KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays436

Kicks by Paul Revere and The Redraiders is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, A, C, B, G, E and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(Em)                                           (A)                     (Em) (A) 
Girl, you thought you found the answer on that magic carpet ride last night 
(Em)                                    (A)                   (Em)     (A) 
But when you wake up in the mornin' the world still gets you uptight 
             (C)                              (Em) 
Well, there's nothin' that you ain't tried To fill the emptiness inside 
             (C)                                      (B)           
But when you come back down, girl Still ain't feelin' right 
 
Chorus 
                       (G)                     (C) 
And don't it seem like Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find  
             (G)                 (C) 
And all your kicks ain't bringin' you peace of mind 
           (G)                                        (B) 
Before you find out it's too late, girl You better get straight 
		 (Em)      (A) 
No, but not with kicks 
		 (Em)         (A) 
You just need help, girl 
 
 
Well you think you're gonna find yourself a little piece of paradise 
But it ain't happened yet, so girl, you better think twice 
Don't you see no matter what you do You'll never run away from you 
And if you keep on runnin' You'll have to pay the price 
 
{repeat Chorus} 
 
Bridge: 
 
		  (E) 
No, you don't need kicks 
           (C#m) 
To help you face the world each day 
          (A) 
That road goes nowhere 
          (B)                                 (G) 
I'm gonna help you find yourself another way 
 
{repeat Chorus 2X; fade second tim 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante