Mainstream Kid chords by Brandi Carlile

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Mainstream Kid (from The Firewatcher's Daughter - 2015)
Brandi Carlile/Tim Hanseroth

Note: This song is easier than you might think. What might sound like chord changes are instead
common rhythmic flourishes - lift your fingers for a 1/8th note to catch the lower note before
popping them back on to the original chord. Consequently the chords are pretty straightforward rock chords.

For the choruses, I've indicated two such embellishments:
AsusAsus = x02230
A7A7  = x02020


Intro:
A/ --- | A augmentedA | A augmentedA |

Verse 1:
     A augmentedA
I'm gonna fit in
              A augmentedA
I'm on the list, I'm gonna get in
                D MajorD
Haven't you heard and don't you know who I am?
D MajorD                 A augmentedA
- I'm with the Joneses, I'm their best friend

Verse 2:
nc            A augmentedA
I've come to saturate the market
         A augmentedA
To perpetuate the hip kid
           D MajorD
I was born so I could fall into line
D MajorD           A augmentedA
- I am a 🏷Legend in my own mind
   E MajorE         D MajorD   | D MajorD |
Can I blend in with your kind?

Chorus:
A augmentedA         AsusAsus
I need you to liberate me
A augmentedA          A7A7
You, the masses, educate me
E MajorE              E MajorE       A augmentedA
Hold my fist into the air, declare a social victory
A augmentedA          AsusAsus
You can own me, you control me
A augmentedA     A7A7   E MajorE
Individuality has never stood a chance against you
E MajorE       A augmentedA
Jump into the mainstream

| A augmentedA // | A augmentedA // |

Verse 3:
     A augmentedA
Your revolution
             A augmentedA
It's in the way of my confusion
             D MajorD
I need someone to tell me who I am
             A augmentedA
Because I'm under this illusion

Verse 4:
nc           A augmentedA
I came to separate the classes
               A augmentedA
To place the fails above the passes
              D MajorD
And there has never been a better time
D MajorD              A augmentedA
- To set the bar beneath the masses
   E MajorE         D MajorD   | D MajorD |
Can I blend in with your kind?

Chorus:
A augmentedA         AsusAsus
I need you to liberate me
A augmentedA          A7A7
You, the masses, educate me
E MajorE              E MajorE       A augmentedA
Hold my fist into the air, declare a social victory
A augmentedA          AsusAsus
You can own me, you control me
A augmentedA     A7A7   E MajorE
Individuality has never stood a chance against you
E MajorE       A augmentedA
Jump into the mainstream

Break:

| A--- A7A7 | A--- A7A7 | A--- A7A7 | G+G |
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
| A--- A7A7 | A--- A7A7 | A--- A7A7 | G+G |

(muted): | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | G+G | G+G | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | G+G | G+G |

Chorus:
A augmentedA
I need you to liberate me
A augmentedA
You, the masses, educate me
E MajorE              E MajorE       A augmentedA
Hold my fist into the air, declare a social victory
A augmentedA
You can own me, you control me
A augmentedA         E MajorE
Individuality has never stood a chance against you
       A augmentedA
Jump into the main----

(full)
|A augmentedA   |A augmentedA  |G+G  |G+G A augmentedA |
 Stream ---- yeah ----

Outro:
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA | G+G | G+G A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA | G+G | G+G A augmentedA |
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA | G+G |

|G+G A augmentedA     |A augmentedA   |A augmentedA          |G+G  |
 -- - Your revolution - into the mainstream kid
|G+G A augmentedA     |A augmentedA   |A augmentedA          |G+G  |
 -- - Your revolution - into the mainstream ----
|G+G A augmentedA     |A augmentedA   |A augmentedA          |G+G  |
 -- - Your revolution - into the mainstream kid
|G+G A augmentedA     |A augmentedA   |A augmentedA          |G+G  |
 -- - Your revolution - into the mainstream kid
|G+G            |A augmentedA (off) |
 Jump into the mainstream kid ---

Charted by Dexex
FYI: My chord charts are not "tabs" (guides to replicating an artist's past performance).
I don't claim any of my charts show the "right" way to play a song. Instead, this chord
chart represents my personal interpretation of this song. And as a personal interpretation,
it's not something I care to debate. It's a road map for my own, and maybe your own future
performances.

If you have another way to play this song, great. Please, post your own chart.
We all benefit when someone contributes. Cheers! Dexex

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