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I Was Just A Kid Chords

by Nothing But Thieves
KeyF# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty — Plays629

I Was Just A Kid by Nothing But Thieves is a guitar song played in the key of F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F#
Text
16
Speed 
  			
Intro 
0:10 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------1-------------------------------1---------| 
D#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-4---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-4-----------| 
                                                                               (x2) 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------1-----------------------------------------| 
D#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-2-1---------| 


Verse 
0:33 
"...kid..." 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6---------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------| 

0:52 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------| 
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------4-1-4-1---------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------1-----------------------------------------| 
D#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-4---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------| 

Break 
1:12 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------6h8-8-8-8p6-6-6---------------| 
D#|---4-4--4-4-4--4-6-6--6-6-6--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---4-4--4-4-4--4-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|-----------------6-6--6-6-6--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------| 


Pre-Chorus 
1:22 
"...something..." 
F#|---17--------------17--------------15---------------15---------------------| 
C#|------18-20-17-15-----18-20-17-15-----15-13-12-12------15-13-12-12---------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---17-17-17----------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|------------18-18-18-20-20-20-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2) 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---15-15-15----------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|------------15-15-15-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 
1:41 
"I..." 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---8-8-8-4-4-4-6-6-6---------------4-4-4-----------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------6-6-6-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
                                                                                (x2) 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-4-4-4-6-6-6-3-3-3-1-1-1-1---------| 

2:08 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------1-------------------------------1---------| 
D#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-4---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-4-----------| 
                                                                                
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------1-----------------------------------------| 
D#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-2-1---------| 


Verse 
2:18 
"The story ends..." 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------| 
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------4-1-4-1---------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------1-----------------------------------------| 
D#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-4---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------| 

Pre-Chorus 
2:39 
"...something..." 
F#|---17--------------17--------------15---------------15---------------------| 
C#|------18-20-17-15-----18-20-17-15-----15-13-12-12------15-13-12-12---------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---17-17-17----------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|------------18-18-18-20-20-20-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2) 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---15-15-15----------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|------------15-15-15-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 
3:00 
"I..." 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---8-8-8-4-4-4-6-6-6---------------4-4-4-----------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------6-6-6-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
                                                                                (x2) 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-4-4-4-6-6-6-3-3-3-1-1-1-1---------| 

2:20 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/-16h18-18-18-18-18-18-18-------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Outro 
3:41 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---4-4--4-4-4-/-16-16--16-16-16--4-4--4-4-4-/-16h18--18-18-18--------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                                                 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---5-5--5-5-5-/-17-17--17-17-17--1-1--1-1-1---3-3--3-3-3-------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---4-4--4-4-4-/-16-16--16-16-16--4-4--4-4-4-/-16h18--18-18-18--------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                                                 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---5-5--5-5-5-/-17-17--17-17-17--1-1--1-1-1--1h3-1h3-4---------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


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