The Kids chords by Lou Reed

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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 (C major) They're taking her children  (F major)  (C major) away
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Because  (F major) they said  (D major) she  (C major) was  (F major) not
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a good mother (C major) 
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They're taking  (G major) her children  (C major) away
Because she was making it with
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 (F major) sisters  (C major) and brothers
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And  (F major)  (C major) everyone else,  (F major) all of the other (C major) s
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Like  (F major) cheap  (C major) officers who would  (F major) stand
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there and  (C major) flirt in  (G major) front of me

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Verse 2
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They're  (C major) taking her children away
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Be (F major) cause they said  (C major) she was  (F major) not
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a good mother (C major) 
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They're taking her chil (F major) dren away  (C major) 
Because of the things that they
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 (F major) heard she had  (C major) done
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The  (F major) black Air For (C major) ce sergeant
was not the first one
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And  (F major) all of  (C major) the drugs she took,  (F major) 
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every one, every  (G major) one

Verse 3
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And I am the Water  (G major) Boy,
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the real game's  (C major) not over here  (F major)  (C major) 
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But my  (F major) heart is overflow
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 (C major) in' anyway  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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I'm just a tired man, no  (C major) words to say  (F major)  (C major) 
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But  (F major) since she lost her  (G major) daughter
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It's her  (F major) eyes that fill with  (G major) wa ter
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And  (F major) I am much  (G major) happier this  (C major) way  (F major)  (C major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 4
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 (C major) They're taking her children  (F major)  (C major) away
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Be (F major) cause they said  (C major) she was  (F major) not
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a good mother (C major) 
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They're taking her chil (F major) dren  (C major) away
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Be (F major) cause number on  (C major) was the
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 (F major) girl friend from Par (C major) is
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 (F major) The things that they  (C major) did - ah
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 (F major) - they didn't have to  (C major) ask us
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And  (F major) then the Welshman from  (C major) India,
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 (F major) who came here  (G major) to stay

Verse 5
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They're tak (C major) ing her children away
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 (F major) Be cause they said  (C major) she was
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 (F major) not a good mother  (C major) 
They're taking her children away
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Be (F major) cause of the thing (C major) s
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she  (F major) did in the street (C major) s
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In the  (F major) al leys and bars,  (C major) 
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no she  (F major) couldn't be  (D major) beat
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 (C major) That  (F major) miserable rotten slut  (C major) couldn't turn  (F major) any (C major) one  (G major) away

Interlude 2
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Verse 6
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I am the  (G major) Water Boy,
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the real game's not  (C major) over here  (F major)  (C major) 
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But my  (F major) heart is overflow (C major) in' anyway
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 (G major)  (D major)  (G major) I'm just a tired man,
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no  (C major) words to say  (F major)  (C major) 
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But  (F major) since she lost her  (G major) daughter
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It's her  (F major) eyes that fill with  (G major) wa ter
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And  (F major) I am much  (G major) happier this
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way  (F major) 