OneRepublic - Kids: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Kids" 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 Kids Guitar Chords and Lyrics by OneRepublic

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 "Kids" smoothly on your guitar.

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

A
Days when
      Bm                             G
We'd fight, we'd fight 'til I would give in
  D              A
Yeah, perfect disasters
         Bm                         G    D
We were reaching, reaching for the rafters
        A
And on most of the days
we were searching for ways
To get up and get out of
    Bm
the town that we were raised, yeah,
       G
Cause we were done
     D                A
I remember, we were sleeping in cars
We were searching for OZ
We were burning cigars
       Bm                         G
With white plastics tips 'til we saw the sun
And we said crazy things like

Chorus:
A
I refuse to look back thinking days were better
Bm                    G          D
Just because they're younger days
A
I don't know what's 'round the corner
                  Bm                G
Way I feel right now I swear we'll never change
D                  A
Back when we were kids
Bm              G
Swore we would never die!
D                A
You and me were kids
Bm                G
Swear that we’ll never die!

Lights down
And we drive and we're drivin' just to get out
Yeah, perfect disasters
Yeah we were swinging, swinging from the rafters
Hey, we were dancing in cars
We were looking for ours
We were naming the stars
After people we knew 'til we had to go
And we were saying things like

Chorus

D
Nights when we kept dancing
Em
Changing all our plans and
Bm                  G
Making every day a holiday
D
Feel the years start burning
Em
City lights they're turning
Bm                    G
Something 'bout this feels the same

Chorus:
Back when we were kids
Swore we would never die
You and me were kids
Swear that we'll never die
I refuse to look back thinking days were better
Just because they're younger days
I don't know what's 'round the corner
Way I feel right now I swear we’ll never change
You and me were kids


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Kids" by OneRepublic.