Sam Barber – Just A Kid Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sam Barber – Just A Kid Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Just A Kid chords by Sam Barber for Piano and Ukulele.

Key: D

[Intro]
D  G D  Bm  G
D  G D

[Verse 1]
D
I thought this was dead
And acted like I was
    Bm
 so far from it
        G           
Yet I'm farther than 
           D   G D
I've ever been
D
Old ghost in my head
Please don't take what
        Bm
 I have left
     G                    
Even though it's something
                   D  G D
 that I might regret
[Pre-Chorus]
            Bm
It's like a burning heat 
when you see me
    G                   
But we both know that it
               D
 won't go that far
                     A
Oh, it won't go that far
             Bm
You said you never felt
 safe with someone new
    G               
But here tonight you
                    D
 don't know who you are
        A
Who you are?

[Chorus]
           Bm
But what a waste
        G                  
If this weight is something
                D
 that I can't escape
               A
That I can't escape
               Bm
'Cause I would wait
         G              
My whole life to see you
                 D
 just before you wake

[Interlude]
A  D    Bm  G  D  G D

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[Verse 2]
D
Still stuck wondering
                      
And caught between if 
         Bm
I should say something
         G           
But if I say something
                 D
 will it be the end
D
And old ghost will this spread
And eat the the lungs 
           Bm
that I had left
   G                         D
Oh dear, am I weak or just a kid?


[Pre-Chorus]
            Bm
It's like a burning heat 
when you see me
    G                
But we both know that
                  D
 it won't go that far
                     A
Oh, it won't go that far
             Bm
You said you never felt
 safe with someone new
    G               x
But here tonight you 
                  D
don't know who you are
        A
Who you are?

[Chorus]
           Bm
But what a waste
        G                  
If this weight is something 

that I can't escape
               A
That I can't escape
               Bm
'Cause I would wait
         G              
My whole life to see you 
                 D
just before you wake

[Interlude]
A  Bm  G  D
A  Bm  G  D
A

[Outro]
D
And old ghost this has spread
                             Bm
And ate the lungs that I had left
              G    
Found out I'm weak,
                  D
 no longer just a kid

Watch: Sam Barber - Just A Kid (Official Audio)

From Sam Barber on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Just A Kid: key, chords and progression

Just A Kid by Sam Barber is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 4 chords in all: D, G, Bm and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Bm – G – D (I – vi – IV – I in D major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Just A Kid chords: questions

What key is Just A Kid in?

Just A Kid by Sam Barber is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Just A Kid?

Just A Kid uses 4 chords: D, G, Bm, A.

What is the chord progression of Just A Kid?

The main progression is D – Bm – G – D (I – vi – IV – I).

Is Just A Kid easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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