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Kids Forever

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1/36

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 36Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

YouTube link (full album): /watch?v=I0wEhxpOAH8
Note: Easier to play along recording if you tune @ 435Hz instead of 440Hz.
[Chords]
e|-GM7-2-----A0-----D2-----G5x-----B5x-----A5x----F#5-x-----C5x----D/F#-x--|
B|--3-----2-----3-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3--|
G|--0-----2-----2-----x-----4-----x-----x-----5-----2--|
D|--0-----2-----0-----5-----4-----7-----4-----5-----0--|
A|--x-----0-----x-----5-----2-----7-----4-----3-----x--|
E|--3-----x-----x-----3-----x-----5-----2-----x-----2--|
[Intro]
e|--3-3-3--2--0--2--2--|--7-7-7--5--3--2--2--|--2-2-2h3--2--0--2--2--|--0--0----0--0----0--|
B|--3-3-3--3--3--3--3--|--0-0-0--0--0--0--3--|--3-3-3----3--3--3--3--|--2--2----2--2----0--|
G|--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|--0-0-0----0--0--0--0--|--3--3----2--2----0--|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|--0--0----2--2----0--|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------0--0-------|
E|------------------3--|------------------3--|--------------------3--|------------------3--|
[Verse 1]
Best night of my GM7life
Thought I was somebodyGM7  
'Till my best friend's GM7girl said "Rock is dead"
  DNow I think she Amight be rightGM7  
[Break]
She's never at the G5show
   B5She's A5always at the B5after parG5ty
Flirtin' with the G5DJ,  B5did she A5say
"AI love every Dsong you GM7play"
DKids Athese daB5ysF#5  G5  C5  
B5 A5 G5 C5
[Chorus]
B5Mirror mirror F#5on the wall
  G5What's the meaning C5of it all?
B5 A5 G5
[Verse 2]
I'm so fuckin' GM7high
High and mightyGM7  
Maybe I should GM7give up the good fight
DChange my image AovernightGM7  
[Break]
But I don't wanna G5try,     D5    A5try to B5be somebodyG5  
To be somebody's G5wet dream, B5prom king
DMaybe that's the Aonly GM7way
To be a Dkid Athese B5dayF#5sG5  C5  
B5 A5 G5 C5
B5 A5 G5 C5
B5 A5 G5 C5
[Chorus]
B5Mirror mirror A5on the wall
  G5What's the meaning C5of it all?
B5 A5 G5
[Verse 3]
B5Adolescent F#5intuition
G5Murder on the C5rise
B5Make an easy A5million
G5Blow it in the C5night
B5Tell me that I'm F#5pretty
G5Tell me that I'm C5nice
B5I know you can A5see it in my G5eyes
   D6    GM7You can see it in my eyesAsus4  A  
You can see it in my GM7eyesA  D  
GM7  A  D
Everybody GM7tries
Tries to be somebodyA  
   D/F#To be somebody's
GM7Wet dream
GM7Prom king
AGolden boy
D/F#New toy
[Chorus]
GM7Mirror mirror on the wall
GM7What's the meaning of it all?
AMirror mirror on the wall
D/F#What's the meaning of it all?
    GM7What's the meaning of it all?
    AWhat's the meaning of it all?
[Coda]
D/F#Life is a honeymoon GM7phase
  AFor D/F#kids these GM7days
  AFor D/F#kids these GM7days
A D/F# GM7
A D/F# GM7
I'm so fuckin' GM7highA  D/F#  
Gonna live foreverGM7  A  D/F#  
I'm so fuckin' GM7high
Is it gonna last forever?A  D/F#  
Is it gonna last forever?GM7  
Is it gonna last forever?A  D/F#  
Is it gonna last forever?

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Kids Forever

by Shakey Graves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

GM7

F#5

D/F#

Asus4

YouTube link (full album): /watch?v=I0wEhxpOAH8

Note: Easier to play along recording if you tune @ 435Hz instead of 440Hz.

[Chords]

GM7 A D G5 B5 A5 F#5 C5 D/F#

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

B|--3-----2-----3-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3--|

G|--0-----2-----2-----x-----4-----x-----x-----5-----2--|

D|--0-----2-----0-----5-----4-----7-----4-----5-----0--|

A|--x-----0-----x-----5-----2-----7-----4-----3-----x--|

E|--3-----x-----x-----3-----x-----5-----2-----x-----2--|

[Intro]

e|--3-3-3--2--0--2--2--|--7-7-7--5--3--2--2--|--2-2-2h3--2--0--2--2--|--0--0----0--0----0--|

B|--3-3-3--3--3--3--3--|--0-0-0--0--0--0--3--|--3-3-3----3--3--3--3--|--2--2----2--2----0--|

G|--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|--0-0-0----0--0--0--0--|--3--3----2--2----0--|

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

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

E|------------------3--|------------------3--|--------------------3--|------------------3--|

[Verse 1]

GM7

Best night of my life

GM7

Thought I was somebody

GM7

'Till my best friend's girl said "Rock is dead"

D A GM7

Now I think she might be right

[Break]

She's never at the show

B5 A5 B5 G5

She's always at the after party

G5 B5 A5

Flirtin' with the DJ, did she say

A D GM7

"I love every song you play"

D A B5 F#5 G5 C5

Kids these days

B5 A5 G5 C5

[Chorus]

B5 F#5

Mirror mirror on the wall

G5 C5

What's the meaning of it all?

B5 A5 G5

[Verse 2]

GM7

I'm so fuckin' high

GM7

High and mighty

GM7

Maybe I should give up the good fight

D A GM7

Change my image overnight

[Break]

G5 D5 A5 B5 G5

But I don't wanna try, try to be somebody

G5 B5

To be somebody's wet dream, prom king

D A GM7

Maybe that's the only way

D A B5 F#5 G5 C5

To be a kid these days

B5 A5 G5 C5

[Chorus]

B5 A5

Mirror mirror on the wall

G5 C5

What's the meaning of it all?

B5 A5 G5

[Verse 3]

B5 F#5

Adolescent intuition

G5 C5

Murder on the rise

B5 A5

Make an easy million

G5 C5

Blow it in the night

B5 F#5

Tell me that I'm pretty

G5 C5

Tell me that I'm nice

B5 A5 G5

I know you can see it in my eyes

D6 GM7 Asus4 A

You can see it in my eyes

GM7 A D

You can see it in my eyes

GM7 A D

GM7

Everybody tries

Tries to be somebody

D/F#

To be somebody's

GM7

Wet dream

GM7

Prom king

Golden boy

D/F#

New toy

[Chorus]

GM7

Mirror mirror on the wall

GM7

What's the meaning of it all?

Mirror mirror on the wall

D/F#

What's the meaning of it all?

GM7

What's the meaning of it all?

[Coda]

D/F# GM7

Life is a honeymoon phase

A D/F# GM7

For kids these days

A D/F# GM7

For kids these days

A D/F# GM7

GM7 A D/F#

I'm so fuckin' high

GM7 A D/F#

Gonna live forever

GM7

I'm so fuckin' high

A D/F#

Is it gonna last forever?

GM7

Is it gonna last forever?

A D/F#

Is it gonna last forever?

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