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Teenagers, Kick Our Butts chords by
Dar Williams
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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When I grew up,
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well it felt great
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I watched how others took their fate
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Some felt afraid and undefended,
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so they got mean
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And they pretended what they knew
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made them belong more than you.
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I'm sure you know

there's lots to learn
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But that's not your fault,
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that's just your turn, yeah, yeah
Verse 2
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Teenagers, kick our butts,
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tell us what the future will bring
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Teenagers look at us,
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we have not solved everything
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Verse 3
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We drink and smoke to numb our pain
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We read junk novels on the plane
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We use authority for show so
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we can be a little smarter
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We still can grow, and many do
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It's when we stop
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we can't reach you

We feel the loss,
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you feel the blame
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We're scared to lose,
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don't be the same, hey hey
Verse 4
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Teenagers, kick our butts,
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tell us what the future will bring
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Teenagers, look at us,
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we have not solved everything
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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The hometown brought its hero in
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To speak at the high school gym
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He took a breath, he took a chance
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He strode up in his leather pants

And said, "Gee, thanks... but
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I'm here today because I fought for
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what I felt and what I thought
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They put me down they,
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were just wrong
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And now it's they who don't belong,
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oh, oh
Verse 6
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Teenagers, kick our butts,
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tell us what the future will bring
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Teenagers look at us,
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we have not solved everything
Verse 7
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And when the media tries
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to act your age

Don't be seduced,
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they're full of rage
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Find your voice, do what it takes
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Make sure you make lots of mistakes
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And find the future that redeems
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Give us hell, give us dreams
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And grow and grow and grow
Verse 8
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And someday when some teenagers
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come to kick your butts
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Well then like I do try to
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Love
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Kick our butts
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Love
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Kick our butts
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Oh I love
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Kick our butts
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • Am

Capo: 2

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The original key of Teenagers, Kick Our Butts by Dar Williams is A major.

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