The Kickstand Song by Darren Hanlon
(Capo 3rd fret)
Tab by Simon W. Stockdale


 G A/C# D Dmaj7 G F# Bm A/C# D A7sus D A


Up (G)un(Gm)til (D)now (A)my (G)ideas have been latent(F#)
The (Bm)cycling (A/C#) world will (D)never be the (Em)same (Bm) (A)
But (G)come (Gm)first (D)light (A)I'll be (G)taking out a patent (F#)
And (Bm)from (A/C#)that (D)day
If a (Bm)bike be (A)found lying (G)on the (D)ground (Em)again
I'm not to (A)blame (Bm) (G)


What (D)joy (Bm)it'll (A)bring, piece of (Em)metal and a (A)spring
Bolted (Bm)down by the back wheel, (G)activated by the heel
What (D)joy (Bm)it'll (A)bring, piece of (Em)metal and a (A)spring


What (G)chicken laid (A)the egg from whence in(D)side an idea (Em)hatches?
From (G)prototype to (A)production lines to the (D)first one hundred
(Em)batches
(G)I will do for (F#)parking bikes what (Em)anchors did for (A)sailing
What (D)joy (Bm)it'll (A)bring, piece of (Em)metal (A)and a (D)spring (A)


There's (G)handle (Gm)bars for (D)steering (A)and there's (G)tyre tread for
traction (F#)
A (Bm)tiny (A/C#)bell for (D)friends you pass and (Em)greet (Bm) (A)
But (G)when (Gm)they (D)add (A)my (G)ingenious contraption (F#)
(Bm)Mouths (A/C#)will (D)fall
And (Bm)eyebrows will (A)rise and (G)staring (D)eyes will (Em)meet
The bike (A)complete (Bm) (G)


What (D)joy (Bm)it'll (A)bring, piece of (Em)metal and a (A)spring
Bolted (Bm)down by the back wheel, (G)activated by the heel
What (D)joy (Bm)it'll (A)bring, piece of (Em)metal and a (A)spring


There'll be (G)articles in (A)newspapers and (D)dinners at the (Em)town hall
My (G)first cheque's for a (A)thousand bucks, now (D)that's one spicy
(Em)meatball
But (G)all the fame and (F#)fortune in the (Em)world will not (A)compare
To the (D)joy (Bm)it'll (A)bring, piece of (Em)metal (A)and a (Bm)spring (A)
(G)Spring (F) (D)


Now (G)bikes around the (A)world can stand (D)alone without their (Em)owners
And (G)I can get some (A)cash on the (D)side but that's just a (Em)bonus
When (G)underneath their (F#)helmets I will (Em)see their smiling (A)faces
What (D)joy (Bm)it'll (A)bring, piece of (Em)metal (A)and a (D)spring
Piece of (G)metal (Gm)and a (D)spring(Bm)(A)(Em)(Gm)(D)