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[Intro]
|  Em|   G|
[Verse 1]
Hey kEmid, hey kCid, don't go too fGar
I can't protD/F#ect you when you're shooting like a stEmar
These hCours and this Gheart
They are the D/F#only things that I have left to gEmive, hey kCid
[Pre-Chorus]
   AmAt the eCnd of fairy tEmales, where do wDe go?
   AmInto suCnsets in the wEmest, that's Dwhere we'll Amgo
[Chorus]
GHold (Hold) my hAmand (my hand)
And Empromise you won't let go agaDin
GHold (Hold) my hAmand (my hand)
And Empromise you won't let go of mDe agCain
[Verse 2]
Hey Emkid, hey kiCd, breathe out and iGn
We've got to mD/F#ake it to the end so we can beEmgin
Glad to be aliveC, to get it rightG  
I want to D/F#take you in my arms and hold yoEmu too tight, hey kiCd
[Pre-Chorus]
   AmAt the eCnd of fairy Emtales, where do wDe go?
   AmInto suCnsets in the wEmest, that's Dwhere we'll Amgo (Go)
[Chorus]
GHold (Hold) my hAmand (my hand)
And Empromise you won't let go agaDin (Tell me, won't you hold my hand?)
GHold (Hold) my hAmand (let you hold my hand)
And Empromise you won't let go of mDe agCain
[Bridge]
  GAnd I neDed you more than Cyou need me
  GYou got mDagic in your boCnes, you are poetry
  GYou are Dpoetry to mCe, you are poetry
  CYou are poetry to mGeAm  
(You are poetry to mEme)D  
(You are poetry to me)
[Chorus]
GHold (Let you hold my) my hAmand (tell me, won't you hold my hand?)
And Empromise you won't let go agDain (You are poetry to me)
GHold (Won't you hold my) my hAmand (tell me, won't you hold my hand?)
And pEmromise you won't let go of mDe agaGin
[Outro]
(Let you hold my, Amtell me, won't you hold my hand?)
You are poetry to mEme (Won't you hold my, tell me, won't you hold my hand?)
Don't let gDo of me aGgain (Won't you hold, Amtell me, won't you hold my hand?)
Don't let go of me aEmgain (Won't you hold, go of mDe agaGin)Am  

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Hey Kid

by Ingrid Michaelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

[Intro]

Em G

| | |

[Verse 1]

Em C G

Hey kid, hey kid, don't go too far

D/F# Em

I can't protect you when you're shooting like a star

C G

These hours and this heart

D/F# Em C

They are the only things that I have left to give, hey kid

[Pre-Chorus]

Am C Em D

At the end of fairy tales, where do we go?

Am C Em D Am

Into sunsets in the west, that's where we'll go

[Chorus]

G Am

Hold (Hold) my hand (my hand)

Em D

And promise you won't let go again

G Am

Hold (Hold) my hand (my hand)

Em D C

And promise you won't let go of me again

[Verse 2]

Em C G

Hey kid, hey kid, breathe out and in

D/F# Em

We've got to make it to the end so we can begin

C G

Glad to be alive, to get it right

D/F# Em C

I want to take you in my arms and hold you too tight, hey kid

[Pre-Chorus]

Am C Em D

At the end of fairy tales, where do we go?

Am C Em D Am

Into sunsets in the west, that's where we'll go (Go)

[Chorus]

G Am

Hold (Hold) my hand (my hand)

Em D

And promise you won't let go again (Tell me, won't you hold my hand?)

G Am

Hold (Hold) my hand (let you hold my hand)

Em D C

And promise you won't let go of me again

[Bridge]

G D C

And I need you more than you need me

G D C

You got magic in your bones, you are poetry

G D C

You are poetry to me, you are poetry

C G Am

You are poetry to me

Em D

(You are poetry to me)

[Chorus]

G Am

Hold (Let you hold my) my hand (tell me, won't you hold my hand?)

Em D

And promise you won't let go again (You are poetry to me)

G Am

Hold (Won't you hold my) my hand (tell me, won't you hold my hand?)

Em D G

And promise you won't let go of me again

[Outro]

(Let you hold my, tell me, won't you hold my hand?)

You are poetry to me (Won't you hold my, tell me, won't you hold my hand?)

D G Am

Don't let go of me again (Won't you hold, tell me, won't you hold my hand?)

Em D G Am

Don't let go of me again (Won't you hold, go of me again)

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