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Kids chords by Current Joys (Official Version)

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Gmaj7
D
C

Intro 1

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

D

D

C

C

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

D

D

C

C

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Verse 1

Gmaj7

I am just a kid

D

I never use my brain

C

I only use my heart

Gmaj7

And my imagination

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Verse 2

Gmaj7

I am just a kid

D

I always make mistakes

C

And I never say I'm sorry

Gmaj7

Cause they're mistakes that I made

Interlude 1

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

D

D

C

C

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

D

D

C

C

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Verse 3

Gmaj7

I am just a kid

D

I've never seen the world

C

And I haven't quite decided

Gmaj7

If I'm a boy or a girl

Verse 4

Gmaj7

I am just a kid

D

I'm afraid of the dark

C

But I'm obsessed with ideas

Gmaj7

One day I'll go far

Interlude 2

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

D

D

C

C

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

D

D

C

C

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Verse 5

Gmaj7

I'm no longer a kid

D

And everything has changed

C

There's nothing in my heart

Gmaj7

And lightning in my brain

Verse 6

Gmaj7

So listen up you kids

D

And hear what I say

C

Don't listen to your brain

Gmaj7

And follow your dreams

Outro 1
Gmaj7 
Gmaj7 
D 
D 
C 
C 
Gmaj7 
Gmaj7 
Gmaj7 
Gmaj7 
D 
D 
C 
C 
Gmaj7 
Gmaj7 
[Repeat and fade]

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Gmaj7
D
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 114

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Kids by Current Joys, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Kids the way Current Joys intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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