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Kkk Took My Baby Away by MxPx
Kkk Took My Baby Away
tuning: one step down (open D)
chords: A=x02xxx F#=24xxxx B=x24xxx E=xx24xx D=xx02xx
intro: AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA
A F#
(verse 1)she went away for the holidays, said shes goin to
B E
L.A but she never got there, never got there, never got
A
there they say yeah oh-oh. she went away for the holidays,
F# B E
said shes goin to L.A but she never got there, ...never got
there they say yeah oh-oh.
A D
(chorus)the KKK took my baby away, took her away,
E
away from me. (repeat)
A
(after-chorus) ...Hey!...Hoe!...Hey!...Hoe!
A D
(verse 2)i wander where my baby could be, they took her
E A
from me, took her from me yeah. wander where my baby could
D E D
be they took her from me, took from so ring me ring me
E D E D
ringme up the president, find out where my baby went. ring
E B E A
me ring me up the FBI, find out if my babys alive! ...woh-
D E A E
oo-woh, ohohoh, yeah-eh-eah.wohoh yeah!yeah!yeah!
both bassist and guitarist sing(verse 1)
(chorus)
(chorus with only last 2 chords)
end: AAAAA AAAAA
all choruses are sung by lead and back up singer.
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version 2
Standard Tuning
(E,A,D,G,B,E)
(verse 1)
Gm
She went away for the holidays
Em (low)
Said she's going to LA
C
But she never got there
C
She never got there’s
C D
She never got there, they say
Gm
She went away for the holidays
Em
Said she's going to LA
C
But she never got there
C
She never got there,
D
She never got there, they say
(chorus)
Gm
The KKK took my baby away
C D
They took her away, away from me
Gm
The KKK took my baby away
C D
They took her away, away from me
Now I don't know where my baby can be (repeat chorus chords)
They took her from me they took her from me
I don't know where my baby can be
They took her from me they took her from me
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version 3
Intro:
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E|-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3------------------
Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho!
Verse #1:(sounds like alot of strumming but its right
dont count just play with the music)
(Play Twice)
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|-5--x21----------------------2-x21---------------------------------
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She went away for the holiday Said she goin to LA
Verse #1:(cont.)
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|-5-x21-------------------7-x21-------------------------------------
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But she never got there Never got there, no,no,no,no!
Chorus:(twice)
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|-5-x5-------------------------2-x6----------3------------------7---
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The KKK took my baby away Took her away They took her away Away from me
PreVerse:(same as intro)
Verse #2:(play this twice)
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|-5-x8---------------------3----------------5-----------------------
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------
Wonder where my baby went Took her from me Took her from me
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|-5----7-x4-alternate between these to and end on 7 when it says went
|-3-x4-5------------------------------------------5-----------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Really,Really,Really Need the president to find out where my baby went
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|-5----7-x4-alternate between these to and end on 7 when it says alive
|-3-x4-5------------------------------------------5-----------------
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Really,Really,Really need the FBI to find out if my babys alive
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|-------5-x6-7-x-6--------------------------------------7-(strum up and down)
|-5-x12-3----5-----(repeat until he starts freakin out)-5-----------
E|-3------------------------------------------------------------------
(he starts sayin wo-wowo and junk here) (freakin out part)
Play Verse #1 twice
Play chorus twice
Verse #3:
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|-!!dont play here!!-------3------------------5---------------------
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The KKK took my baby away They took her away Away from ME!!
Verse: #3:(cont.)
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The KKK took my baby away They took her away Away from ME!!
Outro:
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|-5-(strum up and down)-5--(strum up and down)----------------------
|-3---------------------7----------------------5-x5--5-x5-----------
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They took my baby They took my baby Away
Well she went away for the holidays
Said she's goin to LA
But she never got there
She never got there
Never got there
They say yeah, oh oh
Well she went away for the holidays
Said she's goin to LA
But she never got there
She never got there
Never got there
They say yeah, oh oh
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho
Wonder where my baby could be
They took her from me
Took her from me
Wonder where my baby could be
They took her from me
Took her from me
Ring me, ring me, ring me
The president
And find out where my baby went
Ring me, ring me, ring me
The FBI
And find out if my baby's alive
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah yeah yeah
Whoa, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well she went away for the holidays
Said she's goin to LA
But she never got there
She never got there
Never got there
They say yeah, oh oh
Well she went away for the holidays
Said she's goin to LA
But she never got there
She never got there
Never got there
They say yeah, oh oh
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
Took my baby
They took my baby away
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