Kenny Chesney - Just A Kid: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Just A Kid" 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 Just A Kid Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Kenny Chesney

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 "Just A Kid" smoothly on your guitar.

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

           F
Well the news spread through Jerusalem,
     Dm
"Tonight a child is born.
           Gm
There are shepherds fallin' to their knees,
    A#              C
and angels blowin' horns."

              F
But in their golden halls,
              Dm
the Pharisees scoffed and drank their wine
                 Gm
They said, "It's only Hebrew prophesy,
          A#          C
we don't care, and besides

      Am     A#  C             F
He's just a kid, that's all He is
Dm              C
One more pebble in the gravel,
Dm             G
one more rumor in the rabble
Gm             C                 F  Dm C
How can He be king? He's just a kid."

Well, in no time it seemed the world
Was knocking on His door
For miracles and wonders
They had never seen before
Soon the Pharisees stopped laughing
And the silver sum was paid
And near the end He knelt down
In the garden and He prayed

I'm just a kid that's all I am
I'll need your strength to see me through it
And if it is your will I'll do it
How can I be King, I'm just a kid?

      G#               A#  C        F
Now I think about the Baby and the Man
at Christmas time
    G#                Gm     C    F
Of mothers, sons and fathers and children
just like mine
          G#          A#            F
About the power and unselfishness, love
and sacrifice
     G#                D#             C  D
The Gift that we were given and the price

And how the news spread through Jerusalem
Tonight a child is born
There are shepherds falling to there knees
And angels blowing horns
I wonder how on earth the Pharisees
Could scoffed and drink their wine
And say he's only Hebrew prophecy
We don't care and besides

Chorus:
He just a kid, that's all He is
One more pebble in the gravel
One more rumour in the rabel
How can He be King, He's just a kid?

Oh, how can He be King, He's just a kid?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Just A Kid" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Just A Kid" by Kenny Chesney.

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