A Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
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A Dedicated Follower of Fashion:The Kinks.
Album - Kinks Kontroversy.
Single #5 in UK and #50 in USA.
#1. ( Capo 2nd fret for original.)
C G7 C
They seek him here, they seek him there.
G7 C
His clothes are loud, but never square.
F C A7
It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best,
Dm7 G7 C
cause hes a dedicated follower of fashion.
#2.
G7 C
And when he does his little rounds,
G7 C
round the boutiques of London town,
F C A7
eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends,
Dm7 G7 C
cause hes a dedicated follower of fashion.
Chorus:
G7 C
Oh, yes he is. (oh, yes he is), oh yes he is. (oh, yes he is.)
F C
He thinks he is a flower to be looked at.
F C A7
And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight,
Dm7 G7 C
he feels a dedicated follower of fashion.
G7 C
Oh, yes he is. (oh, yes he is.), oh, yes he is. (oh, yes he is).
F C
Theres one thing that he loves and that is flattery.
F C A7
One week he's in polka-dots, the next week he's in stripes.
Dm7 G7 C
Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
#3.
G7 C
They seek him here, they seek him there.
G7 C
In Regent Street and Leicester Square...
F C A7
everywhere the Carnabetian Army marches on,
Dm7 G7 C
each one a dedicated follower of fashion.
Chorus:
G7 C
Oh, yes he is. (oh, yes he is), oh, yes he is.(oh, yes he is.)
F C
His world is built round discoteques and parties.
F C A7
This pleasure seeking individual always looks his best,
Dm7 G7 C
cause hes a dedicated follower of fashion.
G7 C
Oh, yes he is. (oh, yes he is), oh, yes he is. (oh, yes he is.)
F C
He flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly.
F C A7
In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be,
Dm7 G7 C
cause hes a dedicated follower of fashion.
Dm7 G7 C
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.
Dm7 G7 C
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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