The Kinks - Situation Vacant: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Situation Vacant" 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 Situation Vacant 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 "Situation Vacant" smoothly on your guitar.

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

 E7                    B7
Suzy and Johnny were happy
 E7                      B7
Earned enough to pay the rent
              D         A6/C#   D7/C       G
But Johnny's mother-in-law had too much ambition
     F#7                    Bm
And this made Johnny very upset

Chorus:
       B7                        E7
So to keep his little mama satisfied
    B7                               E7
He went and bought the weekly classified
         D   A6/C#  D7/A    G
All for peace and  quiet's sake

 E7                   B7
Johnny gave up his position
 E7                          B7
Just to please his mother-in-law
    D          A6/C#          D7/C          G
So he left the job where he'd been all his life
    F#7                         Bm
He left and turned his back on door

                       A7
Now he's looking at the situations vacant
 D
Situations vacant

Chorus:
        B7                         E7
Just to keep his little mama satisfied
    B7                             E7
He went and bought the weekly classified
         D    A6/C# D7/C    G
All for peace and  quiet's sake

Then he had to leave the apartment
And sought a less plush residence
And poor Suzy and Johnny had to skimp and save
Just to help to pay the weekly rent

Chorus:
So to keep his little mama satisfied
He went and bought the weekly classified
All for peace and quiet's sake

Johnny's got no money
Got nowhere to go
Johnny's in a great big hole
Suzy's separated, living with her mom
Now little mama's satisfied


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A6

Guitar chord A6

A7

Guitar chord A7

B7

Guitar chord B7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

E7

Guitar chord E7

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

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

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