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Cool Kids

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[Intro]
 Em   Cmaj7   G   Dx2
(Intro Riff)
e|-Em-----------Cmaj7------------G--------D--------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------| x2
A|-------5--7-------------5---------------|
E|-0--3------------5-7-5------------------|
[Verse 1]
She sees them wEmalking in a straight line, Cthat's not really her Gstyle
And they Emall got the same heartbeat, Cbut hers is falling beGhind
EmNothing in this world could Cever bring them Gdown
  EmYeah they're invincible Cand she's just in the backGground
And she says
[Chorus]
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
G'Cause all the cool kids, Dthey seem to fit in
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
  GLike the cool kidDs
[Instrumental]
 Em   Cmaj7   G   Dx2
[Verse 2]
He sees them Emtalking with a big smile, Cbut they haven't got a Gclue
Yeah, Emthey're living the good life, Ccan't see what he is going Gthrough
  EmThey're driving fast cars, Cbut they don't know where they're Ggoing
  EmIn the fast lane, Cliving life without Gknowing
And he says,
[Chorus]
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
G'Cause all the cool kids, Dthey seem to fit in
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
  GLike the cool kiDds
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
G'Cause all the cool kids, Dthey seem to get it
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
 GLike the cool kiDds
 Em   Cmaj7   G   Dx2
[Chorus]
N.C.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
N.C.
'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in
N.C.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
N.C.
Like the cool kids
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
G'Cause all the cool kids, Dthey seem to fit in
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
  GLike the cool kiDds
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
G'Cause all the cool kids, Dthey seem to get it
  EmI wish that I could Cmaj7be like the cool kids
 GLike the cool kiDds
[Outro]
Em Cmaj7 G D
 Em   Cmaj7   G   D   D(let ring)

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Cool Kids

by Echosmith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cmaj7

[Intro]

Em Cmaj7 G D

(Intro Riff)

Em Cmaj7 G D

e|----------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------| x2

A|-------5--7-------------5---------------|

E|-0--3------------5-7-5------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em C G

She sees them walking in a straight line, that's not really her style

Em C G

And they all got the same heartbeat, but hers is falling behind

Em C G

Nothing in this world could ever bring them down

Em C G

Yeah they're invincible and she's just in the background

And she says

[Chorus]

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

Like the cool kids

[Instrumental]

Em Cmaj7 G D

[Verse 2]

Em C G

He sees them talking with a big smile, but they haven't got a clue

Em C G

Yeah, they're living the good life, can't see what he is going through

Em C G

They're driving fast cars, but they don't know where they're going

Em C G

In the fast lane, living life without knowing

And he says,

[Chorus]

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

Like the cool kids

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to get it

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

Like the cool kids

Em Cmaj7 G D

[Chorus]

N.C.

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

N.C.

'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in

N.C.

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

N.C.

Like the cool kids

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

Like the cool kids

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to get it

Em Cmaj7

I wish that I could be like the cool kids

G D

Like the cool kids

[Outro]

Em Cmaj7 G D

Em Cmaj7 G D D

(let ring)

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