Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:46:00 -0800

Chord for The Kid's Last Fight
Written by Bob Merrill
Made Famous for my father by Frankie Lane in the early 1950's

The classic John McKenna bass style is to play the chord on the one beat 
in the first position (tonic in the center, 3rd above, 5th below)
and then on the 3 beat to play the tonic in octaves below.

this is still a work in progress, will have to consult with the good Doctor on exactly his technique while he still remembers.

       G                                               D
It was Tiger Wilson versus Kid McCoy In the summer of 93

        G                                                       D     G
Now the Kid was everybody's pride and joy Just as game as a kid could be 

        G                                                           D   G
And his darlin' Bess was in the second row She was prayin' with all her might 

        G                                                           D G
Sayin, "Kid, we need that little bungalow Oh, you've just gotta win tonight"


   (bass parallels the melody G-Bb-G-Bb
G             G                  G                         D
Come on, Kid, come on, Kid Let's hit him with a left and a right 

       G       walk to C/E   C
Go on, Kid,    go       on,  Kid 


But how were they to know it was the Kid's last fight 

(But how were they to know it was the Kid's last fight) 

Now the Kid had fever to the very bone But nobody would ever guess 

He was in there fightin' on his heart alone Cause he just had to win for Bess 

Oh, the Kid was battered, the Kid was floored But the count never got to ten 

Though his brain was reelin' when the people roared He was up on his feet again 

Come on, Kid, come on, Kid Let's hit him with a left and a right