Kid chords by The Pretenders

Chords with lyrics

Here's my rendition of my favorite Pretenders song. Sorry, but I couldn't
figure out the solo. Maybe later.

"Kid" by the Pretenders, from Pretenders I
Transcription: Mike Dare ([email protected])

The song starts out in C. Opening chord progression is: C(032010),
Am(x02210), F(133211), G(320001)

  C majorC   A minorAm    FF  G+G         C majorC
e------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------
D--------------0-2-------------------------------
A-----0-2-3--------------------------------------
E--3----------------1----7-7-5-5-3-3-1-1-0-(0)---

  C majorC    A minorAm    FF       G+G          C majorC
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------3----9-10-----7-9--5-7--3-5--2-3-2-------
A------------0----2-3------------------------------------3-----
E--(0)--1-3----------------------------------------------------

C majorC     A minorAm             FF        G+G
Kid..

C majorC     A minorAm   FF       G+G
I ..

C9(032030)      A minorAm
  You ...

FF           Dm(x00231)   G+G
  How ....

  C majorC   A minorAm    FF      G+G           C majorC
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------0-2-----9-10----7-9--5-7--3-5--2-3-2----------
A-----0-2-3------------------------------------------3-------
E--3---------------1-----------------------------------------

C majorC      A minorAm    FF       G+G
Kid..

C majorC     A minorAm     FF      G+G
I ...

C9C9      A minorAm
 But ...

FF             DmDm     G+G
 You've ...

A minorAm    FF    A minorAm    FF    A minorAm    FF      G+G
  All ..

*The song now changes key to E MajorE right before to solo. The chord progression
is now: E(022100), C#m(x46654), A(x02220), B(x2444x).

E MajorE        C# minorC#m     A augmentedA          BB
Shut ..

E MajorE       C# minorC#m     A augmentedA         BB
Kid, ..

 E MajorE    C# minorC#m     A augmentedA   BB         E MajorE  C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
I ..


Outro Solo (simple, yet effective)
e----------------------------     ---------------------
B---7-------5---------------- (x 3) 9-----7-----4-------- (x 1)
G------------------4-----1---     ------------------4--
D----------------------------     ---------------------
A----------------------------     ---------------------
E----------------------------     ---------------------

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