Lavender Hill Chords
by Kinks
Lavender Hill by Kinks is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bm. It uses the chords Bm, Bm/A, G, D/F#, Em, D, B7, A7, C, F#, F, E), E and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Descending bassline Bm Bm/A G D/F# x2
Em D
I want to walk eternity,
G B7
In through the land of make believe.
Em A7
And watch the clouds roll over me,
C G (bass walkdown G-F#-F-E)
And let the sun shine down on me.
E A7
The only place that I wanna be,
D G
Lavender Hill for me.
Bm Bm/A G D/F#
Wish I could live on sugar and milk,
Bm Bm/A G D/F#
Then I could live on Lavender Hill.
Bm Bm/A G D/F#
Then I could raise my head to the sky,
Bm Bm/A G D/F# (Hold, then: )
And let the sun saturate me with love. (Bass:E F# G F# E D E)
G D
I wanna walk you up Lavender Hill,
G D
Everybody loves Lavender Hill.
B7 Em
Even the bird that sits in the tree,
C G (bass walkdown G-F#-F-E)
Seems to sing sweet melodies.
E A7
Even the breeze is whispering,
D G
Lavender Hill for me.
Instrumental Chorus of Bm Bm/A G D/F# x4
G D
While people eat their biscuits with tea,
G D D7
They dream of daffodils that sway in the breeze.
B7 Em
And every Sunday afternoon,
C G (bass walkdown G-F#-F-E)
Tidy ladies shine their shoes.
E A7
And every little lady dreams,
D G
Lavender memories.
D G
Lavender Hill for me.
D G
Lavender Hill for me.
D G
I wanna walk you up Lavender Hill.
D G
I wanna walk you up Lavender Hill.