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Kiss Me chords by Sixpence None The Richer

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Kiss Me | Chords + Lyrics (capo 3)

Intro

||: C | Cmaj7 | C7 | Cmaj7 :||

Verse 1

| C | Cmaj7 | C7 | Cmaj7 |
Kiss me, out of the bearded barley, nightly, beside the green, green grass.
| C | Cmaj7 | C7 | F/C |
Swing, swing. Swing the spinning step, you’ll wear those shoes and I will wear that dress. Oh-oh.

Chorus 1

| Dm G | C Am | Dm G | C C7 |
Kiss me, beneath the milky twilight. Lead me, out on the moonlit floor.
| Dm G | C G/B | Am G | F/C Fsus2/C | Gsus4 G |
Lift your open hand, strike up the band, and make the fireflies dance, silver moon’s sparkling, so kiss me.

Instrumental 1

| C | Cmaj7 | C7 | Cmaj7 |

Verse 2

| C | Cmaj7 | C7 | Cmaj7 |
Kiss me, down by the broken tree house, swing me, upon its hanging tire.
| C | Cmaj7 | C7 | F/C |
Bring, bring, bring your flowered hat, we’ll take the trail marked on your father’s map. Oh-oh.

Chorus 2

Instrumental 2

Chorus 3

Outro

||: C | Cmaj7 | C7 | Cmaj7 (N.C) :|| x4 | C |
||: So Kiss Me :||

Kiss Me Guitar Lesson | Course Preview

The intro/verse/instrumental and outro sections mainly stay on an open position C chord but change extensions. C – Cmaj7 – C7 – Cmaj7. Before we move on, there’s an F/C.

The chorus takes off harmonically by starting on chord II, then predictably moving to V – I – VI. Dm – G – C – Am. This is then varied by going to C7.

Next, we vary it even further by going: Dm – G – C – G/B – Am – G – F/C – Fsus2/C – Gsus4 – G. This feels like a turnaround.

After that many chords, it’s a nice relief to go back to the manipulated I chord again. We’ve had tension, now we get a release.

Perhaps the greatest part of Kiss Me is how the repetitive strumming paired with the I chord having extensions changed during the intro, verse, and instrumental sections.

With this in mind, let’s start learning the intro and verse, and let’s focus on how they are different.

Starting with the intro. Notice how the first beat is different in bar 1. Practice without a metronome and aim to strum the lower part of the chord when you strum down, and a higher part of the chord when you strum up.

Kiss me chords, intro TAB. — Kiss Me Intro TAB

Next, is the verse. Pretty much the same as the intro, although now all rhythms are the same throughout. Just snap that final beat off.

Kiss Me chords, verse TAB. — Kiss Me Verse TAB

Kiss Me’s 8 guitar lessons in the course

In the course, we next look at even more variations to this part before we dive into the chorus and see what that entails.

This is followed by playing the complete song (with TAB) as well as creating a 2nd guitar part so you, me, and the singer can play Kiss Me together.

The 2nd guitar part will involve moving the capo to fret 1, thinking in the key of D instead. You’ll also play the solo with the capo on fret 1.

In total, there are 8 step-by-step lessons for Kiss Me available. Here are links to each lesson in the course (members only):

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Intermediate Acoustic

Most intermediate acoustic tunes can’t be played using just basic open-position chords. We have to move up the fretboard and play CAGED barre chords as well.

We incorporate bass lines, add licks, extend chords, and play vocal melodies. Most importantly, we invent second guitar parts and play these songs together.

Five similar tunes

When you can play Kiss Me's chords, try these five tunes from the song book.

Sixpence None The Richer

Sixpence None The Richer is a Christian rock band mainly known for their hit single Kiss Me. They also had some success along with covers of Don’t Dream It’s Over and There She Goes.

The band has gone through both breakups and reunions.

Sixpence None The Richer on the web

Listen to Sixpence None The Richer on Spotify.

Pop & Rock

Whenever a tune doesn’t fit into a specific genre, it tends to end up here, in the Pop & Rock section.

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