Kiss Off Chords by Violent Femmes

Tempo:
86.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

Em

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] I [Em] need someone, a person to talk to, someone who cares, who loves.
Could [C] it be you?
[Em] Could it be you?
When the situation gets rough, then I start to panic, it's not enough.
It's just a habit, [C] hey kid, you're sick.
[Em] Well darling, this is it.
[D] You can all just kiss [C] off into the air.
[D] Behind my back, I can see them stare.
They'll hurt me bad, but I won't lie.
They'll hurt me bad, they [C] do it all the [D] time.
Yeah, they do [C] it all the time.
They do it all the time.
They do [C] it all the time.
[D] They do it all the time.
[Em]
I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record.
Oh yeah?
Well, [C] don't get so distressed.
[G] Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed?
[D]
[Eb]
[G] [D]
[B] [B]
[E]
I take one, one, one cause you left me
And two, two, two for my family
And three, three, three for my heartache
And [Em] four, four, four for my headaches
And five, five, five for my loneliness
Six, six, six for my sorrow
And seven, seven, no tomorrow
And eight, eight, I forget what eight was for
But nine, nine, nine for lost God
Ten, [Em] ten, ten, ten for everything
Everything, everything, [C] everything
[D] Oh you can all just kiss [C] off into the air
[D] Behind my back I can see them stare
They'll hurt me bad but [C] I won't mind
[D] They'll hurt me bad
They [C] do it all the time [D] Yeah, yeah
Yeah, they [C] do it all the time [D] Yeah, yeah
Yeah, they [C] do it all the [D] time
Do [C] it all the time
[D] They do it all the time, time, time, time, time
[C] Do it all the time, time, time, time, time
[D] Do it all the time
[C] [D] [E] [B]
[Em] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
B
12341112
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Violent Femmes - Kiss Off chords, with this master sequence: D, C and D. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 45 BPM before aiming for the song's 90 BPM. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ I [Em] need someone, a person to talk to, someone who cares, who loves.
Could [C] it be you?
[Em] Could it be you?
_ When the situation gets rough, then I start to panic, it's not enough.
It's just a habit, [C] hey kid, you're sick.
[Em] Well darling, this is it. _
_ [D] You can all just kiss [C] off into the air.
[D] Behind my back, I can see them stare.
They'll hurt me bad, but I won't lie.
They'll hurt me bad, they [C] do it all the [D] time.
Yeah, they do [C] it all the time.
They do it all the time.
They do [C] it all the time.
[D] They do it all the time. _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record.
_ Oh yeah?
Well, [C] don't get so distressed.
[G] Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed?
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I take one, one, one cause you left me
And two, two, two for my family
And three, three, three for my heartache
And [Em] four, four, four for my headaches
And five, five, five for my loneliness
Six, six, six for my sorrow
And seven, seven, no tomorrow
And eight, eight, I forget what eight was for
But nine, nine, nine for lost God
Ten, [Em] ten, ten, ten for everything
Everything, everything, [C] everything
[D] Oh you can all just kiss [C] off into the air
[D] Behind my back I can see them stare
They'll hurt me bad but [C] I won't mind
[D] They'll hurt me bad
They [C] do it all the time [D] Yeah, yeah
Yeah, they [C] do it all the time [D] Yeah, yeah
Yeah, they [C] do it all the [D] time
Do [C] it all the time
[D] They do it all the time, time, time, time, time
[C] Do it all the time, time, time, time, time
[D] Do it all the time
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Gordon Gano.

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