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Teenage Kicks

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Chords]
e|-D10--C#9---Bm7---A5---G3---G#4--|
B|-10--9---7---5---3---4--|
G|-11--10--7---6---4---5--|
D|-12--11--9---7---5---6--|
A|-12--11--9---7---5---6--|
E|-10--9---7---5---3---4--|
[Intro]
    D     D     C#    Bm     Bm     C#(x2)
[Verse 1]
Da teenage dream's so hard to beatC#  
Bmevery time she walks down the streeC#t
Danother girl in the neighborhoodC#  
Bmwish she was mine, she looks so gooAd
[Chorus]
GI wanna hold her , wanna hold her tight
and G#get Ateenage kicks right through the night
[Verse 2]
DI'm gonna call her on the telephoneC#  
Bmhave her over 'cos I'm all aloneC#  
DI need excitement, though I need it badC#  
Bmand it's the best I've ever hadA  
[Chorus]
GI wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
and G#get Ateenage kicks right through the night
[Solo]
    D     D     C#    Bm     Bm     C#(x2)
[Verse 3]
Da teenage dream's so hard to beatC#  
Bmevery time she walks down the streeC#t
Danother girl in the neighborhoodC#  
Bmwish she was mine, she looks so gooAd
[Chorus]
GI wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
and G#get Ateenage kicks right through the night
[Verse 4]
DI'm gonna call her on the telephoneC#  
Bmhave her over 'cos I'm all aloneC#  
DI need excitement, though I need it badC#  
Bmand it's the best I've ever hadA  
[Chorus]
GI wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
and G#get Ateenage kicks right through the night
[Solo]   
                           D    C#                  Bm( C#1st time,  A2nd)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------12(14)---(12)------------9(11)---(9)--|
D|----------12--------------12--------9------------9-|  x2
A|-------12-------------------------9----------------|
E|-10-10------------------------7-7------------------|
[Chorus]
GI wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
and G#get Ateenage kicks right through the night
[Outro]
D    G    A    D

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The story behind the song

"Teenage Kicks" captures that pure, unadulterated rush of young love and desire, the kind that makes you want to spend "the night" with "another girl in the neighborhood." Written by J.J. O'Neill in the summer of 1977, this debut single from The Undertones perfectly embodies the band's focus on adolescence and teenage angst rather than the political climate of their native Derry. It's a song that channels the simple, urgent joy of those early, intense feelings.

AI-written from these sources:Teenage Kicks — Wikipedia ↗The Undertones — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Teenage Kicks

Teenage Kicks

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Teenage Kicks

by The Undertones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chords]

D C# Bm A G G#

e|-10--9---7---5---3---4--|

B|-10--9---7---5---3---4--|

G|-11--10--7---6---4---5--|

D|-12--11--9---7---5---6--|

A|-12--11--9---7---5---6--|

E|-10--9---7---5---3---4--|

[Intro]

D D C# Bm Bm C#

(x2)

[Verse 1]

D C#

a teenage dream's so hard to beat

Bm C#

every time she walks down the street

D C#

another girl in the neighborhood

Bm A

wish she was mine, she looks so good

[Chorus]

I wanna hold her , wanna hold her tight

G# A

and get teenage kicks right through the night

[Verse 2]

D C#

I'm gonna call her on the telephone

Bm C#

have her over 'cos I'm all alone

D C#

I need excitement, though I need it bad

Bm A

and it's the best I've ever had

[Chorus]

I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight

G# A

and get teenage kicks right through the night

[Solo]

D D C# Bm Bm C#

(x2)

[Verse 3]

D C#

a teenage dream's so hard to beat

Bm C#

every time she walks down the street

D C#

another girl in the neighborhood

Bm A

wish she was mine, she looks so good

[Chorus]

I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight

G# A

and get teenage kicks right through the night

[Verse 4]

D C#

I'm gonna call her on the telephone

Bm C#

have her over 'cos I'm all alone

D C#

I need excitement, though I need it bad

Bm A

and it's the best I've ever had

[Chorus]

I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight

G# A

and get teenage kicks right through the night

[Solo]

D C# Bm C# A

( 1st time, 2nd)

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

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

G|-------------12(14)---(12)------------9(11)---(9)--|

D|----------12--------------12--------9------------9-| x2

A|-------12-------------------------9----------------|

E|-10-10------------------------7-7------------------|

[Chorus]

I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight

G# A

and get teenage kicks right through the night

[Outro]

D G A D

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