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Its Kickin In

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Intro:
  CmIt's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah!
It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah!
It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Verse 1:
  CShocked aGwake in the Bbmiddle of the Fday
  CIn a G/Bfight over Bbshadows of the F/Anight
And you Fwonder why the talk is so Gbold
When it's Abboring and the story's so Bbold
  CPanic Gcall to her Bbbest friend on the Fphone
  CWon't sit B/Gdown but she Bbjust can't sit F/Aalone
Hard to Fjustify a party Gband
To someAbbody with no party Bbplans
Chorus:
  CStop to apFpreciate it
  CLet's hear the Fboyfriends say it
  CIt's kickin' Gin, yeah! BbIt's kickin' Fin, yeah!
 CIt's kickin' iGn, yeah! BbYeah! Yeah! FYeah! Yeah!
Verse 2:
  Going good up until we shut 'em down
  Bum a ride to the other side of town
In a restaurant with so much class
If we'd stop laughing we could almost pass
Pre Chorus:
  The disaffected waitress
  In some fake foreign accent:
G (Fake Words) 
joo si de lo ti fah no 
foo hahs po foo luh se 
Chorus:
Stop to appreciate it
Let's hear the boyfriend say it
It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

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Its Kickin In

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

F/A

B/G

Intro:

It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah!

It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah!

It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Verse 1:

C G Bb F

Shocked awake in the middle of the day

C G/B Bb F/A

In a fight over shadows of the night

F G

And you wonder why the talk is so bold

Ab Bb

When it's boring and the story's so old

C G Bb F

Panic call to her best friend on the phone

C B/G Bb F/A

Won't sit down but she just can't sit alone

F G

Hard to justify a party band

Ab Bb

To somebody with no party plans

Chorus:

C F

Stop to appreciate it

C F

Let's hear the boyfriends say it

C G Bb F

It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah!

C G Bb F

It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Verse 2:

Going good up until we shut 'em down

Bum a ride to the other side of town

In a restaurant with so much class

If we'd stop laughing we could almost pass

Pre Chorus:

The disaffected waitress

In some fake foreign accent:

G (Fake Words)

joo si de lo ti fah no

foo hahs po foo luh se

Chorus:

Stop to appreciate it

Let's hear the boyfriend say it

It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

About Its Kickin In Chords by They Might Be Giants

Learn how to play Its Kickin In by They Might Be Giants with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Its Kickin In chords”, “Its Kickin In guitar chords”, or “They Might Be Giants Its Kickin In chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Its Kickin In chords and for experienced players who want accurate Its Kickin In lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Cm, C, G, Bb, F, G/B.

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What key is "Its Kickin In" in?

The chords for "Its Kickin In" show the original chord names (including Cm, C, G, Bb, F, G/B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.