Pumped Up Kicks Uke tab by Foster The People

4 Chords used in the song: D, Em, G, A

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Album: 
Year:  2011
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: D, BmChords
Capo that first fret fellas
d-du-udu

Em chordEm G chordG
Robert's got a quick hand
D chordD A chordA
He'll look around the room he won't tell you his plan
Em chordEm G chordG
Got a rolled cigarette
D chordD A chordA
Hangin' out his mouth, he's a cowboy kid
Em chordEm G chordG
Yeah, found a six-shooter gun
D chordD A chordA
In his dads closet hidden with a box of fun things
Em chordEm G chordG
I don't even know what
D chordD A chordA
But he's comin' for you, yeah he's comin for you, hey

Chorus - x2 -:
Em chordEm G chordG
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
D chordD
You'd better run, better run
A chordA
Outrun my gun
Em chordEm G chordG
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
D chordD
You'd better run, better run
A chordA
Faster than my bullet

Verse:
Em chordEm G chordG
Daddy works a long day
D chordD A chordA
He'll be coming home late, he's coming home late
Em chordEm G chordG
And he's bringing me a surprise
D chordD A chordA
Cos' dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice
Em chordEm G chordG
I've waited for a long time
D chordD A chordA
The slight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger
Em chordEm G chordG
I reason with my cigarette
D chordD A chordA
And say your hair's on fire you must have lost your wits, yeah

Chorus - x2 -:
Em chordEm G chordG
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
D chordD
You'd better run, better run
A chordA
Outrun my gun
Em chordEm G chordG
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
D chordD
You'd better run, better run
A chordA
Faster than my bullet

Interlude:
Em chordEm G chordG D chordD A chordA - x2 -
- run run run -
Em chordEm G chordG D chordD A chordA - x2 -
- whistle -

Chorus - x2 -
Em chordEm G chordG
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
D chordD
You'd better run, better run
A chordA
Outrun my gun
Em chordEm G chordG
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
D chordD
You'd better run, better run
A chordA
Faster than my bullet

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About this song: Pumped Up Kicks

"Pumped Up Kicks" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It was released as the group's debut single in September 2010, and the following year was included on their EP Foster the People and their debut album, Torches. "Pumped Up Kicks" became the group's breakthrough hit and was one of the most popular songs of 2011. The song was written and recorded by frontman Mark Foster while he was working as a commercial jingle writer. Contrasting with the upbeat musical composition Read more on Last.fm.

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