Kids Wanna Rock Chords & Tabs
Kids Wanna Rock
Guitar Tabs by Arijeet Mitra. Music & Lyrics by Adams/Vallance.
Copyright music and lyrics reproduced by kind permission of Adams Communications.
E5 (G5) A5 B5
x x x x
x x x x
x x 2 4
2 x 2 4
2 x 0 2
0 3 x x
Intro:
Riff | E5 | Riff | E5 | Riff |
E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) | E5 | Riff | x2
Verse 1:
E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5)
Turned on the radio
| E5 | Riff
Sounded like a disco
| A5 | A5
Musta turned the dial for a couple of miles
| E5 | Riff
But I couldn't find no rock n' roll
| B5 | B5 |
This computerized crap ain't gettin' me off
E5 - | - |
Everywhere I go - the kids wanna rock
Riff | E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) | E5 | Riff |
Verse 2:
E5 | E5 |
London to LA
E5 | E5
Talk about the New Wave
| A5 | A5
For a couple of bucks ya get a weird haircut
| E5 | Riff
And waste your life away
| B5 | B5 |
Around the world or around the block
E5 - | - |
Everywhere I go - the kids wanna rock
Middle 8:
G | G (G Fill) |
Get me my DJ
A | A (A Fill) |
I got somethin' he's gotta play
C | C (C Fill)
Wanna hear it I can't wait
| D | D | D | D |
So turn it up - turn it up... yeah!....ow!
Solo:
C5 | C5 | A5 | A5 | E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) | E5 | E5 |
C5 | C5 | A5 | A5 | B5 | B5 | B5 | Riff |
E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) | E5 | Riff | x3
E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) | E5 | E5 |
Verse 3:
E5 - | E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) |
Kick down the barricades
E5 - | Riff (Fill)
Listen what the kids say
| A5 | A5
From time to time people change their minds
| E5 | Riff
But the music is here to stay
| B5 | B5 |
I've seen it all from the bottom to the top
E5 - | - |
Everywhere I go - the kids wanna rock
B5 | B5 |
Around the world or around the block
E5 - | G#5 A5 A#5 |
Everywhere I go - the kids wanna rock, yeah!
B5 (End Fill) | B5 | E5 - | -
Everywhere I go - the kids wanna rock
Riff: |
E-0-------------|
B-0-3p0---------|
G-------0--2----|
D-------0--2--2-|
A-------------2-|
E-------------0-|
Intro Lead:
v = vibrato
BSS = bend slightly sharp
b = bend 1 tone
pb = pre-bend 1 tone
Riff | E5 | Riff | E5 | Riff | E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) | E5 |
E------------------------------------3BSS---------------------------|
B----------------------5v------------3BSS--5-4/5--5-4/5-5-5-4/5-5-5-|
G------------------------------------------4-3/4--4-3/4-4-4-3/4-4-4-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------x\-----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff | E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) |
E----------------------------------------------------|
B-4/5-5----------------------------------------------|
G-3/4-4\2-0-2/4-0-2----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------5BSS--|
A-------------------0-7v---7v---7--7--7---7--7-------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bryan_adams/kids_wanna_rock_tab_ver_2.html ]
E5 | Riff |
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----15---15-------15---15---15---------------------------|
G-14b-14pb-14pb-14b-14pb-14pb-14pb-14b----12-14-14b--12----|
D-------------------------------------------------------14-|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
Lead:
Riff | E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) | E5
|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----5---5-5-5v--7-7BSS--x--12-12BSS--------15---15---15--15---15---15---------|
G----4---4-4-4v----------x--12-12BSS----14b-14pb-14pb-14b-14pb-14pb-14br-(14)b-|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff |
E------------------------|
B-15---------15----------|
G-14br-(14)b-14--12------|
D-------------------14---|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|
Lead:
G Fill | | A Fill | | C Fill |
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------0-2-0-3-3-2-|
D-0-2-0-3-3-2--------2-4-2-5-5-4---------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
b1/2r = bend ½ a tone then release
C5 | C5 | A5 | A5
|
hold……………………..
E-8-8-----8-8-8-8-8-----8-------------------------------------------------|
B-8-8-----8-8-8-8-8-----8-10b1/2r-(10)v---------5-------5-----------------|
G-----10b---------10b-----10b1/2r-(10)v-----4b-----4pb--4--4pbr-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 | E5 (G5) E5 A5 (G5) | E5
|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------12------------------------------14/15-15-14-14b-|
G-------------------12----------------------------------------------|
D-------14v---12--------14-12-13-14--12--13-14/---------------------|
A-(7)\-----------14------------------------------14-----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 | C5 | C5
hold…………..
E--------------------------15-15-15-12------11-12\11-11\10-10\9---|
B-14-14b-14-14b-14\---15b--------------15---x--x-----x-----x------|
G-------------------------------------------11-12\11-11\10-10\9---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| A5 | A5
|
E-4/5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\--|
B-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
G-5/6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B5 | B5 | B5 | Riff S| E5….
E------------------16v--17---19b---------19b-19v--------19------------|
B-16---17v---19v-------------------------------------------17v--------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill:
* harmonic, bend down with tremelo
E---------------|
B-5*------------|
G---------------|
D---------------|
A---------------|
E---------------|
End Fill:
B5 | B5 |
E-9/11-11-11-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-9-9-7-7--|
B-x----x--x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--|
G-9/11-11-11-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-9-9-8-8--|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Tabbed And Chords By Arijeet Mitra.
