Kickstart My Heart

	  		Tuning: 1-D 2-A 3-F 4-C 5-G 6-D (down a whole step) 
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Ride the bar on these alot 
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         Riff B 
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Verse: 
When I get high I get high on speed 
Riff A 
 
Top fuel funny car's a drug for me 
Riff A  
 
Riff C 
   My heart     my heart  kickstart my heart 
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Always got the cops comin' after me 
Riff A 
 
Custom built bike doin' 1 - 0 - 3 
Riff A 
 
My heart, my heart, kickstart my heart 
Riff C 
 
               Oooh,  are ya ready girls       oooh, are ya ready now 
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Chorus (w/ Riff B) 
Whoa, yeah, kickstart my heart give it a start 
Whoa, yeah, ba  -  by 
Whoa, yeah, kickstart my heart hope it never stops 
Whoa, yeah,  
 
  baby                       Yeah 
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Riff A (3x) 
 
Then 2nd verse (sim. to first) 
Sky dive naked from an aeroplane 
Or a lady with a body from outer space 
My heart, my heart, kickstart my heart 
Say I've got trouble in my eyes 
I'm just lookin for another good time 
My heart, my heart, kickstart my heart 
 
 
Chorus (same) 
 
Interlude 
 
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  When we started this band      Years gone by, 
  all we needed, needed was      I'd say we've kicked some ass 
  a laugh 
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(w/ dist)           When I'm enraged or  hittin the stage 
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  Adrenilin rushin thru my veins and I'd say we're still  
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                              (half-time feel) 
  kickin ass                   say ooh     ah     kickstart 
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   my heart, hope it never stops,  and to think we did all of  
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   this to rock 
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Chorus, etc. 
 
Someday when I have more time I'll type in the lead parts and the outro 
solo. For those who like improvising, it's trem picked A5 w/ A pentatonic 
lead; B5 w/ B pent.; C5 w/ C pent.; D5 w/ D pent.; at 5th pos, 7th pos, 
17th pos, and 17th pos for the leads, respectively. 
 
Diversion 
 
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"I can see 'em                          | "Want me to create a diversion?" 
    I can see 'em                       | Diversion 
        Someone wake me when it's over" | [email protected] 
 
 
 
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|  Steve Portigal  University of Guelph  Guelph, Ontario, Canada  | 
|  [email protected] Phone: 519 824-4120 ext 3580   | 
|  "You were born to rock...you'll never be an opera star..."     | 
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