• Song:

    The Kids Are Alright

  • Artist:

    The Who

  • Album:

    The Ultimate Collection

The Who
Kids Are Alright (The Ultimate Collection Version)
(only difference is the solo)

Guitar-Clean-eadgbe

This is probably one of my fav Who songs. It just basic chords that you learn when first 
the guitar on clean guitar along with like two barre chords. Its a very easy song

Intro:
|-3-----|
|-3~~---|
|-2~~---|
|-0~~---|
|-------|
|-------| "I Dont mind"

Verse:
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-----------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
1. Other guys dancing  with my  girl

|-3-----2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-2---3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0-2---2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-2---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-0--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-------------------|
|-3----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
1.   Thats fine    I know them all  pretty welll

Chorus:
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------3~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-3-3~~~~-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-0-0~~~~-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(0)~~~~~~~~-2~~~~~~~~---------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------3~~~~~~~~---------|
  But I know sometimes I must get out in the light

|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------2-2-2-2-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3-3-3-3-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2-2-2-2-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
   Better leave her behind where the kids are alright

|--------------2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|----------------------|
  The kids are alright

Verse 2:
|---------|2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-|------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|
|---------|------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
           2. Sometimes I feel I gotta  get away

|-3-----2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----------|
|-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
2.     Bells chime. I know I gotta get   away

Chorus 2:
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------3~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-3-3~~~~-|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-0-0~~~~-|
|------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(0)~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~---------|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------3~~~~~~~~---------|
  And I know if I don?t I?ll got out of my mind

|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------2-2-2-2-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3-3-3-3-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2-2-2-2-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
   Better leave her behind where the kids are alright

|--------------2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|----------------------|
  The kids are alright

Bridge:
|---------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------|
PM .....................................

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--------------------------------------3--------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    I know if I go things'll be a lot better for her

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--------------------------------------------3------------------|
PM . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      I had things planned but her folks won?t her

Verse 3:
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-----------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
3. Other guys dancing  with my  girl

|-3-----2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-2---2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-0--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0------------|
|-3----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
3.   Thats fine    I know them all  pretty welll

Chorus:
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------3~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-3-3~~~~-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~-0~~~~~~~~-0-0~~~~-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(0)~~~~~~~~-2~~~~~~~~---------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------3~~~~~~~~---------|
  But I know sometimes I must get out in the light

|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------2-2-2-2-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3-3-3-3-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2-2-2-2-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
   Better leave her behind where the kids are alright

|--------------2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|----------------------|
  The kids are alright

Solo: for original recording the solo is longer?just play A chord (x0222x or x7765x more)
|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|--2~--2~--2~--2~-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|--2~--2~--2~--2~---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|--2~--2~--2~--2~---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--0~--0~--0~--0~---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

Verse 4:
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--|
|--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|
|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
2. Sometimes I feel i gotta  get away

|-3-----2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----------|
|-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
2.     Bells chime. I know I gotta get   away

Chorus:
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------3~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-3-3~~~~-|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-2-2~~~~-|
|------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~-0-0~~~~-|
|------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(0)~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~---------|
|------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------3~~~~~~~~---------|
  And I know if I don?t I?ll got out of my mind

|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------2-2-2-2-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3-3-3-3-|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2-2-2-2-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
   Better leave her behind where the kids are alright

|--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
|-------------------------------|
  The kids are alriiight

Outro:
|--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
|-------------------------------| x2
  The kids are alriiight

|--------------2-2-2-2-2-2~--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3~--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2~--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0~--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
|----------------------------|
  The kids are alriiight
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