Cascada - Kids In America: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Kids In America" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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B
Looking out a dirty old window
                                     A
Down below, the cars in the city go rushing by
(Rushing by)
   G         A          E
I sit here alone and I wonder
why (Wonder why, wonder why)
B
Friday night and everyone's moving
                                        A
I can feel the heat, but it's soothing heading down
(Heading down)
   G              A            E
I search for the beat in this dirty town

Chorus:
E
Downtown; the young ones are going
F#
Downtown; the young ones are growing
G                   D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
G                   D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
G          A                     B
Everybody live for the music-go-round

Bright lights; the music gets faster
Look, boy, don't check on your watch,
not another glance
I'm not leaving now, honey, not a chance
Hot shot, give me no problems
Much later, baby, you'll be saying, "Nevermind"
You know life is cruel
Life is never kind

Chorus:
Kind hearts don't make a new story
Kind hearts don't grab any glory
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody live for the music-go-round

B           D
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
A           G
Na, na, na, na, na (Say)
B           D
Na, na, na, na, na, na
A           G
Na, na, na, na, na, na

B
Come closer, honey, that's better
                                  A
Gotta get a brand new experience feeling right
(Feeling right)
     G            A           E
Oh, don't try to stop, baby, hold me tight
B
Outside a new day is dawning
                             A
Outside suburbia's sprawling everywhere (Everywhere)
   G             A
I don't want to go, baby
E
New York to East California
F#
There's a new wave coming, I warn ya

We're the kids in America (Whoa)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody live for the music-go-round
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
Everybody live for the music-go-round


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Kids In America" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Kids In America" by Cascada.