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Cmon Kid

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Dave Hause's song "C'Mon Kid' about one of his friends, addicted to drugs, and wanted to 
write a song in the happy times, in case he ever got back onto drugs.
Capo: 1
Verse 1:
AIt seems like you’re doing better these dayF#ms
AEven though things are falling apartF#m  
I know it’s brutal Aworking minimum wageF#m  
It’s like you’re finisE5hed before you startD  
ThAings got ugly for a while back tF#mhere
I knAow I thought that you wouldn’t pull throughF#m  
LaAte at night when the phone would ringF#m  
EThere’s no telling what you would doD  
Verse 2:
ASometimes we’d yell and act mad as hellF#m  
ASometimes we’d act like we didn’t careF#m  
ASome of our love was just suffocatingF#m  
EIt left you turning blue and gasping for aDir
Chorus:
F#mC’mon kid, c’mon, iDt’s one foot aAnd then the otherE  
F#mEverybody needs a hand sometimes,D  
Aeverybody needs a brotherE  
F#mWell c’mon kid, c’mon,D  
I’m reacAhing out to youE  
F#mGet out of bed kid, facDe the world,A  
And show Eus what you can do
Interlude:  A   E   A  E  
Verse 3:
AI’m sorry I was always casting stoF#mnes
ALike my glass house couldn’t be smF#mashed
AI spent as many nights as wild as a F#mlion
I wEas lucky that I never crashedD  
ALook, I’ve never really been no angel,F#m  
AI see a lot of myself in yF#mou
AThis little town can feel a lot like prisonF#m  
EAnd angry young men
EAngry young men always have somethiDng to prove
YDou know I always have something to prove
Chorus:
F#mC’mon kid, c’mon, iDt’s one foot aAnd then the otherE  
F#mEverybody needs a hand sometimes,D  
Aeverybody needs a brotherE  
F#mWell c’mon kid, c’mon,D  
I’m reacAhing out to youE  
F#mGet out of bed kid, facDe the world,A  
And show Eus what you can do
Interlude:  A   E   A  E  
Bridge:
DI know you ended up with bills to Apay
EI know she promised you that she wAould stay
I Dknow they told you he died for Ayour sins
EAnd he’s the only way
DI know it caught you by surpriAse
EI got a call that you almost diAed
DSecond chances are a crime to Awaste,
ESo don’t let time decide
EDon’t let time decide
Chorus: (Staccato and Palm Muted)
F#mC’mon kid, c’mon, iDt’s one foot aAnd then the otherE  
F#mEverybody needs a hand sometimes,D  
Aeverybody needs a brotherE  
F#mWell c’mon kid, c’mon,D  
I’m reacAhing out to youE  
F#mGet out of bed kid, facDe the world,A  
And show Eus what you can do
Outro:
AC’mon kid, c’mon,  F#m(Rest)A  F#m  
AC’mon kid, c’mon, F#myeah, yeahE  D  
AC’mon kid, c’mon, (RF#mest)A  F#m  
AC’mon kid, c’monF#m  
EAnd show us what you can doD  
AC’mon kid, c’mon

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Cmon Kid

by Dave Hause

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dave Hause's song "C'Mon Kid' about one of his friends, addicted to drugs, and wanted to

write a song in the happy times, in case he ever got back onto drugs.

Capo: 1

Verse 1:

A F#m

It seems like you’re doing better these days

A F#m

Even though things are falling apart

A F#m

I know it’s brutal working minimum wage

E5 D

It’s like you’re finished before you start

A F#m

Things got ugly for a while back there

A F#m

I know I thought that you wouldn’t pull through

A F#m

Late at night when the phone would ring

E D

There’s no telling what you would do

Verse 2:

A F#m

Sometimes we’d yell and act mad as hell

A F#m

Sometimes we’d act like we didn’t care

A F#m

Some of our love was just suffocating

E D

It left you turning blue and gasping for air

Chorus:

F#m D A E

C’mon kid, c’mon, it’s one foot and then the other

F#m D

Everybody needs a hand sometimes,

A E

everybody needs a brother

F#m D

Well c’mon kid, c’mon,

A E

I’m reaching out to you

F#m D A

Get out of bed kid, face the world,

And show us what you can do

A E A E

Interlude:

Verse 3:

A F#m

I’m sorry I was always casting stones

A F#m

Like my glass house couldn’t be smashed

A F#m

I spent as many nights as wild as a lion

E D

I was lucky that I never crashed

A F#m

Look, I’ve never really been no angel,

A F#m

I see a lot of myself in you

A F#m

This little town can feel a lot like prison

And angry young men

E D

Angry young men always have something to prove

You know I always have something to prove

Chorus:

F#m D A E

C’mon kid, c’mon, it’s one foot and then the other

F#m D

Everybody needs a hand sometimes,

A E

everybody needs a brother

F#m D

Well c’mon kid, c’mon,

A E

I’m reaching out to you

F#m D A

Get out of bed kid, face the world,

And show us what you can do

A E A E

Interlude:

Bridge:

D A

I know you ended up with bills to pay

E A

I know she promised you that she would stay

D A

I know they told you he died for your sins

And he’s the only way

D A

I know it caught you by surprise

E A

I got a call that you almost died

D A

Second chances are a crime to waste,

So don’t let time decide

Don’t let time decide

Chorus: (Staccato and Palm Muted)

F#m D A E

C’mon kid, c’mon, it’s one foot and then the other

F#m D

Everybody needs a hand sometimes,

A E

everybody needs a brother

F#m D

Well c’mon kid, c’mon,

A E

I’m reaching out to you

F#m D A

Get out of bed kid, face the world,

And show us what you can do

Outro:

A F#m A F#m

C’mon kid, c’mon, (Rest)

A F#m E D

C’mon kid, c’mon, yeah, yeah

A F#m A F#m

C’mon kid, c’mon, (Rest)

A F#m

C’mon kid, c’mon

E D

And show us what you can do

C’mon kid, c’mon

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