Kickstart My Heart
Words & Music:
Nikki Sixx (Mštley CrŸe)
Tune the guitar down a
whole step for this tune [D
A F C G D]. There is a full transcription of this in the February 2002
issue of Guitar One. A
good, easy transcription by Roger J. at RPI is given below.
A5 G5 G#5 [2x] A5
G5 D Dsus4 D [2x] A5 G5 D
D G5 G#5 A5
G5 G#5
Yeah---, when I get high, I
get high on speed.
A5
Top fuel funny car's a drug
for me.
G5 G#5 C5 G5
D Dsus4 D
My heart, my heart.
Kickstart my heart.
Always got the cops coming
after me.
Custom-built bike doing 103,
My heart, my heart. Kickstart my heart
A7
G5 G#5 A5 C5/A
Ooh, are you ready girls?
Ooh---, are you ready now?
CHORUS:
A5 G5 D Dus4 D
Ooh, yeah. Kickstart my heart.
D
A5 G5 D A5 G5
Give it a start. Ooh, yeah, baby. Ooh, yeah.
D
A5 G5 F5 A5
G5 G#5
Kickstart my heart, hope it
never stops. Ooh, yeah, baby.
Skydive naked from an
aeroplane,
Or a lady with a body from
outerspace.
My heart, my heart. Kickstart my heart.
Say I got trouble, trouble in
my eyes.
I'm just looking for another
good time.
My heart, my heart. Kickstart my heart
Yeah, are you ready
girls? Yeah, are you ready now?
CHORUS:
When we started this band,
All we needed, needed was a
laugh.
Years gone by, I'd say we've
kicked some ass.
When I'm enraged or hittin'
the stage,
Adrenaline rushing through my
veins,
And I'd say we're still
kickin' ass.
Ooo, ahh, kickstart my
heart. Hope it never stops
And to think, we did all of
this to rock
CHORUS: [3x]
Tab by Roger J.
w/ bar
Intro:
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Ride the bar on these alot
Riff A
end riff A
|----------------------------------------------| repeat 4x
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|.--------------------------------------------.|
|--5---6/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
|--3---4/-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
pm-----------------------------}
Riff B
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------8----7---
|----------------------------------------------------7----7---
|----------2-----------------------------------7-----7----7---
|--5---6---0--3-0--3--0-----5--3-0--3--0--4--5--5-----------
|--3---4------------------3--3--------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------8-7--7\------------------------------------
|-----------------7-----7\------------------------------------
|-----------------7-----7\-----2------------------------------
|--5--5--5--5--5---------------0---3-0--3-0-----5--3-0-----
|---------------------------3------------------3--3-----------
pm------------}
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------8---7---------------------------------------
|-----------------7---7---------------------------------------
|-----------7-----7---7--------7----------------------2-------
|--3-0--4--5--5---------5--5--5----------------0--3--0-------
|-----------------------------------0--1--2--3----------------
pm---}
v-End riff B
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|-----------------------------------7-------------------------
|--3-0--3-0-----5--3-0--3-0--4--5-------------------------
|--------------3--3-------------------------------------------
hold---------------------}
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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|--------------------------------------------8----7-----------
|--------------------------------------------7----7-----------
|------------5----------------------7--------7----7-----------
|---5----6---3------5---------------5----5-----------5--5--5--
|---3----4----------3-----------------------------------------
pm--------
End riff C
|----------------|
|--------8---7---|
|--------7---7---|
|--------7---7---|
|--5--5----------|
|----------------|
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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
|---------------5--------------------------------5------------
|---------------8--------------------------------8------------
|---------------5--------------------------------5------------
|---------------5--------------------------------5------------
|--4--5--6/-7---7-----------------------5--6/-7--7------------
|--2--3--4/-5---5-----------------------3--4/-5--5------------
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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|---3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
|-------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--
pm---------------------------------------------------}
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|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------2---------------------------------------
|---------------0--3--0--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------
|---0--1--2--3-----------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------
pm----------------------------}
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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|--9----------------------------------------------------------
|--7----------------------------------------------------------
|--0----------------------------------------------------------
hold
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(clean)
|-----------------------------------------------2-2--2-------
|---2--------3-------3-------------2-------3----3-----3-------
|---2--------0-------2-------------2-------0----2-----2-------
|---2--------5-------0-------------2-------5----0-------------
|---0------------------------------0--------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
When we started this band Years gone by,
all we needed, needed was I'd say we've kicked some ass
a laugh
|-----------------------------------------------2-2--2-------
|---2--------3-------3-------------2-------3----3-----3-------
|---2--------0-------2-------------2-------0----2-----2-------
|---2--------5-------0-------------2-------5----0-------------
|---0------------------------------0--------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
(w/ dist) When
I'm enraged or hittin the stage
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|------------------------------------------3------------------
|--------------------2---------------------0------------------
|--------------------2---------------------0------------------
|--------------0--3--0---------------------X------------------
|--0--1--2--3------------------------------3------------------
Adrenilin rushin thru my veins and I'd say we're still
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-----3-----------------------------------------------3-------
|-----2-----------------------------------2-----------0-------
|-----0-----------------------------------2-----------0-------
|-----------------------------------------0-----------X-------
|-----------------------------------------------------3-------
(half-time feel)
kickin ass
say ooh
ah
kickstart
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|---------3---------------------------------3-------------3---
|---------2----------------------2----------0-------------2---
|---------0----------------------2----------0-------------0---
|--------------------------------0----------X-----------------
|-------------------------------------------3-----------------
hold------------
my heart, hope it never stops, and to think we did all of
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|--------------------------X\---------------------------3-----
|--------------------------X\--------------2------------0-----
|------------------------------------------2------------0-----
|------------------------------------------0------------X-----
|-------------------------------------------------------3-----
this to rock
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|-----------3------------------------
|-----------2------------------------
|-----------0------------X/--X\--X/--
|------------------------X/--X\--X/--
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Chorus, etc.