Hay Fever chords by The Kinks

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

E                    Am          E                      Am
Sitting by my stereo all alone, my baby calls me on the telephone.
E               A       B
She says, Baby, take me out for a dance.
E               Am             E                        Am
I tell my baby, I feel so bad. I can't go out and it's making me sad,
E                    A                 B
But when you see me, I know you will understand.

E    A    E     A

Verse 1:
      E          A                    E             A
I got hay fever, blocking up my head, hay fever, I ought to be in bed
E                      A                      B                     A
How can I dance when I can't hardly breathe, wish I could cure this infernal allergy.
       E          A                     E           A
I got, hay fever, blocking up my brain, hay fever, feel the sinus pain
E                         A                       B                     A
And all the pills and the powders are in vain, thought I was cured but here it comes again.
        E            A     E     A
It goes ooh-ah

Verse 2:
    E                       A                     E                   A
The pollen count's getting higher and higher, my eyes are sore and my nose is on fire.
E                A                             B                            A
My throat's dry now I'm starting to perspire, my stuffed-up head's killing all of my desire.
      E              A               E                  A
I got hay fever, you wicked allergy, hay fever, you put the curse on me
E                       A
And I've inhaled every known remedy.

Break:
C7   D   E7   A   E7   A   E   A

Verse 3:
   E                       A                     E                     A
I can't stay cool 'cos I'm starting to sneeze, I can't make love when I can't hardly breathe.
   E                      A
We start to dance and my nose starts to bleed,

Bridge:
  G             Em            C   D       G         Em        C             D
There must be a cure for this hay fever, is there a pill or a powder I can take?
  G          Em                      C
I must get a cure
my romance is at stake.

D     B7    E    D    B7    A7

Verse 4:
E               A                  E             A
Hay fever, you tore my image down, hay fever, I must look like a clown,
E                       A               B                     A
I must have used every tissue in town, I'm running round sniffin' like a hound,
        E        A         E       A         E        A          E         A
It goes ooh-ah  hay fever  ooh-ah  hay fever          hay fever            hay fever

Verse 5:
  E                   A                   E                       A
I wanna kiss but I'm sneezin' instead, I can't make love when my head feels like lead.
    E           A                       B                            A
How can I pose when my nose is all red? we should be home, should be tucked up in bed.
              E                 A              E                  A
But I got hay fever (hay fever)             Hay Fever (hay fever)
E                 A
      Hay fever                     repeat to fade