When I Turn Off the Living Room Light

The Kinks - When I Turn Off the Living Room Light: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When I Turn Off the Living Room Light" 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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C                    E7
Who cares if you're jewish,
          Am              G
And your breath smells of garlic,
          E7                  Am
And your nose is a shiny red light.
    F          D7
To me you are gorgeous,
    C             A7
And everything's right,
        D7                       G7
When I turn off the living room light.
        C              E7
Your clothes are old-fashioned,
       Am           G
Your knuckles are bony,
           E7               Am  G
Your hair looks a terrible sight.
       F             D7
But I don't have to see you,
     C            A7
The way that you are,
        D7           G           C
When I turn off the living room light.
        E7                       Am  G
When I turn off the living room light.
   F             D7
I don't have to see you,
     C            A7
The way that you are,
        D7           G7          C
When I turn off the living room light.

           F        D7     C
Well it's not that you are ugly,
    F       D7      C
And I'm not being cruel,
    F        D7   C    A7
It helps me to relax, dear
    D7               G7
It helps to keep me cool.
    F     D7    C
Now I am not intending,
    F        D7     C
To make you feel ashamed,
         F       D7    C      A7
What's wrong in me pretending?
            D7                G7
'Cause you can't help being plain.

Your nose may be bulbous
Your face may be spotty
Your skin may be wrinkled and tight
But I don't want to see you
The way that you are
So I turn off the living room light

We don't feel so ugly
We don't feel so draggy
We don't feel so twisted up tight
And we don't feel as ugly as we really are
When we turn off the living room light
When we turn off the living room light
We don't feel as ugly as we really are
When we turn off the living room light


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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.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "When I Turn Off the Living Room Light" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When I Turn Off the Living Room Light" by The Kinks.

The Kinks - When I Turn Off the Living Room Light: Guitar Chords

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