The Kinks - Did You See His Name?: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Did You See His Name?" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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 E       A       E           D     A
Did you see his name in the local paper
         E      A      D                 E
Stole a tin of beans from a cut-priced grocery
store?
     D                    A
The judge said, "He must pay"
        D             A              D
So, he put him on probation and the paper
          E
gave his name

Did you see his name in the criminal section
And the center page gave his name and his address
They stopped him doing it again
So, they put him to dishonour and put the man to
shame

G
He lost his little job
E                  Bm
His employer was absolved of blame
G                        E
His world just crumbled down
E                    A       E
Incidently, did you see his name in
      D        A
the obiturary column
        E          A
Letters edged in black
 D                 E
Life was much too hard to live
         D              A
So, he brought it to an end
        D               A
In his gas-filled maisonette
             D                   E
Because he couldn't stand the strain

Life was much too hard to live
So, he brought it to an end
In his gas-filled maisonette
Because he couldn't stand the strain

Did you see his name?
Did you see his name?
Did you see his name?


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A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

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 "Did You See His Name?" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Did You See His Name?" by The Kinks.

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