Chords for Kim Wilde - Kids in America | Het verhaal achter het nummer | Top 2000 a gogo
Tempo:
81.125 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
B
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Looking out at dirty old
temple
of a cause and the [A] city go rushing by.
[G] I sit [A] here alone [Em] and I wonder why.
Well, I'm the eldest of the Smith family, other known as the Wilds.
My father, Marty Wild, was one [B] of the UK rock and roll pioneers.
Why must I be a teenager in [F] love?
We had a lot of [Em] different music influences as we were growing up.
And also I got to see my father as a performer.
So I sort of fell in love with the whole idea of singing and [G] entertaining.
My brother, Ricky, is just a year younger than me.
[F] When Ricky was about 11, he started recording with my father
songs
that my father had written.
He had a very good voice and he looked really [Eb] cute.
I am an [Eb] astronaut.
I'm an astronaut.
[F] I released a track called I'm an Astronaut, which was number one in Sweden.
Nowhere else, thankfully.
But I had a touch of success on that one.
But as I got older, that's when I left school at 16
and
I joined my dad's band, the Wildcats.
Then he started writing songs.
And then, you know, my dad said to him
why
don't you try a few of the record companies with this stuff?
We want to see what people think about it, which he did.
And he met Mickey Most at Rack Records and played him his demos.
And Mickey said, yeah, come in and use our studio and see what happens.
So then we started recording with me as the lead singer.
And then I said to Mickey, is it all right if I bring Kim in
to
do some backing vocals?
She's got a great voice.
And he said, oh, well, by all means, let's give it a go.
So, yeah, so I just made myself very available all the time.
Went out and bought a whole load of fantastic clothes from the King's Row.
And I was determined when I walked into Rack Records
someone
was gonna notice me.
And [B] they did.
Friday night and everyone's gone
I can feel the heat but [A] it's soothing heading down
I [G] search [A] for the beat [E] in the air
At that point, I wasn't actually producing it myself.
I was being produced by someone else.
I think Mickey thought I had a bit of experience maybe.
And a little bit young.
I was only 17.
And so he said, um, I heard him chatting with [G] the producer.
And he said, I think we could maybe do something.
And Rick thought, no, that's not gonna happen.
If anyone's gonna produce my sister, it's gonna be me.
And literally it was that motivation, that motivation to write me a song
that
would change Mickey's mind.
So, yeah, he went home that weekend.
We were at home living with my mum and dad.
He went home that weekend determined to write a life-changing song.
And he wrote Kids in America.
We're the [D] kids in America
[G]
[D] [G] My father came up with [A] the title and finished off [B] the lyrics.
And I remember, I was, because our bedrooms were next door to each other
and
he had a little wasp synth box that he had.
It was one of the most fortunate pieces of equipment that Ricky's ever had.
That was kind of a quite inspirational writing tool for me.
The rhythm as well, it used to have a pulse to it.
So you could have, and you could change the speed.
So it could go, da-da-da-da-da, or da-da-da-da.
And I remember hearing this pulse going on in his room.
And it was driving me crazy.
And I thought, if he doesn't shut up soon, I'm gonna go in
and
whatever it is he's making that noise, I'm gonna shove it down his throat.
And, um, but little did I know
he
was writing a song that was gonna totally change my life.
It's all I don't take on your watch, [A] not another day
[G]
[A] I'm not leaving [E] now, honey, not again
When I got married to my husband, we wanted to have some children
and
I wanted to make them a garden.
At that time, I'd retired from the music industry
after
having [G] been in it for about 15 or 16 years.
And all that passion that I put into songwriting, I put into the garden.
I don't know, I was kind of bored of being Kim Wilde, really.
And I rediscovered who I really was in the garden.
You know that feeling when you're sort of demob [Db] happy?
I think it was, um
[Eb] We'd had a really intense professional [A] year that year.
Ricky and I [E] went to a Christmas party and we got on a train to come home
and
I didn't realize how absolutely smashed I was.
Because I don't know if you've ever had
got
to that point when you've had a few drinks
where
you think you can talk
but
actually when you try, it doesn't actually work.
And that's what happened to me on the train.
And then someone was filming it and the whole thing went [Gb] viral.
Down town we all was
[G]
We're the kids [Dm] in America!
[B] We're the kids in America!
Whoa!
We were like demob happy, [E] that's what we were.
That's the last I'll say about it.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Oh dear.
Oh dear.
temple
of a cause and the [A] city go rushing by.
[G] I sit [A] here alone [Em] and I wonder why.
Well, I'm the eldest of the Smith family, other known as the Wilds.
My father, Marty Wild, was one [B] of the UK rock and roll pioneers.
Why must I be a teenager in [F] love?
We had a lot of [Em] different music influences as we were growing up.
And also I got to see my father as a performer.
So I sort of fell in love with the whole idea of singing and [G] entertaining.
My brother, Ricky, is just a year younger than me.
[F] When Ricky was about 11, he started recording with my father
songs
that my father had written.
He had a very good voice and he looked really [Eb] cute.
I am an [Eb] astronaut.
I'm an astronaut.
[F] I released a track called I'm an Astronaut, which was number one in Sweden.
Nowhere else, thankfully.
But I had a touch of success on that one.
But as I got older, that's when I left school at 16
and
I joined my dad's band, the Wildcats.
Then he started writing songs.
And then, you know, my dad said to him
why
don't you try a few of the record companies with this stuff?
We want to see what people think about it, which he did.
And he met Mickey Most at Rack Records and played him his demos.
And Mickey said, yeah, come in and use our studio and see what happens.
So then we started recording with me as the lead singer.
And then I said to Mickey, is it all right if I bring Kim in
to
do some backing vocals?
She's got a great voice.
And he said, oh, well, by all means, let's give it a go.
So, yeah, so I just made myself very available all the time.
Went out and bought a whole load of fantastic clothes from the King's Row.
And I was determined when I walked into Rack Records
someone
was gonna notice me.
And [B] they did.
Friday night and everyone's gone
I can feel the heat but [A] it's soothing heading down
I [G] search [A] for the beat [E] in the air
At that point, I wasn't actually producing it myself.
I was being produced by someone else.
I think Mickey thought I had a bit of experience maybe.
And a little bit young.
I was only 17.
And so he said, um, I heard him chatting with [G] the producer.
And he said, I think we could maybe do something.
And Rick thought, no, that's not gonna happen.
If anyone's gonna produce my sister, it's gonna be me.
And literally it was that motivation, that motivation to write me a song
that
would change Mickey's mind.
So, yeah, he went home that weekend.
We were at home living with my mum and dad.
He went home that weekend determined to write a life-changing song.
And he wrote Kids in America.
We're the [D] kids in America
[G]
[D] [G] My father came up with [A] the title and finished off [B] the lyrics.
And I remember, I was, because our bedrooms were next door to each other
and
he had a little wasp synth box that he had.
It was one of the most fortunate pieces of equipment that Ricky's ever had.
That was kind of a quite inspirational writing tool for me.
The rhythm as well, it used to have a pulse to it.
So you could have, and you could change the speed.
So it could go, da-da-da-da-da, or da-da-da-da.
And I remember hearing this pulse going on in his room.
And it was driving me crazy.
And I thought, if he doesn't shut up soon, I'm gonna go in
and
whatever it is he's making that noise, I'm gonna shove it down his throat.
And, um, but little did I know
he
was writing a song that was gonna totally change my life.
It's all I don't take on your watch, [A] not another day
[G]
[A] I'm not leaving [E] now, honey, not again
When I got married to my husband, we wanted to have some children
and
I wanted to make them a garden.
At that time, I'd retired from the music industry
after
having [G] been in it for about 15 or 16 years.
And all that passion that I put into songwriting, I put into the garden.
I don't know, I was kind of bored of being Kim Wilde, really.
And I rediscovered who I really was in the garden.
You know that feeling when you're sort of demob [Db] happy?
I think it was, um
[Eb] We'd had a really intense professional [A] year that year.
Ricky and I [E] went to a Christmas party and we got on a train to come home
and
I didn't realize how absolutely smashed I was.
Because I don't know if you've ever had
got
to that point when you've had a few drinks
where
you think you can talk
but
actually when you try, it doesn't actually work.
And that's what happened to me on the train.
And then someone was filming it and the whole thing went [Gb] viral.
Down town we all was
[G]
We're the kids [Dm] in America!
[B] We're the kids in America!
Whoa!
We were like demob happy, [E] that's what we were.
That's the last I'll say about it.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Oh dear.
Oh dear.
Key:
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A
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Looking out at dirty old_
_temple
of a cause and the [A] city go rushing by.
[G] I sit [A] here alone [Em] and I wonder why.
Well, I'm the eldest of the Smith family, other known as the Wilds.
My father, Marty Wild, was one [B] of the UK rock and roll pioneers.
Why must I be a teenager in [F] love?
We had a lot of [Em] different music influences as we were growing up.
And also I got to see my father as a performer.
So I sort of fell in love with the whole idea of singing and [G] entertaining.
My brother, Ricky, is just a year younger than me.
[F] When Ricky was about 11, he started recording with my father_
_songs
that my father had written.
He had a very good voice and he looked really [Eb] cute.
I am an [Eb] astronaut.
_ I'm an astronaut.
[F] I released a track called I'm an Astronaut, which was number one in Sweden.
_ Nowhere else, thankfully.
But I had a touch of success on that one.
But as I got older, that's when I left school at 16_
_and
I joined my dad's band, the Wildcats.
Then he started writing songs.
And then, _ you know, my dad said to him_
_why
don't you try a few of the record companies with this stuff?
We want to see what people think about it, which he did.
And he met Mickey Most at Rack Records and played him his demos.
And Mickey said, yeah, come in and use our studio and see what happens.
So then we started recording with me as the lead singer.
And then I said to Mickey, is it all right if I bring Kim in_
_to
do some backing vocals?
She's got a great voice.
And he said, oh, well, by all means, let's give it a go.
So, yeah, so I just made myself very available all the time.
Went out and bought a whole load of fantastic clothes from the King's Row.
And I was determined when I walked into Rack Records_
_someone
was gonna notice me.
And [B] they did.
Friday night and everyone's gone
I can feel the heat but [A] it's soothing heading down
I [G] search [A] for the beat [E] in the air
At that point, I wasn't actually producing it myself.
I was being produced by someone else.
I think Mickey thought I had a bit of experience maybe.
And a little bit young.
I was only 17.
And so he said, um, I heard him chatting with [G] the producer.
And he said, I think we could maybe do something.
And Rick thought, no, that's not gonna happen.
If anyone's gonna produce my sister, it's gonna be me.
And literally it was that motivation, that motivation to write me a song_
_that
would change Mickey's mind.
So, yeah, he went home that weekend.
We were at home living with my mum and dad.
He went home that weekend determined to write a life-changing song.
And he wrote Kids in America.
We're the [D] kids in America
[G] _
_ [D] _ [G] My father came up with [A] the title and finished off [B] the lyrics.
_ And I remember, I was, because our bedrooms were next door to each other_
_and
he had a little wasp synth box that he had.
It was one of the most fortunate pieces of equipment that Ricky's ever had.
That was kind of a quite inspirational writing tool for me.
The rhythm as well, it used to have a pulse to it.
So you could have, and you could change the speed.
So it could go, da-da-da-da-da, or da-da-da-da.
And I remember hearing this pulse going on in his room.
And it was driving me crazy.
And I thought, if he doesn't shut up soon, I'm gonna go in_
_and
whatever it is he's making that noise, I'm gonna shove it down his throat.
And, um, but little did I know_
_he
was writing a song that was gonna totally change my life. _ _ _ _ _ _
It's all I don't take on your watch, [A] not another day
_ [G] _
[A] I'm not leaving [E] now, honey, not again
When I got married to my husband, we wanted to have some children_
_and
I wanted to make them a garden.
At that time, I'd retired from the music industry_
_after
having [G] been in it for about 15 or 16 years.
And all that passion that I put into songwriting, I put into the garden.
I don't know, I was kind of bored of being Kim Wilde, really.
And I rediscovered who I really was in the garden. _ _
_ You know that feeling when you're sort of demob [Db] happy?
I think it was, um_
[Eb] We'd had a really intense professional [A] year that year.
Ricky and I [E] went to a Christmas party and we got on a train to come home_
_and
I didn't realize how absolutely smashed I was.
Because I don't know if you've ever had_
_got
to that point when you've had a few drinks_
_where
you think you can talk_
_but
actually when you try, it doesn't actually work.
And that's what happened to me on the train.
And then someone was filming it and the whole thing went [Gb] viral.
Down town we all was_
[G] _
We're the kids [Dm] in America!
[B] We're the kids in America!
Whoa!
We were like demob happy, [E] that's what we were.
That's the last I'll say about it.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
_ Oh dear.
Oh dear. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_temple
of a cause and the [A] city go rushing by.
[G] I sit [A] here alone [Em] and I wonder why.
Well, I'm the eldest of the Smith family, other known as the Wilds.
My father, Marty Wild, was one [B] of the UK rock and roll pioneers.
Why must I be a teenager in [F] love?
We had a lot of [Em] different music influences as we were growing up.
And also I got to see my father as a performer.
So I sort of fell in love with the whole idea of singing and [G] entertaining.
My brother, Ricky, is just a year younger than me.
[F] When Ricky was about 11, he started recording with my father_
_songs
that my father had written.
He had a very good voice and he looked really [Eb] cute.
I am an [Eb] astronaut.
_ I'm an astronaut.
[F] I released a track called I'm an Astronaut, which was number one in Sweden.
_ Nowhere else, thankfully.
But I had a touch of success on that one.
But as I got older, that's when I left school at 16_
_and
I joined my dad's band, the Wildcats.
Then he started writing songs.
And then, _ you know, my dad said to him_
_why
don't you try a few of the record companies with this stuff?
We want to see what people think about it, which he did.
And he met Mickey Most at Rack Records and played him his demos.
And Mickey said, yeah, come in and use our studio and see what happens.
So then we started recording with me as the lead singer.
And then I said to Mickey, is it all right if I bring Kim in_
_to
do some backing vocals?
She's got a great voice.
And he said, oh, well, by all means, let's give it a go.
So, yeah, so I just made myself very available all the time.
Went out and bought a whole load of fantastic clothes from the King's Row.
And I was determined when I walked into Rack Records_
_someone
was gonna notice me.
And [B] they did.
Friday night and everyone's gone
I can feel the heat but [A] it's soothing heading down
I [G] search [A] for the beat [E] in the air
At that point, I wasn't actually producing it myself.
I was being produced by someone else.
I think Mickey thought I had a bit of experience maybe.
And a little bit young.
I was only 17.
And so he said, um, I heard him chatting with [G] the producer.
And he said, I think we could maybe do something.
And Rick thought, no, that's not gonna happen.
If anyone's gonna produce my sister, it's gonna be me.
And literally it was that motivation, that motivation to write me a song_
_that
would change Mickey's mind.
So, yeah, he went home that weekend.
We were at home living with my mum and dad.
He went home that weekend determined to write a life-changing song.
And he wrote Kids in America.
We're the [D] kids in America
[G] _
_ [D] _ [G] My father came up with [A] the title and finished off [B] the lyrics.
_ And I remember, I was, because our bedrooms were next door to each other_
_and
he had a little wasp synth box that he had.
It was one of the most fortunate pieces of equipment that Ricky's ever had.
That was kind of a quite inspirational writing tool for me.
The rhythm as well, it used to have a pulse to it.
So you could have, and you could change the speed.
So it could go, da-da-da-da-da, or da-da-da-da.
And I remember hearing this pulse going on in his room.
And it was driving me crazy.
And I thought, if he doesn't shut up soon, I'm gonna go in_
_and
whatever it is he's making that noise, I'm gonna shove it down his throat.
And, um, but little did I know_
_he
was writing a song that was gonna totally change my life. _ _ _ _ _ _
It's all I don't take on your watch, [A] not another day
_ [G] _
[A] I'm not leaving [E] now, honey, not again
When I got married to my husband, we wanted to have some children_
_and
I wanted to make them a garden.
At that time, I'd retired from the music industry_
_after
having [G] been in it for about 15 or 16 years.
And all that passion that I put into songwriting, I put into the garden.
I don't know, I was kind of bored of being Kim Wilde, really.
And I rediscovered who I really was in the garden. _ _
_ You know that feeling when you're sort of demob [Db] happy?
I think it was, um_
[Eb] We'd had a really intense professional [A] year that year.
Ricky and I [E] went to a Christmas party and we got on a train to come home_
_and
I didn't realize how absolutely smashed I was.
Because I don't know if you've ever had_
_got
to that point when you've had a few drinks_
_where
you think you can talk_
_but
actually when you try, it doesn't actually work.
And that's what happened to me on the train.
And then someone was filming it and the whole thing went [Gb] viral.
Down town we all was_
[G] _
We're the kids [Dm] in America!
[B] We're the kids in America!
Whoa!
We were like demob happy, [E] that's what we were.
That's the last I'll say about it.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
_ Oh dear.
Oh dear. _ _ _ _ _ _ _