The Kinks - Complicated Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Complicated Life" 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 Complicated Life 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 "Complicated Life" smoothly on your guitar.

      A
Well I woke this morning with a pain in my neck,
   D
A pain in my heart and a pain in my chest,
   A
I went to the doctor and the good doctor said,
            D
You gotta slow down your life or
you're gonna be dead,
G                           D
Cut out the struggle and strife,
         A                D
It only complicates your life.

Well I cut down women, I cut down booze
I stopped ironing my shirts, cleaning my shoes
I stopped going to work, I stopped reading the news
I sit and twiddle my thumbs cos I got nothing to do
Minimal exercise
To help uncomplicate my life

Chorus:
D                                    A
Ladi dah di dahdah, ladi dah di dah dah,
A                                        D     G  D
You gotta get away from the complicated life, son,
             D                    A
Life is overrated, life is complicated,
A                                D  G D
Must alleviate this complicated life.

Cut down the struggle and strife
It's such a complicated life

Like old Mother Hubbard
I got nothin' in the cupboard
Got no dinner and I got no supper
Holes in my shoes, I got holes in my socks
I can't go to work cos I can't get a job
The bills are rising sky high
It's such a complicated life

Chorus:
Gotta stand and face it, life is so complicated
La di dah di dah dah, la di dah di dah dah
Gotta get away from the complicated life, son
Life is overrated, life is complicated
Must alleviate this complicated life

La di dah di dah dah, la di dah di dah dah
(life is overrated! life is complicated!)
Gotta get away from the complicated life, son
(got to get away!)
Life is overrated, life is complicated
Must alleviate this complicated life

Gotta get away from the complicated life, son
We gotta get away from the complicated lif

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Complicated Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Complicated Life" by The Kinks.

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