Ben Nichols - The Kid Chords

Tempo:
123.45 bpm
Chords used:

Am

F

G

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ben Nichols - The Kid chords
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[Am] [G]
[Am] [C]
[Am] [G]
[F] [Am]
Your mother died [D] that night you [C] were born, [Am] her name you never knew.
Love way, [G] love way, [C]
[F] nothing to lose.
[Am]
Left [Em] East [G] Tennessee [C] at fourteen, [Am] [Em] wandered to [C] the west.
[Am] Love way, [Em] [G] love way, [C] [F] born into death.
[G]
You [F] fought the sailors in [Am] New Orleans, [G]
[F] you worked the flat boats and [Am] walked the streets.
[G]
You [F] hit an acridonchus at [Am] forty -nine, [G]
and there you [F] saw the bell the very [Am] first time.
[F]
Now kid, [C] don't you know me, [F]
we [C] are the last of the true.
[G] Drink [F] up, drink up, [Am]
[G] drink up, [F] drink up, [Dm] cause [Am] tonight [F] your soul [C] is acquired.
[Am] You signed on [C] with a stone mad [Am] captain, rode on [C] Mexico.
[Am] Love way, [G] love way, [F] warned me home.
[Am]
Jailed with [G] killers, [C] one and [Am] all, but we [Em] were killers [C] free.
[Am] Love way, [G] love way, [C] [F] loved me.
[G]
You [F] saw a lantern, but [Am] heathen [B] hordes.
[Am] [G]
[F] Bloodstained veils, [Am] costume of war.
[G]
Well hell [F] ain't half full [Am] boy, hear me.
[G]
War [F] is the game, God [Am] that we seek.
[F] Now kid, [C] don't you know me, [F]
we [C] are the last of the true.
[G] Drink [F] up, drink up, [Am]
[G] drink [F] up, drink up, [Am] cause tonight [F] your soul [C] is acquired.
[Am]
[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[G] [F]
[Am] [G] [F]
[Am] [Dm] [C]
[Am]
Now we set out [G] as men of reason, [Am] armed with [C] navy colts.
[Am] Love way, [G] love way, we're [F] paid in gold.
[Am]
But you stood [G] witness to [C] yourself, [Am] our trial [Em] you did [C] betray.
[Am]
Love way, [E] [G] love way, [C] [F] don't judge me babe.
[G]
We killed [F] in the desert, killed [Am] in the [B] streets.
[Am] [G]
We showed [F] what shall and [Am] what shall not be.
[G]
We stood [F] with pistols from back to [Am]
back.
[G]
And I [F] stood to grumble, [Am] grouse that.
[F]
Now kid, [C] don't you know me, [F]
we [C] are the last of the true.
[G] Drink [F] up, drink up, [Am]
[G] drink [F] up, drink up,
[Am] cause tonight [F] your [C] soul is acquired.
[Am] [F]
Now [C] kid, don't you know me, [F]
we [C] are the last of the true.
[G] Drink [F] up, drink up, [G] drink up, [F] drink up, [Am] cause tonight [Dm] your soul [C] is acquired.
[Am]
[A]
Key:  
Am
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn David Wingo - The Kid chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, F, Am, G, Am and F of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 123. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
Your mother died [D] that night you [C] were born, [Am] her name you never knew.
Love way, _ [G] love way, [C] _
[F] nothing to lose.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Left [Em] East [G] _ Tennessee [C] at fourteen, [Am] _ [Em] wandered to [C] the west. _
[Am] Love way, [Em] [G] love way, [C] [F] born into death.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ You [F] fought the sailors in [Am] New _ Orleans, _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] you worked the flat boats and [Am] walked the streets.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
You [F] hit an acridonchus at [Am] forty _ -nine, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
and there you [F] saw the bell the very [Am] first time.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Now kid, [C] don't you know me, _ [F] _ _
we [C] are the last of the true.
[G] Drink [F] up, drink up, _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] drink up, [F] drink up, _ _ _ [Dm] cause [Am] tonight [F] your soul [C] is acquired.
[Am] You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ signed on [C] with a stone mad [Am] captain, rode on [C] Mexico.
_ [Am] Love way, _ [G] love way, _ [F] warned me home.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
Jailed with [G] killers, [C] one and [Am] all, but we [Em] were killers [C] free.
_ [Am] Love way, [G] love way, [C] [F] loved me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
You [F] saw a lantern, but [Am] heathen [B] hordes.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] Bloodstained veils, [Am] costume of war.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Well hell [F] ain't half full [Am] boy, hear me.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
War [F] is the game, God [Am] that we seek.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Now kid, [C] don't you know me, _ [F] _ _
we [C] are the last of the true.
[G] Drink [F] up, drink up, _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] drink [F] up, drink up, _ _ _ _ [Am] cause tonight [F] your soul [C] is acquired.
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[Am] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now we set out [G] as men of reason, [Am] armed with [C] navy colts. _
[Am] Love way, _ [G] love way, we're [F] paid in gold.
_ _ _ _ [Am]
But you stood [G] witness to [C] yourself, [Am] our trial [Em] you did [C] betray.
_ _ [Am]
Love way, [E] _ [G] love way, [C] [F] don't judge me babe.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
We killed [F] in the desert, killed [Am] in the [B] streets.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
We showed [F] what shall and [Am] what shall not be.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
We stood [F] with pistols from back to [Am] _
back.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
And I [F] stood to grumble, [Am] grouse that.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Now kid, [C] don't you know me, _ [F] _ _
we [C] are the last of the true.
[G] Drink [F] up, drink up, _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] drink [F] up, drink up, _ _ _
_ [Am] cause tonight [F] your [C] soul is acquired.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Now [C] kid, don't you know me, _ [F] _
_ we [C] are the last of the true.
[G] Drink [F] up, drink up, _ _ _ _ [G] drink up, [F] drink up, _ _ _ _ [Am] cause tonight [Dm] your soul [C] is acquired.
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This song is part of Mud Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album.

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