on, and I'm watching it
all go wrong
And it's painfully clear that the battle is near
And I wish I could just disappear.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Introduction to a Solution' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Introduction to a Solution' by The Kinks.

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