The Who
Kids Are Alright (The Ultimate Collection Version)
(only difference is the solo)
Guitar-Clean-eadgbe
This is probably one of my fav Who songs. It just basic chords that you learn when first
the guitar on clean guitar along with like two barre chords. Its a very easy song
Intro:
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|-------| "I Dont mind"
Verse:
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|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-----------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
1. Other guys dancing with my girl
|-3-----2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-2---3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0-2---2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-2---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-0--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-------------------|
|-3----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
1. Thats fine I know them all pretty welll
Chorus:
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|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-0-0~~~~-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(0)~~~~~~~~-2~~~~~~~~---------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------3~~~~~~~~---------|
But I know sometimes I must get out in the light
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|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3-3-3-3-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2-2-2-2-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
Better leave her behind where the kids are alright
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|----------------------|
The kids are alright
Verse 2:
|---------|2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-|------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|
|---------|------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
2. Sometimes I feel I gotta get away
|-3-----2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----------|
|-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
2. Bells chime. I know I gotta get away
Chorus 2:
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|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-3-3~~~~-|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-0-0~~~~-|
|------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(0)~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~---------|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------3~~~~~~~~---------|
And I know if I don’t I’ll got out of my mind
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------2-2-2-2-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3-3-3-3-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2-2-2-2-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
Better leave her behind where the kids are alright
|--------------2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|----------------------|
The kids are alright
Bridge:
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|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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PM .....................................
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|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I know if I go things'll be a lot better for her
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|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I had things planned but her folks won’t her
Verse 3:
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|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-----------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
3. Other guys dancing with my girl
|-3-----2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-2---2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-0--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0------------|
|-3----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
3. Thats fine I know them all pretty welll
Chorus:
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|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-3-3~~~~-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-0-0~~~~-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(0)~~~~~~~~-2~~~~~~~~---------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------3~~~~~~~~---------|
But I know sometimes I must get out in the light
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------2-2-2-2-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3-3-3-3-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2-2-2-2-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
Better leave her behind where the kids are alright
|--------------2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|----------------------|
The kids are alright
Solo: for original recording the solo is longer…just play A chord (x0222x or x7765x more)
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|--2~--2~--2~--2~-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|--2~--2~--2~--2~---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|--2~--2~--2~--2~---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--0~--0~--0~--0~---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Verse 4:
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--|
|--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|
|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
2. Sometimes I feel i gotta get away
|-3-----2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----------|
|-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
2. Bells chime. I know I gotta get away
Chorus:
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------3~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-3-3~~~~-|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-0-0~~~~-|
|------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(0)~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~---------|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------3~~~~~~~~---------|
And I know if I don’t I’ll got out of my mind
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------2-2-2-2-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3-3-3-3-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2-2-2-2-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
Better leave her behind where the kids are alright
|--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
|-------------------------------|
The kids are alriiight
Outro:
|--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
|-------------------------------| x2
The kids are alriiight
|--------------2-2-2-2-2-2~--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3~--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2~--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0~--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
|----------------------------|
The kids are alriiight
