Give The Kid A Break Chords by Alice Cooper Alice Cooper - Give the kid a break This one is kinda tricky with the timing, so you kinda have to know what your doing, but chords are all there. p.s. this was a hard song to tab Don't? know why I'm down here F Must be something I said F#7 C Or some small imperfection E Am C7/G F D/F# In my soul or in my head D7 G F#7 G Don't know why I'm down here Don't reserve to roast or bake I'm fighting off slanderous allegations Why don't you give the kid a break? G C F C Don't you think maybe we could talk this over E Am You're a reasonable man C D D# E Could we discuss my grave situation Am G I'm a miserable man F#* And I'm in the frying pan D G Chorus: Give the kid a break C - B - Em - G Give me one good reason why I should All right, all right, so I made a few mistakes But for heaven's sake Watch your language, Kid. OK, OK, don't get hot Don't? question my judgement F He only reaped what he sowed F#7 C He cast his pearls before swine E Am C7/G F D/F# And that's good enough for me D7 G F#7 G Solo (Verse chord progression) I don't want to talk it over Even tho' I'm a reasonable man Sonny, from over here Looks like you're in no position to bargain You're a convicted man You're right in the frying pan Give the kid a break Please give me a break Give the kid a break Nah nah, I don't think so, man Come on, you know I got what it takes Can't you give me a break? Sure thing kid, when hell freezes over Ok, don't give the kid a break Hey you guys, I thought you were on my side No they don't Give the kid a break Yeah, well thanks a lot, pals Listen boss, maybe we can make a little deal Isn't there anything I can say Or some kind of fine I can pay Something Don't know why I'm down here Must be something I said (I'm sorry) Or some small imperfection In my soul or in my head It might be some infection It might be a small imperfection or a clear case of misdirection It must be a small imperfection In my soul or in my head Give the kid a break F#* - |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |--4----------| |--5----------| |--2----------| don't know the name of this chord After the first F of the song play this: |--------------| |--------------| |--7-5-7-5-7---| |------------3-| - this is the 3 played when going back into the F. |--------------| |--------------| and after the C, play: |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |--7-5-7-5----| |----------3--| - this is the 3 played when going back into the C. |-------------|