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KID FEARS (Amy Ray)
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NOTES about the chords:
* In the last chorus, where all the voices are tangled together, I tried
to notate it as best I could. Amy's part is on the first line in capital
letters; Michael Stipe's part is below that, in capitals and in parentheses;
Emily's part is at the bottom, in parentheses but no caps. I went through
the trouble of doing this because the songbook is completely useless for
figuring out the end of this song...
* Where it says C, that might often be C(9). Mix it up.
* C(9)=x32033 or x32030; D11=554030 or x54030; Em7=022030
[Key of G]
[Moderate 3/4 time; each chord is one measure]
Em Em Em Em Em Em Cmaj7 D11 Em Em Cmaj7 D11
[intro]
Am Em7 Am Em7 Am Em7 Am Em7
Pain from pearls, hey little girl, how much have you grown?
Am Em7 Am Em7 Am Em7 Am Am
Pain from pearls, hey little girl, flowers for the ones you've known
G G D D C C D D
Are you on fire from the years
Em Em D D Em Em Cmaj7 D
What would you give for your kid fears
Em Em Cmaj7 D
[instrumental]
Secret staircase, running high, you had a hiding place
Secret staircase, running low, they all know now you're inside
Are you on fire from the years
What would you give for your kid fears
[instrumental]
Skipping stones, we know the price now, any sin will do
How much further if you can spin, how much further if you are smooth?
G G D D C C D D
Are you on fire from the years
(ARE YOU ON FIRE) (FROM THE
Em Em D D Em Em
What would you give for your kid fears?
YEARS) (WHAT WOULD RE-
D D D D C(9) C(9) C(9) C(9)
-PLACE THE RENT WITH THE STARS ABOVE, REPLACE THE NEED WITH LOVE)
(Replace the rent with the stars above, replace the need with love)
D D D D C(9) C(9) C(9) C(9)
(REPLACE THE ANGER WITH THE TIDE, REPLACE THE ONES THE ONES THE ONES THAT YOU
(Replace the anger with the tide, the ones that you love, the ones...)
D D D D
LOVE, OH, THE ONES THAT YOU...)
(love, oh, the ones that you...)
G G D D C C D D
ARE YOU ON FIRE FROM THE YEARS
LOVE) (ARE YOU ON FIRE) (FROM THE
(Replace the rent with the stars above, replace the need with love)
Em Em D D Em Em C D
WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE FOR YOUR KID FEARS? OH NOW,
YEARS) (WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE)
(Replace the anger with the tide, the ones that you love, the...)
G G D D C C D D
ARE YOU ON FIRE FROM THE YEARS
(ARE YOU ON FIRE) (FROM THE
(Replace the rent with the stars above, replace the need with love)
Em Em D D Em Em D D
WHAT WOULD U GIVE FOR YOUR KID FEARS, WHAT WOULD U GIVE FOR YOUR KID
YEARS) (WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE) (WHAT WOULD
(Replace . . . anger ... tide, the ones...love, the ones ... love)
Em Em D D Em Em Cmaj7 D11
FEARS? WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE FOR YOUR KID FEARS? YOUR KID
YOU GIVE) (WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE FOR YOUR KID FEARS?)
(What would you give for your kid fears?)
Em Em Cmaj7 D11 Em Em Cmaj7 D11 Em
FEARS KID... HOLD ON...
This is the only tab I have (and you probably already figured this out):
Em Cmaj7 D11
E ------------|------------|------------|------------|
B 0-----3-----|------0-----|------------|------------|
G ------------|2-----------|0-----2-----|--0---0---0-|
D ------------|------------|------------|4---4---4---|
A ------------|------------|------------|------------|
E +---+---+---|+---+---+---|+---+---+---|+---+---+---|
The chord fingerings I use for those four measures are:
022000 022030 | 022200 022000 | x32000 x32200 | x54030 |
If you use these fingerings, you should be able to hear that tab part
in the chords.
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Kyle Rhythm Player |
#1 by Kyle Wait I Aint Telling You at Nov 22, 1994 at 6:56 AM EST |
| As dark as this seems, I think the song is about incest. It sounds to me like she's saying that she would give anything to replace the memories and things that hurt her with simple childhood fears. So many of the phrases, like "any sin will do" and "replace the ones that you love" could refer to that. And the last phrase "hey kids, hold on" goes right to my heart. 1 | |
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Toby Musical Thunder |
#2 by Toby at Sep 29, 2007 at 12:34 AM EST |
| Probably my favorite Indigo Girls song. And it has Michael Stipe! I guess it's about remembering when you were a kid, and having all these silly irrational fears, but it's preferable to the real ones you have when you're an adult. Still, you can't go back to being a kid, so you have to come to terms with yourself. | |
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Gritch Wanna Be |
#3 by Gritch wefwe at Oct 3, 2007 at 10:25 PM EST |
| "Secret staircase, running high You had a hiding place Secret staircase, running low But they all know, now you're inside" I've heard a few theories floating around that it's about Anne Frank, and I totally agree. The quote lyrics above could be about the staircase that separated her family from the office below, and "Replace the need with love/Replace the anger with the tide" could reference to her mother. Just a thought. | |
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