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Teenage Kicks

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1/78

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 78Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

capo: 5th fret
Chords used:
     G(320033)
  G/F#(2x0033)
   Em7(022033)
   G/E(020033)
     C(x32010)
     D(200232)
d = downwards strum
u = upwards strum
e|-G3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3G/F#-3-|-Em73---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-G/F#3-|
B|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-0-|
A|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-x-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-x-|
E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-2-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-2-|x3
e|-G3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3G/F#-3-|-Em73---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-G/E3-|
B|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-0-|
A|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-x-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-2-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|x1
e|-C0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-D2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
B|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
D|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
E|-x---x---x-x-x-x-|---x-x---x-x-x-x-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|x1
verse:
GAre teenage dreams so hard to bG/F#eat
Em7Everytime she walks down the stG/F#reet
GAnother girl in the neighbourhoG/F#od
Em7Wish she was mine, she looks so G/Egood
chorus:
CI wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
DGet teenage kicks right through the night
verse:
GI'm gonna call her on the telepG/F#hone
Em7Have her over cos I'm all aloneG/F#  
GI need excitement and I need it G/F#bad
Em7And its the best, I've ever hadG/E  
chorus:
CI wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
DGet teenage kicks right all through the night - Come on!
repeat chorus 
repeat (2nd verse with no guitar only vocals)
chorus x2

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Teenage Kicks

by KT Tunstall

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Em7

G/E

capo: 5th fret

Chords used:

(320033)

G/F#

(2x0033)

Em7

(022033)

G/E

(020033)

(x32010)

(200232)

d = downwards strum

u = upwards strum

G G/F# Em7 G/F#

e|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|

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

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

D|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-0-|

A|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-x-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-x-|

E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-2-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-2-|x3

G G/F# Em7 G/E

e|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-|

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

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

D|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-0-|

A|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-x-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|

E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-2-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|x1

C D

e|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|

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

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

D|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|

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

E|-x---x---x-x-x-x-|---x-x---x-x-x-x-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|x1

verse:

G G/F#

Are teenage dreams so hard to beat

Em7 G/F#

Everytime she walks down the street

G G/F#

Another girl in the neighbourhood

Em7 G/E

Wish she was mine, she looks so good

chorus:

I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight

Get teenage kicks right through the night

verse:

G G/F#

I'm gonna call her on the telephone

Em7 G/F#

Have her over cos I'm all alone

G G/F#

I need excitement and I need it bad

Em7 G/E

And its the best, I've ever had

chorus:

I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight

Get teenage kicks right all through the night - Come on!

repeat chorus

repeat (2nd verse with no guitar only vocals)

chorus x2

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