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Kids These Days

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[Intro]
Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
I'm too young to Fmaj7die
Gonna live foreverFmaj7  
I just want to Fmaj7talk tough
Look meanC/G  
Life is good aGt seventeen
Fmaj7
[Chorus]
One thing that I Fmaj7know is Amthat
GYou don't know a Amthing    Fmaj7about me
You were the Fmaj7young, dumb
AmChosen one
CNow you shake your Ghead and sayFmaj7  
"C/GKids Gthese days"
Am Em F Bb
Am G F Bb
[Break]
AmMirror mirror Gon the wall
FWhat's the meaning Bbof it all?
Am G Fmaj7
[Verse 2]
Wasted alFmaj7l the time
Nothing lasts foreverFmaj7  
Maybe I should Fmaj7give up the good fightC  
Change my imaGge overnight
Fmaj7
[Chorus]
One thing that I Fmaj7know is Amthat
GYou don't know a Amthing Fmaj7about me
You were the Fmaj7young, dumb
AmChosen one
CLosing in the Gloveliest Fmaj7way
"C/GKids Gthese days"
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G Am
Fmaj7
[Break]
Fmaj7Mirror mirror on Amthe wall
GWhat's the meaning of it all?
Fmaj7 C/G G
[Verse 3]
AmAdolescent Emintuition
FMurder on the Bbrise
AmMake an easy Gmillion
FBlow it in the Bbnight
AmTell me that I'm Empretty
FTell me that I'm Bbnice
AmI know you can Gsee it in my Fmaj7eyesEm  
[Bridge]
You can see it in my Fmaj7eyesEm  
You can see it in my Fmaj7eyesEm  
You can see it in my Fmaj7eyesEm  
Everybody Fmaj7triesG  
Tries to be somebody      Fmaj7    GTo be somebody's
Fmaj7Wet dream, prom king
GGolden boy, new toy
Fmaj7Mirror mirror on the wall
  C/GWhat's the meaninGg of it all?
[Outro]
      Fmaj7   C/GLife is a GhoneymoFmaj7on phase
     C/G  GKids these daFmaj7ys
     C/G  GKids these daFmaj7ys
C/GKids Gthese Fmaj7days
C/G    G    Fmaj7
C/G    G    Fmaj7
C/G    G    Fmaj7
C/G    G

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Kids These Days

by Shakey Graves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Fmaj7

C/G

[Intro]

Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

Fmaj7

I'm too young to die

Fmaj7

Gonna live forever

Fmaj7

I just want to talk tough

C/G

Look mean

Life is good at seventeen

Fmaj7

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Am

One thing that I know is that

G Am Fmaj7

You don't know a thing about me

Fmaj7

You were the young, dumb

Chosen one

C G Fmaj7

Now you shake your head and say

C/G G

"Kids these days"

Am Em F Bb

Am G F Bb

[Break]

Am G

Mirror mirror on the wall

F Bb

What's the meaning of it all?

Am G Fmaj7

[Verse 2]

Fmaj7

Wasted all the time

Fmaj7

Nothing lasts forever

Fmaj7 C

Maybe I should give up the good fight

Change my image overnight

Fmaj7

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Am

One thing that I know is that

G Am Fmaj7

You don't know a thing about me

Fmaj7

You were the young, dumb

Chosen one

C G Fmaj7

Losing in the loveliest way

C/G G

"Kids these days"

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G Am

Fmaj7

[Break]

Fmaj7 Am

Mirror mirror on the wall

What's the meaning of it all?

Fmaj7 C/G G

[Verse 3]

Am Em

Adolescent intuition

F Bb

Murder on the rise

Am G

Make an easy million

F Bb

Blow it in the night

Am Em

Tell me that I'm pretty

F Bb

Tell me that I'm nice

Am G Fmaj7 Em

I know you can see it in my eyes

[Bridge]

Fmaj7 Em

You can see it in my eyes

Fmaj7 Em

You can see it in my eyes

Fmaj7 Em

You can see it in my eyes

Fmaj7 G

Everybody tries

Fmaj7 G

Tries to be somebody To be somebody's

Fmaj7

Wet dream, prom king

Golden boy, new toy

Fmaj7

Mirror mirror on the wall

C/G G

What's the meaning of it all?

[Outro]

Fmaj7 C/G G Fmaj7

Life is a honeymoon phase

C/G G Fmaj7

Kids these days

C/G G Fmaj7

Kids these days

C/G G Fmaj7

Kids these days

C/G G Fmaj7

C/G G

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