Kindergarten Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays503

Kindergarten by Faith no More is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(12) = Natural harmonic 12th fret 
PM = Palm muting 
\  = slide down 
/ = Slide up 
(v) = vibrato 
(b) = bend 
 
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B----------------|-------(5)------|----------------|----------------| 
G----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D-4-------4------|---(5)-----(5)--|-4---------4----|------------(4)-| 
A-2-------0------|-(4)---------(4)|-2-2-2-2-2-0----|-(5)------(4)---| 
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
                                     |--PM---| 
 
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B----------------|-------(5)------|----------------|-(5)------------| 
G----------------|----------------|----------------|---(5)----------| 
D-4---------4----|---(5)-----(5)--|-4---------4----|-----(4)-(5)----| 
A-2-2-2-2-2-0----|-(4)---------(4)|-2-2-2-2-2-0----|------------(4)-| 
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
   |--PM---|                         |--PM---| 
 
 
Rythym part 1: 
============== 
 
E----------------|----------------| 
B----------------|----------------| 
G----------------|----------------| 
D-4---------4----|----------------| 
A-2-2-2-2-2-0----|----------------| 
E----------------|----------------| 
 
Repeat Rhythym part 1 with the following lyrics: 
 
Return to my own vomit like a dog 
Rhymes and giggles muffle the dialogue 
Carve my initials in a tree I will never leave 
Maybe one day I'll be royalty 
 
 
Chorus: 
======= 
 
E---------------------------|---------------------------| 
B---------------------------|---------------------------| 
G---------------------------|---------------------------| 
D-4----------4---4-4--4--4--|-9----9-9---9----7----9\---| 
A-2--2-2-2-2-0---0-0--0--0--|-7----7-7---0--------------| 
E---------------------------|---------------------------| 
    |--PM---| 
 
  King  -    dom                          Kin - der - 
 
E---------------------------|---------------------------| 
B---------------------------|---------------------------| 
G---------------------------|---------------------------| 
D-4----------4--------------|-11---11---11----9(v)---7\-| 
A-2--2-2-2-2-0--------------|-9----9----0---------------| 
E---------------------------|---------------------------| 
    |--PM---| 
  gar       -         ten         
 
 
Repeat the above chorus bit with: 
 
'Born late - will I grad - u - ate ?' 
 
Then back into the rythym part 1 with these lyrics: 
 
'Drink fountains are shorter than they used to be 
swings on the playground don't even fit me any more  -  Folklore 
No body's s'posed to believe in the next grade 
Write it a hundred times' 
 
Then back into the chorus with these lyrics: 
 
King - dom 
Kin - der - gar - ten 
Wait - ing 
Bells not ring - ing 
 
 
E----------------| 
B----------------| 
G----------------| 
D-11--11--11-----| 
A-9---9---9------| 
E----------------| 
 
Now some keyboard and bass stuff 
 
followed by: 
                             !-- Rpt 4 times--| 
E---------------------------|-------------------| 
B---------------------------|-------------------| 
G---------------------------|-------------------| 
D---------------------------|-4-----4-----------| 
A--------------------5-4--3-|-2-----0-----------| 
E------------5-4-3-2--------|-------------------| 
            |----PM-----| 
 
 
Then the same again as above but with a bass solo over the repeated part 
 
 
3rd Verse 
========= 
 
Play the intro again with lyrics. Replacing the last bar of the intro 
with sommat like this: 
 
E---------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------| 
G-9(b)-7---7----------------------| 
D--------9---9-7-9-7--------------| 
A--------------------9-8-7-8-7-5--| 
E---------------------------------| 
 
Everythings gone quiet suddenly; 
no Dolby, and the theatre is empty 
Film is flapping on the side of the projector 
The reel is over 
Banished with my sticky shoes and stinging eyes 
Walking outside 
 
Back into the chorus with same lyrics as the first one 
 
Outro 
===== 
 
E------------------------------| 
B------------------------------| 
G------------------------------| 
D------------------------------| 
A-2-----0-2-2-0-2------0-2-2-0-| 
E-----2--------------2---------| 
  PM--------------------------|  
 
 
Repeat that bout six times ( with whispered: write it a hundred times) 
then: 
 
 
E-----------------------------| 
B-----------------------------| 
G-----------------------------| 
D-----------------------------| 
A-2-----0-2-2-0---------5-4--3| 
E-----2---------5-4-3-2-------| 
  |--PM--------------------| 
 
theres quite a bit more outro left but I dont have time to type it 
all in at the moment 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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