The Kinks - Maximum Consumption: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Maximum Consumption" 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 Maximum Consumption 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 "Maximum Consumption" smoothly on your guitar.

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

                 G            D
I'll have some clam chowder, followed by
 G             D
beef steak on rye
 C             D                G
Pumpkin pie, whipped cream and coffee,
G                   D
I wanna green salad on the side,
 G                         D
Don't forget the french fries,
 C          D             G
Pizza pie, garlic and anchovie.
        D
I keep burning up calories as fast
                        E
as I keep putting them down,

I'll have two eggs, over light
Homemade apple pie
Coleslaw as a side order
I gotta stay fit, stay alive
Eat food to sustain a
Non-stop high-grade performer
The pace is continual, sure keeps running me down
Don't you know that you gotta eat food?
Don't you know that you gotta refuel?

Chorus:
       G          C         G              C
I'm a Maximum Consumption, super-grade performer.
 G        C      G
High powered machine,
     C            F         C           F
Go steady on my clutch, go easy on the hills
            G            C              G C
And you'll get a lot of mileage out of me.
        D                        Em         C  D
I'm so easy to drive, and I'm an excellent ride,

D                                       E
Excessive living sure keeps running me down
D                               G       E
You've got to learn to use the Maximum Juice
D                       G      E
That's how you get the maximum use.

Life keeps using me
Keeps on abusing me
Mentally and physically
I gotta stay fit, stay alive
Need fuel inside
Eat food to survive
Maximum Consumption sure keeps running me down
Don't you know that you gotta eat food?
Don't you know that it's good for you?

I'm a Maximum Consumption
Non-stop machine
Total automation
Perpetual motion


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

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

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