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Step 1 / 33Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Available in two versions, with and without capo on 2nd fret
Version I, with capo on 2nd fret(the way I like to play it)
[Intro]
Em C G G/F#
Intro gtr II (here the riff from the original starts)
e|-------------------------------------------------0--2-0-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------3----------3-1-0--0h1p0----3--1--0------|
G|--0-2-4--4-2-0-2-4-2--0--------------0--2--4-------------------------0-----------2-0--|
D|-------------------------4----4-4-4---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
EmYou were a Cchild
Crawling on your Gknees toward him G/F#  
EmMaking momma so Cproud
But your voice is Gtoo loud G/F#  
EmWe like to watch you Claughing
Picking inGsects off of G/F#plants
EmNo time to think Cof conseGquences G/F#  
[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from them
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
(x2)
[Verse]
The water is warm
But it's sending me shivers
A baby is born
Crying out for attention
Your memories fade
Like looking through a fogged mirror
Decisions to
Decisions are made and not bought
But I thought this wouldn't hurt a lot
I guess not
[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from them
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
(x2)
Control yourself
Take only what you need from them
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
(x3)
A family of trees...
Version II, without capo(the way the kooks actually played it )
F#mYou were a cDhild
Crawling on your Aknees toward him A/G#  
F#mMaking momma so pDroud
But your voice is Atoo loud A/G#  
F#mWe like to watch you Dlaughing
Picking inAsects off of A/G#plants
F#mNo time to think Dof conseqAuences A/G#  
And so on...
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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All chords in this song (8)

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About Kids Chords by The Kooks

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