Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] C7 [Verse 1]

^C7I got a letter this morning with some serious news That's gone and ruined my day The ^F7borough surveyor's used compulsory purchase ^C7To acquire my domain They're gonna ^G7pull up the floors They're ^F7gonna knock down the walls They're gonna ^C7dig up the drains

[Verse 2]

^C7Here come the people in grey They're gonna take me away to Lord knows only where But I'm ^F7so unprepared I got no time to pack and I've ^C7got nothing to wear Here come the ^G7people in ^F7grey To take me ^C7away

[Verse 3]

^C7Me and my baby gonna get on a train That's gonna take us away ^F7I'm gonna live in a tent

We're gonna pay no more rent

We're ^C7gonna pay no more rates We're gonna ^G7live in a field We're gonna ^F7buy me a gun to keep the ^C7policemen away

[Chorus]

I'm gonna ^C7pass me a brand new resolution I'm gonna fight me a one man revolution, some way Gonna ^F7beat those people in ^C7grey But here come the ^G7people in ^F7grey To take me ^C7away

[Refrain]

Here come the ^G7people in ^F7grey To take me ^C7away

[Verse 4]

The ^C7people in grey have gone and taken away My right to voice my complaint Her ^F7Majesty's Government have sent me a form I must ^C7complete it today But it's ^G7making me blue Don't wanna ^F7tell all my secrets to The people in ^C7grey

[Chorus]

Gonna ^C7pass me a brand new resolution Gonna fight me a one man revolution, someway Gonna ^F7start my rebellion ^C7today But ^G7here come the people in ^F7grey To take me ^C7away

[Outro]

^C7Oh, ^F7Lord, those people in ^C7grey I gotta ^F7get back at those people in ^C7grey** Here ^F7come the people in ^G7grey To take me ^C7away

******************************************* ** In the recorded version I linked to, there are a couple of extra words in this line that I cannot make out and which also do not appear in any of the published lyrics that I've found. *******************************************

The Kinks - Here come the people in grey