The Kids Are Right Now Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][G][Em][G][Em][Bm][Em][G][Em]

[Verse 1]
Black [Bm]child,
born Ja[C]maica
[G]Cro[Em]ssed the ocean on
[Bm]a wind-ward sailboat
sail[C]boat
[Em]Twisted guitar he's a go[Bm]t an'
[C]a gang[G]ster[Em]
Rude boy from [Bm]the trench-town streets
streets
[C]And he [G]knows,

[Verse 2]
[Am]he knows he's
gonna have [G]it [Bm]all[G]
He's standin' [Bm]like
he's [G]10 feet [Am]tall

[Verse 3]
He [Am]knows he's gonna have [G]it all
[Bm]The streets, the rise, [Em]the f[Bm]all[Em]
Loud [G]mu [D]sic, [G]salvatio[Bm]n[C][Am]
And [G]the kids [Am]are r[D]ight now
[Em]Loud music[D]'s my sa[G]lvation[Bm][C][Am]
And [G]the kids [Am]are r[D]ight now

[Interlude 1]
[Em]

[Verse 4]
White child, [Bm]raised in [C]Brix[G]ton[Em]
Born again through the ra[Bm]dio s[C]ound
[Em]And lot of tape and a
[Bm]lot of d[C]istortion
[Em]Studies and he makes[Bm] the sound
[C]And he [G]knows,

[Verse 5]
[Am]he knows he's gonna have it al[G]l
[Bm]He' [G]stan[Bm]din' like
he's 10 feet [G]tall[Am]

[Verse 6]
He [Am]knows he's gonna have [G]it all
[Bm]The streets, the rise, the fall
[Em]Loud[G] music s[D]alva[G]tion[Bm][C]
[Am]And the [G]kids are r[Am]ight[D] now
[Em]Loud music[D]'s my sa[G]lvation[Bm]
And [C]the kids are right now
[Am]Loud music's salvation And [G]the kids

[Verse 7]
[Am]are [D]right now
[Em]Loud mu si[G]c'[D]s my s[G]alvation[Bm]
[C]An [Am]d the k[G]ids are [Am]right
[D]now[Bm][Em]
Loud music's my salvation
[Bm]An d[C] the[Am] kids [G]are[Am]
[D]right [Em]now[D]
[Em]Dey're right[Bm] now

[Interlude 2]
[Em][D][Em][D][Em][D][Em][D]
[Em]
[D][Em][D][G][Em][D][G][Em][D][G]
[Em][D][G]
[Em]Black child,

[Verse 8]
born Ja[G]maica
[Em]Crossed the ocea[Am]n on[Em]
a wind-ward sailboat
sailboat
[G]Twi[Em]sted guitar he's a got
an' [G]a gangster[Em]
Rude boy from the trench-town streets
streets

[Verse 9]
And [Am]he knows, he knows he's
gonna have it [Bm]all
He's standin' like he's
10 feet [C]tall
He knows he's gonna
have [D]it all
The streets, the rise, [Em]the fall[D]
[Em]Loud[G] music s[D]alva[G]tion[Bm]
[C]And [Am]the [G]kids are r[Am]ight[D] now[Em]
Loud [D]music's [G]my salvatio[Bm]n
[C]And [Am]the [G]kids are r[Am]ight now[D][Em]
Loud [G]mu [D]sic's [G]my salvatio[Bm]n
[C]And [Am]the [G]kids are r[Am]ight[D] now
[Em]Loud music[D]'s my sa[G]lvation[Bm]
[C]And [Am]the [G]kids are r[Am]ight[D] now
[Em]

[Verse 10]
Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on,

[Outro 1]
we're passin'
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