David Bowie - Kooks: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Kooks" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Kooks Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Kooks" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
 D       Dsus4        D       Dsus4 D
Will you stay in our Lovers' Story
D       Dsus4    D        D Dsus4 D
If you stay you won't be sorry
     C               C/B
Cos we believe in you
 Am           D      Am      D
Soon you'll grow so take a chance
        Am        D    Am            F  C
With a couple of kooks hung up on romancing

Will you stay in our lovers' story?
If you stay you won't be sorry
'Cause we believe in you
Soon you'll grow, so take a chance
With a couple of kooks hung up on romancing

D                                      A
We bought a lot of things to keep you warm and dry
       D                           A
And a funny old crib on which the paint won't dry
D               G
I bought you a pair of shoes
    D                         G
A trumpet you can blow and a book of rules
     D                              A
On what to say to people when they pick on you
Cos if you stay with us you're
gonna be pretty kookie too

Chorus

And if you ever have to go to school
Remember how they messed up this old fool
Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads
Cos I'm not much cop at punching other people's dads
And if the homework brings you down
Then we'll throw it on the fire
And take the car downtown

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dsus4

Guitar chord Dsus4

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Kooks" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Kooks" by David Bowie.

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