bookmark_borderLow Budget

Coversong made famous by The Kinks
Written by: Ray Davies

A
Cheap is small and not too steep 
    E           A                                
But best of all cheap is cheap 
(A)                                               
Circumstance has forced my hand 
        E                     D          A                
To be a cut price person in a low budget land 
D                        A                       
Times are hard but we'll all survive 
  E                    A                        
I just got to learn to economize 

           A                                      
  I'm on a low budget 
           E           D A                          
  I'm on a low budget 
  A                                               
  I'm not cheap, you understand 
             E                     D          A     
  I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land 

A                                               
Excuse my shoes they don't quite fit 
          E                      D         A      
They're a special offer and they hurt me a bit 
A                                               
Even my trousers are giving me pain 
          E                      D            A    
They were reduced in a sale so I shouldn't complain 
     D                        A                  
They squeeze me so tight so I can't take no more 
        E             A                         
They're size 28 but I take 34 

           A                                      
  I'm on a low budget (What did you say) 
           E             D                A       
  I'm on a low budget (I thought you said that) 
  A                                               
  I'm on a low budget 
        E                     D          A          
  I'm a cut price person in a low budget land 
    A

I'm shopping at Woolworth and low discount stores 
    E                            D          A     
I'm dropping my standards so that I can buy more 

(Optional Verse 1)
                                               
A                                               
Low budget sure keeps me on my toes 
  E                       D              A        
I count every penny and I watch where it goes 

      D                       A                  
We're all on our uppers we're all going skint 
  E                              D         A     
I used to smoke cigars but now I suck polo mints 
                                                                                 

         A                                      
I'm on a low budget (What did you say) 
         E             D                A       
I'm on a low budget (I thought you said that) 
A                                               
I'm on a low budget 
      E                     D          A          
I'm a cut price person in a low budget land  
         A           E          D E  A          E  D A      
I'm on a low budget. Low budget.     Low budget 

A                                               
Art takes time, time is money 
E                  A                             
Money's scarce and that ain't funny 
A                                               
Millionaires are things of the past 
         E                     D           A      
We're in low budgetville where nothing can last 
D                    A                           
Money's rare there's none to be found 
   E                          A                  
So don't think I'm tight if I don't buy a round 
                                        
         A                                      
I'm on a low budget (What did you say) 
         E             D                A       
I'm on a low budget (I thought you said that) 
A                                               
I'm on a low budget 
      E                     D          A          
I'm a cut price person in a low budget land

         A                                      
I'm on a low budget (Say it again) 
E           D         A       A           E   D   A                       
Low budget (One more time)    Low budget

Low Budget.mp3

Low-Budget.mp3 (Unplugged 2023 from Live On the Lake)

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Yell, Oh!

bookmark_borderI’m Not Like Anybody Else

I’m Not Like Anybody Else.mp3

Coversong originally made famous by The Kinks

Verse:
G                                    D
I won't take all that they hand me down,

    Am                                   Em
And make out a smile, so I'll wear a frown,

    G                                      D
And I'm not gonna take it all lying down,

    Am                               Em
'Cause once I get started I go to town.

Chorus:
Em                                          D
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,

Am                             Em
I'm not like everybody else,

(Em)                             D
I'm not like everybody else,

Am                              Em
I'm not like everybody else.

(Em)                                                    D         Am
And I don't want to walk about like everybody else,

Em                                                       D         Am
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,

Em                                                          D         Am
And I won't say that I'm confined like everybody else,

(Am)                                       Em
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,

Am                               Em
I'm not like everybody else.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Yes
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderApeman

Originally made famous by The Kinks
Written by Ray Davies

D D D D D A A   D  E  A

A                                                               E      Esus4  E
I think I'm sophisticated cos I'm living my life like a good Homosapien
    A                                                 
But all around me everybody's multiplying
               E                           Esus4  E
Till they're walkin' round like flies man
   D                                                 A                  Asus4  A
So I'm no better than the animals sitting in their cages in the zoo man
                                                        E           A
Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man

A                                                               E      Esus4  E
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized cos I'm a strict vegetarian
    A                                                           E      Esus4  E
But with the over-population and inflation and starvation and the crazy politicians
D                           
I don't feel safe in this world no more
A
I don't want to die in a nuclear war                             
                                           E           A
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape man

A                                             E
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh I'm an ape man
A                                                E
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodoo man, oh I'm an ape man
     D
Cos compared to the sun that sits in the sky
A
Compared to the clouds as they roll by
                                               E           A
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies I am an ape man

D  D  D  D  D    A  A    D  E  A   RIFF 1
La la la la la,  la la

BRIDGE:
A                                          E
In man's evolution he has created the cities and the motor traffic rumble
A                                             E
But give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle
         D                                 A
Cos the only time that I feel at ease is swinging up and down in a coconut tree
                            E              A      RIFF 1
Oh what a life of luxury to be like an ape man

I'm an ape, I'm an ape ape man, oh I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodoo man, oh I'm an ape man
I look out my window, but I can't see the sky
The air pollution is a-foggin' up my eyes
I want to get out of this city alive and make like an ape man

D  D  D  D  D   A  A    D  E  A
La la la la la, la la

             E                A 
Ah come and love me,   be my ape man girl
                  E                A   
And we will be so happy    in my ape man world

CHORUS #3:
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man, oh I'm an ape man
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane
I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane
We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day
Just like an ape man   RIFF 1

CHORUS #4:
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man, oh I'm an ape man
I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't want to die in a nuclear war                           
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape man

D  D  D  D  D    A  A    D  E  A
La la la la la,  la la

Apeman.mp3 (Kinks Coversong)

From the album Here Comes The Flood
By Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderYou Really Got Me (Reggae ReMix)

Originally Made Famous by The Kinks

LYRICS

G A A G A x4

Girl, you really got me goin' 

You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now

Yeah, you really got me now 

You got me so I can't sleep at night 

A B B A B x2
Yeah, you really got me now 

You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now 

    E
Oh, yeah, 

D E E D E
you really got me now 

You got me so I can't sleep at night 

You Really Got Me 
You Really Got Me 
You Really Got Me 

See, don't ever set me free 
I always wanna be by your side 
Girl, you really got me now 
You got me so I can't sleep at night 

Yeah, you really got me now 
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now 

Oh, yeah, you really got me now 
You got me so I can't sleep at night 

You Really Got Me 
You Really Got Me 
You Really Got Me 
Oh no... 

(solo) 

G A A G A 4x

See, don't ever set me free 
I always wanna be by your side 
Girl, you really got me now 
You got me so I can't sleep at night 

G A A G A 4x

Yeah, you really got me now 
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now 

Oh, yeah, you really got me now 
You got me so I can't sleep at night 

You Really Got Me 
You Really Got Me 
You Really Got Me 

E

You Really Got Me Reggae Remix.mp3

Daniel — Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Narley Marley Reggae Music Festival

More Narley Marley

bookmark_borderUnprecedented

Songwriting at March Creek State Park
Songwriting at March Creek State Park, Pennsylvania

LYRICS
Never been in this place before
So close to the edge
The outcome… unsure
Never been in this space before
So close to the judge
The vision a blur

What the hell are we doing
Pollution
Suing
De-evolution pursuing
Solution avoidance
Despite evidence
Wipe-out existence

The minds that shine will shine, shine, shine
But
Never been to this place
To history trace
The accumulation of the humanization blunders
Then… as one… wonders
What the hell are we doing
Pollution
Suing
De-evolution pursuing
Solution avoidance
Despite evidence
Wipe-out existence

Please… don’t wipe-out existence

 

How to Play the Guitar Part
How to Play the Guitar Part

ABOUT THIS SONG
Wow! There’s a lot about this song. I won’t say it all… leaving some to your imagination.

Chords
A / D / A / G / A
A / Em
Capo 2
A / D / A / G / A
A / Em
A / G / A / D / A

Though it was unintended, the music ended up being inspired by the Kinks’ David Watts. The idea is kind-of like David Watts, too… I wish I could be like David Watts. I wish I could be smart enough… to get through to the people… that don’t care about other people. What the hell are we doing?
.
Written and recorded on October 1, 2012 at Marsh Creek State Park and other locations in Chester County, Pennsylvania… on an 8-track digital recorder. 2 tracks as stereo guitar (first with no effects, then effects followed by Capo 2 with effects). 2 tracks as stereo vocals. 1 backing vocal with a bullhorn effect. 1 backing vocal with Darth Vader effect. The six tracks were mixed down onto the remaining 2 tracks.

Daniel – Vocals, Guitar, Effects

from the album Revolution Evolution
by Daniel Brouse