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Def Leppard – Kick It Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsA D Bm F E

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[Intro]
A D Bm D
A D Bm D

[Verse]
A
You're in my head again
                      D     Bm D
And I know where it's goin'
  A
I know I'm gonna need
                      D      Bm D
Another taste of your poison
           A
You're the pulse to my motor
my electric desire
          D
You're my star blazed rhythm
       Bm
Let me dance in your fire
D      A
And I just can't stop it
all night everyday
N.C.
And I just can't stop it and
I love it that way

[Chorus]
        A
I don't wanna kick kick
kick your habit
         Bm
'Cos you never quit quit
D
I gotta have it
        A
I don't wanna kick kick
kick your habit
         Bm
'Cos you never quit quit
D
I gotta have it
A                      Bm
Na na na na, na na na, na na na
             D
So won't you gimme
some more I said
A                      Bm
Na na na na, na na na, na na na
             D
So won't you gimme some
more ah kick it

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[Interlude]
A D Bm D

[Verse 2]
       A
You're racing through my brain
                     D         Bm D
Like a bolt of white lightnin'
    A
And I can't sleep it off
                        D       Bm D
'Cos your love's always strikin'
           A
You're the tonic to my thirst
sweet nectar of sin
       D
I keep runnin' away
        Bm
But you keep draggin' me in
D      A
And I just can't stop
it all night everyday
N.C.
And I just can't stop it and
I love it that way

[Chorus 2]
        A
I don't wanna kick kick
kick your habit
         Bm
'Cos you never quit quit
D
I gotta have it
        A
I don't wanna kick kick
kick your habit
         Bm
'Cos you never quit quit
D
I gotta have it
A                      Bm
Na na na na, na na na, na na na
             D
So won't you gimme
some more I said
A                      Bm
Na na na na, na na na, na na na
             D
So won't you gimme some
more ah kick it

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[Bridge]
A
F         E
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
F         E     D   A
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
F         E
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
F         E     D
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

[Solo]
A D Bm D
A D Bm D

[Chorus 3]
        A
I don't wanna kick kick
kick your habit
N.C.
'Cos you never quit quit
I gotta have it
        A
I don't wanna kick kick
kick your habit
         Bm
'Cos you never quit quit
D
I gotta have it
A                      Bm
Na na na na, na na na, na na na
             D
So won't you gimme some more I said
A                      Bm
Na na na na, na na na, na na na
             D
So won't you gimme some
     A
more ah kick it

How to play Kick It: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Kick It by Def Leppard on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Kick It by Def Leppard keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 5 chords: A, D, Bm, F and E.

The backbone of the song is A – D – Bm – D (I – IV – ii – IV in A major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – reh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Am, Eb, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Kick It chords: questions

What key is Kick It in?

Kick It by Def Leppard is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Kick It?

Kick It uses 5 chords: A, D, Bm, F, E.

What is the chord progression of Kick It?

The main progression is A – D – Bm – D (I – IV – ii – IV).

Is Kick It easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Am, Eb, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

How to play Kick It: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Kick It chords: questions

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