Kicks Lyrics

Kicks

Kicks

 Paul Revere & The Raiders

 (Barry Mann - Cynthia Weil)

 

 Intro:

 

 12-string [2X; chords implied]:

 

 (Fm) (Bb)

 v v v v v v v v

 -----------------|-----------------

 -----------------|-----------------

 -----1---3---1---|---1-------------

 -3-----3-------3-|-----3-1-----1---

 -----------------|---------3-------

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 Bass [enters 2nd time]:

 

 v v v v v v v v

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 -----------1-2-3-|-------3-1---0---

 -3-----3-3-------|-----------------

 -----------------|-----------------

 

 Verse (chords on first two lines implied by guitar/bass riffs above):

 

 (Fm) (Bb)

 Girl, you thought you found the answer on that magic carpet ride last

 (Fm) (Bb)

 night

 (Fm) (Bb)

 But when you wake up in the mornin' the world still gets you

 (Fm) (Bb)

 uptight

 Db

 Well, here's nothin' that you ain't tried

 Fm /E /Eb /D

 To fill the emptiness inside

 Db

 But when you come back down, girl

 C

 Still ain't feelin' right

 

 Chorus:

 

 [1,2,4: And don't it seem like]

 Ab Db

 Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find

 [3, 4: Oh, you don't need kicks, girl]

 Ab Db

 And all your kicks ain't bringin' you peace of mind

 [3, 4: You just need help, girl]

 Ab

 Before you find out it's too late, girl

 C

 You better get straight

 

 Link (over intro guitar/bass riffs, 2X):

 

 (Fm) (Bb)

 No, but not with kicks

 (Fm) (Bb)

 You just need help, girl

 

 Verse 2:

 

 Well you think you're gonna find yourself a little piece of

 paradise

 But it ain't happened yet, so girl, you better think twice

 Don't you see no matter what you do

 You'll never run away from you

 And if you keep on runnin'

 You'll have to pay the price

 

 [repeat chorus]

 

 Bridge:

 

 F

 No, you don't need kicks

 Dm

 To help you face the world each day

 Bb

 That road goes nowhere

 C

 I'm gonna help you find yourself another way

 

 [repeat chorus 2X; fade second time]

 

 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers