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1/28

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 28Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 4
[Intro] - this is played on piano, a little awkward on guitar but this is what it looks like:
e | ---------------------------------------------------------|
B | -3---0---3---0---3---0---3---0---3---0---3---0---3---0---|
G | ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------|
A | ---------------------------------------------------------|
E | ---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
I Gsaw a photograph from ten years Am7back
It's you and I, we're standin' Cin the rain
SomeGwhere outside Atlanta, and I Am7think my twelve-seat van
Is right there Cout of frame
[Pre-Chorus]
This was before I knew my Gway around Los Angeles
BeAm7fore I ever cared about nice Cneighborhoods
We were Gdrivin' through the night, sleepin' on Am7hotel floors
And thinkin' that we Chad it good
[Chorus]
We were Gkids back then, thinkin' Am7we could live forever
We were Ckids back then
We were Gwild and free, takin' Am7on the world together
We were Ckids back then
(N.C.)
That's how we're always gonna be
 G-  Am7- C  
[Verse 2]
Passed an Gold friend on my timeline who had Am7lately been on my mind
We were Cclose as blood
If we Gsat down for a drink I think we'd fAm7orget all the stupid reasons
CWe lost touch (we lost touch)
It was just because
[Chorus]
We were Gkids back then, thinkin' Am7we could live forever
We were Ckids back then, you and me
We were Gwild and free, takin' Am7on the world together
We were Ckids back then
That's how we're always gonna be
 G-  Am7- C  
[Bridge]
DAll you got to do is Emblink your eyes and the years go Cby like that
They Gfly right past
DI don't want to wait to Emrealize everything that Cyou and I
AlAm7ready have
[Verse 3] - intro riff played in background
     G*                               Am7*
Five-thirty in the mornin', and we're awake again
                C*
You are holdin' baby Jane
       G*                            Am7*
I lean in to take a picture, when it hits me
                             C*
In twenty years, I will look back and say
[Chorus] - intro riff continues to play through first chorus here
        G*
We were kids back then, thinkin' we would live forever
        C*
We were kids back then
         G*
We're so young and free, takin' on the world together
        C*
We were kids back then
That's how we're always gonna be
 G-  Am7- C  
We were Gkids back then, thinkin' Am7we could live forever
We were Ckids back then, you and me
We were Gwild and free, takin' Am7on the world together
We were Ckids back then
That's how we're always gonna be
 G-  Am7- C  
That's how we're always gonna be
 G-  Am7- C  
Oh, that's how we're always gonna be
[Outro]
C
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N.C. = no chords
* = strum once
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Kids

by Ben Rector

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Capo 4

[Intro] - this is played on piano, a little awkward on guitar but this is what it looks like:

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

B | -3---0---3---0---3---0---3---0---3---0---3---0---3---0---|

G | ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|

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

A | ---------------------------------------------------------|

E | ---------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G Am7

I saw a photograph from ten years back

It's you and I, we're standin' in the rain

G Am7

Somewhere outside Atlanta, and I think my twelve-seat van

Is right there out of frame

[Pre-Chorus]

This was before I knew my way around Los Angeles

Am7 C

Before I ever cared about nice neighborhoods

G Am7

We were drivin' through the night, sleepin' on hotel floors

And thinkin' that we had it good

[Chorus]

G Am7

We were kids back then, thinkin' we could live forever

We were kids back then

G Am7

We were wild and free, takin' on the world together

We were kids back then

(N.C.)

That's how we're always gonna be

G Am7 C

- -

[Verse 2]

G Am7

Passed an old friend on my timeline who had lately been on my mind

We were close as blood

G Am7

If we sat down for a drink I think we'd forget all the stupid reasons

We lost touch (we lost touch)

It was just because

[Chorus]

G Am7

We were kids back then, thinkin' we could live forever

We were kids back then, you and me

G Am7

We were wild and free, takin' on the world together

We were kids back then

That's how we're always gonna be

G Am7 C

- -

[Bridge]

D Em C

All you got to do is blink your eyes and the years go by like that

They fly right past

D Em C

I don't want to wait to realize everything that you and I

Am7

Already have

[Verse 3] - intro riff played in background

G Am7

* *

Five-thirty in the mornin', and we're awake again

You are holdin' baby Jane

G Am7

* *

I lean in to take a picture, when it hits me

In twenty years, I will look back and say

[Chorus] - intro riff continues to play through first chorus here

We were kids back then, thinkin' we would live forever

We were kids back then

We're so young and free, takin' on the world together

We were kids back then

That's how we're always gonna be

G Am7 C

- -

G Am7

We were kids back then, thinkin' we could live forever

We were kids back then, you and me

G Am7

We were wild and free, takin' on the world together

We were kids back then

That's how we're always gonna be

G Am7 C

- -

That's how we're always gonna be

G Am7 C

- -

Oh, that's how we're always gonna be

[Outro]

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N.C. = no chords

* = strum once

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