X-Kid

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Tab by laniezarthur
Email: laniezarthur@gmail.com
X-Kid from ¡Tré! (2012)
Tuning: Standard
Key: E
This is the studio version of the song (and also that's what Billie Joe plays on stage), I saw another
version (for example the E/C# is played 9x99xx) that is correct too.
Music to get the rythm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdLYCjTACpQ
Chords:
E5 : xx24xx or x799xx
E/C# : x424xx or 9x99xx
B5 : x244xx or 799xxx
Asus2 (E5/A) : x024xx or x099xx or 599xx (hard !)
E5* : 022xxx
E: 022100
C#5: x466xx
A5 : x022xx or 577xx
Intro: E5   E/C#   B5  Asus2  
E5Hey, little kid E/C#  
Did you B5wake up late one Asus2day and
You're not so yoE5ung, but you're still dE/C#umb
B   Asus2   E5*
And you're numb to your old glory but now it's gone
E5* B5   C#5  A5  
I fell in love, but it didn't catch your fall
Then I crE5ashed, into a wE/C#all
Then I fB5ell to pieces A5on the floor
Now you're sick tB5o deEath
EBombs awB5ay, here goes noC#5thing
The shouting's A5over
Hey B5X-KidE, bombs away B5  
Here goes nC#5othing
The shouting's oA5ver and out
Over and out B5agaE5in
E5 E/C# B5 Asus2
B5I oncE5e was old enouE/C#gh
To know B5better, man I Asus2was too young B5to cE5are
Many cE/C#ares, probably wB5ould but
Asus2   E5*
Holywood is dead and gone
E5* B5   C#5   A5  
You fell in love but then you just fell apart
Like a kE5ick in the hE/C#ead
You?re an B5X-Kid and you A5never even got started B5agaiEn
EBombs awaB5y, here goes noC#5thing
The shouting's A5over
Hey B5X-KEid, bombs awB5ay
Here goes nC#5othing
The shouting's A5over and out
Over and out
A5   E5* B5  
And you were such a young soul
A5   E5* B5   A5   E5*
And you got lost and out of control
B5You went over the eA5dge of joking
B   E5*
And I have a broken heart
Solo : E5* C#5   B5   A5   E5* C#5   B5  A5  
A5   E5* B5(x4) B5  
E5 E/C# B5 Asus2
E5Hey, little E/C#kid
Did you wB5ake up late one Asus2day and
You're not so E5young, but you're still E/C#dumb
You?re an B5X-Kid and you A5never even got started B5agaiEn
EBombs awaB5y, here goes noC#5thing
The shouting's A5over
Hey B5X-KE5id, bombs awB5ay
here goes C#5nothing
The shouting's A5over
Hey B5X-KEid, bombs awB5ay
here goes C#5nothing
The shouting's A5over
Hey B5X-KEid, bombs awB5ay
here goes C#5nothing
The shouting's A5over
A5Over and out
A5Over and over and outB5  
E5 E/C# B5 Asus2
End on E5

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