Slip Kid Chords by The Who

Tempo:
152.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Slip Kid chords
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[G] [C] I'm [D] [F]
[G] [C] [Dm]
[G] [C] [F]
[Am] [G] [C] [D] [F]
[G] a clipboard [C] textbook, [F] lead me to the station, yeah [G] I'm off to the [C] Civil [F] War.
[Gb] I'm [G] a kick bag, [C] my heavy boots [D] are [F] burning in the rain, going [G] round till [C] my feet [F] all roar.
[C] Slipkid, [F] Slipkid, [Eb] second [Bb] generation, [C] I'm a soldier [F] at [Gm] thirteen.
[Am] [D] Slipkid, [Am] Slipkid, [D] realization [Am] there's no easy [D] way to be [Bb] free.
No easy way [C] to [G] be free.
[F] [G]
[C] [D] [F] The hard [G] hard way.
[C] [F] I left [G] my doctor's [C] prescription [F] bungalow behind [G] me, I left the [C] door [F] ajar.
I left [G] my vacuum [C] bag full [Dm] of hot tea and [Am] sugar, left [G] the keys [C] right in [F] my car.
[C] Slipkid, [F] [Eb] Slipkid, second [Bb] generation, [C] only [F] halfway [Gm] up the tree.
[Am] Slipkid, [D] Slipkid, [Am] I'm a [D] relation, [Am] I'm a soldier [D] at sixty [Bb]-three.
No easy [F] way to [G] be free.
[F] [C] [G] [F]
[G] [Bb]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C] Keep away [G] old man, you won't [D] fool me.
[Cm] [G] You and your history won't rule me.
[Cm] You might have been a bottle, but I'll let you [C] fail, [F]
[C] [A] [Dm] fail me.
[G] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[Am] [G] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [C] [F] [G]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Bb] [F] [G]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [Gm]
[D] [Gm]
[C] [Dm]
[Gm] [F]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Dm]
[F]
[C] [Gm]
[A] [Gbm] [G]
[C] I'm a clipboard textbook, [D] lead me [F] to the station, [G] yeah I'm off to the [C] Civil War.
[D] I [G] got my kit [C] bag, my heavy boots, [F] I'm running in the rain.
[G] Gonna run [C] until my feet [F] are raw.
[Am] [C]
[F] Slipkid, [Eb] Slipkid, slip [Bb] out of trouble, [C] step over [F] here and set [G] me free.
[Am]
Slipkid, [D] [Am] Slipkid, second [D] generation, [Am] you're sliding [D] down things a little [Bb] like me.
No easy way to be free.
No easy way to be free.
No easy way to be free.
No easy way to be free.
No easy way to be [C] free.
[Bb] No [C] easy way [Bb] to be free.
No [C] easy way to [F] be free.
[Bb] No easy way to be free.
No [Gm] easy way to be free.
[Bb] No easy way to be [Gm] free.
No easy way to be free.
[F] [C] No easy way to be free.
[Bb]
[C]
[Bb] [Am] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn The Who - Slip Kid chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, C, F, G, C, D, Eb, Bb and C. For best results, commence at 76 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 152. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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_ [G] _ _ [C] I'm _ [D] _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [F] _
_ [G] a clipboard [C] textbook, [F] lead me to the station, yeah [G] I'm off to the [C] Civil [F] War. _
[Gb] I'm [G] a kick bag, [C] my heavy boots [D] are [F] burning in the rain, going [G] round till [C] my feet [F] all roar.
_ [C] _ Slipkid, [F] Slipkid, [Eb] second [Bb] generation, [C] I'm a soldier [F] at [Gm] thirteen. _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] Slipkid, [Am] Slipkid, [D] realization [Am] there's no easy [D] way to be [Bb] free. _
_ No easy way [C] to [G] be free.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [F] The hard [G] hard way.
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ I left [G] my doctor's [C] prescription [F] bungalow behind [G] me, I left the [C] door [F] ajar.
_ I left [G] my vacuum [C] bag full [Dm] of hot tea and [Am] sugar, left [G] the keys [C] right in [F] my car.
_ [C] _ Slipkid, [F] _ [Eb] Slipkid, second [Bb] _ generation, [C] only [F] halfway [Gm] up the tree.
_ _ [Am] Slipkid, [D] Slipkid, [Am] I'm a [D] relation, [Am] I'm a soldier [D] at sixty [Bb]-three.
_ No easy [F] way to [G] be free. _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ [C] Keep away [G] old man, you won't [D] fool me.
[Cm] [G] You and your history won't rule me.
[Cm] You might have been a bottle, but I'll let you [C] fail, _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] fail me.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] I'm a clipboard textbook, [D] lead me [F] to the station, [G] yeah I'm off to the [C] Civil War.
[D] I _ [G] got my kit [C] bag, my heavy boots, [F] I'm running in the rain.
[G] Gonna run [C] until my feet [F] are raw.
[Am] _ [C] _
[F] Slipkid, [Eb] Slipkid, slip [Bb] out of trouble, [C] step over [F] here and set [G] me free.
_ _ [Am] _
Slipkid, [D] [Am] Slipkid, second [D] generation, [Am] you're sliding [D] down things a little [Bb] like me.
_ _ No easy way to be free.
No _ _ _ easy way to be free.
No easy way to be free.
_ _ No easy way to be free.
No easy way to be [C] free.
_ _ [Bb] No [C] easy way [Bb] to be free.
_ No [C] easy way to [F] be free.
_ _ [Bb] No easy way to be free.
_ No [Gm] easy way to be free.
_ [Bb] No easy way to be [Gm] free.
_ No easy way to be free.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] No easy way to be free. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _
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[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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