Kickin and Screamin Chords

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Kickin and Screamin by Garth Brooks is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, Ab, G, B, E, Eb, Bb and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: 
 
Verse: 
A 
Well, I don't know what my uncle did but he must have done it right 
They sure strung him up one Saturday night  
       D 
Be had spent his whole life fussin« would have spent his last breath cussin' 
        A            Ab       G      Fis 
«Til he realized the deal was really done 
           B                                E                           A Cis D Eb E                         
Be started screamin' "hallelujah" tryin' to make his peace with everyone 
 
             D                                       A 
Yeah, he was kickin' and screamin' just like he came in 
   Bb  B                                                  E   F E  Eb 
Be was kickin' and screamin', darlin' right to the bitter end 
D                                                                  A     Ab G Fis 
Ain't it funny how he come in kickin' giddyup and go out hollerin' whoa 
         B                     E                       A  Cis D Eb A 
Lord, we never want to be here sure don't ever want to go 
 
Verse: 
              A                                     A 
Well, I could hear those church bells ringin' To my best friend I was clingin' 
                  A 
Screamin' "If you love me brother don't let me go" 
               D 
Well, then the whole scene was repeated two years later I begged and pleaded 
           A           Ab           G                   Fis 
Screamin' "If you love me, honey, now you know you wouldn't want to let me go" 
      B                          E                              A      Cis D Eb A Eb E 
No, I didn't want to do it but I sure don't want to see it come undone 
 
 
Chrous: 
 
Solo: A D B E A Cis E Eb A  
 
Chorus: 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante