Low Budget - The Kinks 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 (End: or Optional Verse II) Optional Verse I A ^{Quality costs, But quality wastes, E D A So I'm giving up all of my expensive tastes. D Caviar and champagne are definite no's, E D A I'm acquiring a taste for brown island cog rose} Optional Verse and Chorus II A I look like a tramp, but don't write me off, E D A I'll have you all know, I was once a toff A At least my hair is all mine, my teeth are my own, E D A But everything else is on permanent loan. A Once all my clothes were made by hand, E D A Now I'm a cut price person in a low budget land. A I'm on a low budget (I'll have you all know) E D A I'm on a low budget (I thought you said that) A We're on a low budget E D A I'm on a low budget