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1/23

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 23Position: 2

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[Verse 1]
e|-Em--2/3---2---0-C---------Am-------|
B|---0--0-0-0-0----3---3-1--0----|
G|-------0---0-----0--0-0-2--2---|
D|-------------------2--------2--|
A|---------------3--------0----0-|
E|-0-----------------------------|
EmBeen kicked around so long
CYou're starting to get Amused to how it feels
EmThe taste of blood that's in your mouth
CThere's still somehow iAmt always heals
EmDon't know how you keep on getting up
CFrom all those ghostly Amblows
EmAnd all that pain that lingers
CDeep down in the darkneAmss where it grows
[Chorus]
DI know how haCrd it iGs
DTo keep your Chead up Gkid
DTo keep your Chead up
EmKid
Em C Am
[Verse 2]
EmAnd there you sit on high
CAll tucked away and locAmked up in the clouds
EmWaiting for someone to finally
CCome along and take you Amout
EmInto this bitter world
CThat also often treated Amyou so cruel
EmWhen they turn away
CYou know that they will Amsay that you're a fool
[Chorus 2]
DI know how Chard it Gis
DTo keep youCr head uGp kid
DI know how Chard it isG  
DTo keep youCr head up Emkid
 Em...  C... Am  
[Verse 3]
EmAnd so patiently
CYou waited for a love tAmo come along
EmTake you out into this bitter world
CSo often done you wrongAm  
EmThere you sit alone
CAnd there you shed a soAmlitary tear
EmListening to a song
CYou think that no one eAmlse would ever hear
[Chorus 3]
DI know hoCw hard Git is
DTo keep yCour heaGd up kid
DI know haCrd it iGs
DTo keep yCour head up
Keep your Bmhead up
Keep your Chead up
Keep your Bmhead up
Keep your Chead up

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Kid

by Amos Lee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Em C Am

e|---2/3---2---0-----------------|

B|---0--0-0-0-0----3---3-1--0----|

G|-------0---0-----0--0-0-2--2---|

D|-------------------2--------2--|

A|---------------3--------0----0-|

E|-0-----------------------------|

Been kicked around so long

C Am

You're starting to get used to how it feels

The taste of blood that's in your mouth

C Am

There's still somehow it always heals

Don't know how you keep on getting up

C Am

From all those ghostly blows

And all that pain that lingers

C Am

Deep down in the darkness where it grows

[Chorus]

D C G

I know how hard it is

D C G

To keep your head up kid

D C

To keep your head up

Kid

Em C Am

[Verse 2]

And there you sit on high

C Am

All tucked away and locked up in the clouds

Waiting for someone to finally

C Am

Come along and take you out

Into this bitter world

C Am

That also often treated you so cruel

When they turn away

C Am

You know that they will say that you're a fool

[Chorus 2]

D C G

I know how hard it is

D C G

To keep your head up kid

D C G

I know how hard it is

D C Em

To keep your head up kid

Em C Am

... ...

[Verse 3]

And so patiently

C Am

You waited for a love to come along

Take you out into this bitter world

C Am

So often done you wrong

There you sit alone

C Am

And there you shed a solitary tear

Listening to a song

C Am

You think that no one else would ever hear

[Chorus 3]

D C G

I know how hard it is

D C G

To keep your head up kid

D C G

I know hard it is

D C

To keep your head up

Keep your head up

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