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Just A Kid

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Step 1 / 35Position: 12

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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                             JUST A KID - Wilco
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Tuning: Drop D
 G5555xxx
 D0xxxxx
D5 (12)(12)(12)xxx
Ano5/C# (11)(12)(11)xxx
 B5999xxx
 A5777xxx
 F#5444xxx
 E5222xxx
riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(14)-9-9-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(14)-9-(12)-9--|
D|--0----0----0----0-----0---0-0-0----0----0----0-----0---0-0----0--|
riff 1   G5
riff 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--(12)-(12)-(10)-(12)-(10)-9-9--|
D|--0----0----0----0-----0---0-0--|
riff 2
DMaybe I'm just a kid, maybe I just don't fit in
G5                                              riff 2
I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, to go now
DI don't want to go to school but don't get to I make the rules
G5                                             riff 2
To early, to early, to early, to early in the morning
         D5Ano5/C#            B5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
G5has to do something they dA5on't want to do
         D5Ano5/C#            B5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
G5has to do somethF#5ing, oE5h why's that trDue?
G5   riff 2
DMaybe I'm not so big maybe I just don't fit in
G5                                              riff 2
I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, i'm ready for more now
DI don't want to go to bed so much going on in my head
G5                                                riff 2
Not tired, Not tired, Not tired, Not tired right now
         D5Ano5/C#            B5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
G5has to do something they dA5on't want to do
         D5Ano5/C#            B5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
G5has to do somethF#5ing, oE5h why's that trDue?
         D5Ano5/C#            B5          A5     G5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
         D5Ano5/C#            B5          A5     G5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
         D5Ano5/C#            B5          A5     G5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
         D5Ano5/C#            B5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
G5has to do somethF#5ing, sE5o have some fDun
riff 1 x2
         D5Ano5/C#            B5          A5     G5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
         D5Ano5/C#            B5          A5     G5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
         D5Ano5/C#            B5          A5     G5  A5  
Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody
         D5Ano5/C#            B5  A5  
Everybody, everyone, somebody anyone
G5has to grow F#5up, so E5have some fDun
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release

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Just A Kid

by Wilco

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

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JUST A KID - Wilco

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Tuning: Drop D

555xxx

0xxxxx

D5 (12)(12)(12)xxx

Ano5/C# (11)(12)(11)xxx

999xxx

777xxx

F#5

444xxx

222xxx

riff 1

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

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

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

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(14)-9-9-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(14)-9-(12)-9--|

D|--0----0----0----0-----0---0-0-0----0----0----0-----0---0-0----0--|

riff 1 G5

riff 2

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

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

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

D|--------------------------------|

A|--(12)-(12)-(10)-(12)-(10)-9-9--|

D|--0----0----0----0-----0---0-0--|

riff 2

Maybe I'm just a kid, maybe I just don't fit in

G5 riff 2

I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, to go now

I don't want to go to school but don't get to I make the rules

G5 riff 2

To early, to early, to early, to early in the morning

D5 B5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

G5 A5

has to do something they don't want to do

D5 B5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

G5 F#5 E5 D

has to do something, oh why's that true?

G5 riff 2

Maybe I'm not so big maybe I just don't fit in

G5 riff 2

I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, i'm ready for more now

I don't want to go to bed so much going on in my head

G5 riff 2

Not tired, Not tired, Not tired, Not tired right now

D5 B5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

G5 A5

has to do something they don't want to do

D5 B5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

G5 F#5 E5 D

has to do something, oh why's that true?

D5 B5 A5 G5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

D5 B5 A5 G5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

D5 B5 A5 G5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

D5 B5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

G5 F#5 E5 D

has to do something, so have some fun

riff 1 x2

D5 B5 A5 G5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

D5 B5 A5 G5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

D5 B5 A5 G5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everybody, everybody everybody

D5 B5 A5

Ano5/C#

Everybody, everyone, somebody anyone

G5 F#5 E5 D

has to grow up, so have some fun

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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