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Sidekick by Asylum Street Spankers
NOTES: I figured this out on a ukulele. In the YouTube video I used to tab this, 
they had a capo on the 2nd fret of the main guitar. Play what sounds best to you, 
or try playing along with one of their videos. 
Intro:   C    E7    Am    F   Gx 2  
CI am so imprE7essed with you and
 Amevery little Fthing you Gdo
is incCredible
  E7but you must get aAmwfully lonelyF  G  
Cfighting crime's too mE7uch for just one
 Amseems the work is Fnever dGone
Cand every hero  E7needs a Amsidekick
FI could Gbe it
Call you'd have tE7o do is snap your fAmingers
Fyou just fGlash your beCacon
and I will come rE7unning to your sAmide
Fsee I cGan be useCfu-u-u-E7u-u-uAm-l F  G  
C  E7  Am  F  G
CI could help you E7catch the villain
 AmYou're my hero aFnd I'm wGilling
CTo learn from you
E7There's so much that yAmou could show me
(Ooh, wFhat could you Gshow me?)
CWhy don't you just tE7hink about it? 
AmWe could have cool Fmatching oGutfits
(Oooh, we could save the planet)
CAnd a secret bE7est friends haAmndshake
FIt'd be Gso great and
Call you'd have tE7o do is snap your fAmingers
Fyou just fGlash your beCacon
and I will come rE7unning to your sAmide
Fsee I cGan be useCfu-u-u-E7u-u-uAm-l 
(just snap your fingers)
Fyou just fGlash your beCacon
and I will come rE7unning to your sAmide
(to see what I can do)
to Fsee what GI can doE7  
I may be sAmmall but I'm real
FFast and strong and oh so cGlever
                               (what I can do)
E7The kind you nAmeed to have aroFundG  
                               (what I can do)
E7I may be yAmoung and inexpFerienced
But I have tGalents
          (what I can do)
E7And what I Amdon't know I can leFarn G  
  C    E    Am    F   Gx 2
CSpeaking hypotE7hetically if
AmI were you and Fyou were Gme 
I would cClearly seeE7  
We could be a Amsuper duo 
FAnd you Gknow that
Call you'd have tE7o do is snap your fAmingers
Fyou just fGlash your beCacon
and I will come rE7unning to your sAmide
Fsee I cGan be useCfu-u-u-E7u-u-uAm-l 
             (just snap your fingers)
FYou just fGlash your beCacon
And I will come rE7unning to your sAmide
To Fsee what GI can dCo 
CAll you have to E7do is snap your fAmingers
You just fFlash your Gsuper bCeacon 
And I will come rE7unning to your sAmide
You sFee I cGan be uCseful 

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Sidekick

by Asylum Street Spankers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Sidekick by Asylum Street Spankers

NOTES: I figured this out on a ukulele. In the YouTube video I used to tab this,

they had a capo on the 2nd fret of the main guitar. Play what sounds best to you,

or try playing along with one of their videos.

C E7 Am F G

Intro: x 2

C E7

I am so impressed with you and

Am F G

every little thing you do

is incredible

E7 Am F G

but you must get awfully lonely

C E7

fighting crime's too much for just one

Am F G

seems the work is never done

C E7 Am

and every hero needs a sidekick

F G

I could be it

C E7 Am

all you'd have to do is snap your fingers

F G C

you just flash your beacon

E7 Am

and I will come running to your side

F G C E7 Am F G

see I can be usefu-u-u-u-u-u-l

C E7 Am F G

C E7

I could help you catch the villain

Am F G

You're my hero and I'm willing

To learn from you

E7 Am

There's so much that you could show me

F G

(Ooh, what could you show me?)

C E7

Why don't you just think about it?

Am F G

We could have cool matching outfits

(Oooh, we could save the planet)

C E7 Am

And a secret best friends handshake

F G

It'd be so great and

C E7 Am

all you'd have to do is snap your fingers

F G C

you just flash your beacon

E7 Am

and I will come running to your side

F G C E7 Am

see I can be usefu-u-u-u-u-u-l

(just snap your fingers)

F G C

you just flash your beacon

E7 Am

and I will come running to your side

(to see what I can do)

F G E7

to see what I can do

I may be small but I'm real

F G

Fast and strong and oh so clever

(what I can do)

E7 Am F G

The kind you need to have around

(what I can do)

E7 Am F

I may be young and inexperienced

But I have talents

(what I can do)

E7 Am F G

And what I don't know I can learn

C E Am F G

x 2

C E7

Speaking hypothetically if

Am F G

I were you and you were me

C E7

I would clearly see

We could be a super duo

F G

And you know that

C E7 Am

all you'd have to do is snap your fingers

F G C

you just flash your beacon

E7 Am

and I will come running to your side

F G C E7 Am

see I can be usefu-u-u-u-u-u-l

(just snap your fingers)

F G C

You just flash your beacon

E7 Am

And I will come running to your side

F G C

To see what I can do

C E7 Am

All you have to do is snap your fingers

F G C

You just flash your super beacon

E7 Am

And I will come running to your side

F G C

You see I can be useful

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