Learn to play "Kids In America" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele 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 In America" smoothly on your ukulele.
B Looking out a dirty old window A Down below, the cars in the city go rushing by (Rushing by) G A E I sit here alone and I wonder why (Wonder why, wonder why) B Friday night and everyone's moving A I can feel the heat, but it's soothing heading down (Heading down) G A E I search for the beat in this dirty town Chorus: E Downtown; the young ones are going F# Downtown; the young ones are growing G D We're the kids in America (Whoa) G D We're the kids in America (Whoa) G A B Everybody live for the music-go-round Bright lights; the music gets faster Look, boy, don't check on your watch, not another glance I'm not leaving now, honey, not a chance Hot shot, give me no problems Much later, baby, you'll be saying, "Nevermind" You know life is cruel Life is never kind Chorus: Kind hearts don't make a new story Kind hearts don't grab any glory We're the kids in America (Whoa) We're the kids in America (Whoa) Everybody live for the music-go-round B D Na, na, na, na, na, na, na A G Na, na, na, na, na (Say) B D Na, na, na, na, na, na A G Na, na, na, na, na, na B Come closer, honey, that's better A Gotta get a brand new experience feeling right (Feeling right) G A E Oh, don't try to stop, baby, hold me tight B Outside a new day is dawning A Outside suburbia's sprawling everywhere (Everywhere) G A I don't want to go, baby E New York to East California F# There's a new wave coming, I warn ya We're the kids in America (Whoa) We're the kids in America (Whoa) Everybody live for the music-go-round We're the kids in America (Whoa) We're the kids in America (Whoa) Everybody live for the music-go-round | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsA B D E F# G Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 In America" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Kids In America" by Cascada.