Wrong Way Kids
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Intro: D C Bb F
(F C F)
D C F Bb
Stop them from shimmering away
D C F Bb
On blank sidewalk glittering asphalt somewhere summer days
D C Bb F
The wrong way kids were something more than friends
F C F
Navigating a sprawl without end
F A
Did you ever want to take bad advice
Bb F
Did you ever want to go and take it twice
F A Bb F
Do you remember when the world began to put up its thorny fence
Bb C
Right you are my friend
F E Bb
So what's wrong with them
Bb F C
There go the wrong way kids
D C Bb F
Singing whoa oh whoa oh whoa oh ohhhh
D C Bb F
Singing whoa oh whoa oh whoa oh ohhhh
D C Bb F
Whoa oh whoa oh whoa oh ohhhh
F C F
And they call them the wrong way kids
D C F Bb
The kids today are gone away petitioning the dust
D C F Bb
With nobody to look up to because they're looking up to us
D C Bb F
Just misfit melancholy dregs gone lost in the mall
F C F
Wanderers to nowhere at all
F A
Did you ever want to take bad advice
Bb F
Did you ever want to go and take it twice
F A Bb F
Do you remember when the world began to put up its thorny fence
Bb C
Right you are my friend
F E Bb
So what's wrong with them
Bb F C
There go the wrong way kids
D C Bb F
Singing whoa oh whoa oh whoa oh ohhhh
D C Bb F
Singing whoa oh whoa oh whoa oh ohhhh
D C Bb F
Whoa oh whoa oh whoa oh ohhhh
F C F
And they call them the wrong way kids
How to play Wrong Way Kids
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.