Powerman chords by The Kinks

INTRO: G     Em  D  Em  D         A

VERSE
A
I know a man, he's a powerful man
             D                                                     A
He's got the people in his power in the palm of his hand.
A
He started at the bottom and he worked his way up
                   D                                     A
Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top.

CHORUS
A                  D              A        D
It's the same old story, it's the same old dream,
       C                                                        A
It's power man, power man, and all that it can bring.

VERSE
A
If you want your money, you better stand in the line
             D                                           A
'Cos you'll only end up picking up nickels and dimes.
A
You call him names and he sits and grins
     D                                       A
'Cos everybody else is just a sucker to him.

PRE-CHORUS
A               D      A                 D      A
And he's got my money, but I've got my faith
D                                                 A
And powerman, powerman, I'll never be your slave.

CHORUS
A                 D       A               D
It's the same old story, it's the same old game
A
It's power man, power man, driving me insane

BRIDGE
C                                   D
People tried to conquer the world Napoleon and Genghis Khan
F                          C
Hitler tried and Mussolini too
C                             D
Powerman don't need to fight, powerman don't need no guns
F                         C    A  D
Powerman got money on his side


VERSE
A
Well I'm not rich and I'm not free
    D                                     A
But I've got my girl and she got me
A
He's got my money and my publishing rights
        D                                A
But I've got my girl and I'm alright

PRE-CHORUS
A               D      A                 D      A
And she got me going, and she keeps me sane
D                                                 A
But powerman, powerman, got money on the brain

CHORUS
A                 D       A               D
It's the same old story, it's the same old game
A