21st Century Survival Blues chords by Frank Turner

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm


Verse 1:
      A minorAm
I've got the 21st century survival blues
  G+G
A augmentedA condition brought on by watching the news
DmDm
Things have been quiet for far too long

EAnd if I know human beings, things are gonna go wrong
    A minorAm
We were raised in a glade of unsustainable peace
G+G
Not many of us ever have to live on our knees
DmDm
I'm scared that I won't have the strength that it takes
     E MajorE
To stand up when the levee breaks

Chorus:
       FF            G+G
So meet me at home when the sirens go off
         E MajorE           A minorAm
I don't wanna be alone so don't you get lost
     FF               G+G
I know a place where the two of us can hide
           E MajorE           A minorAm
We can barricade the door and we'd be safe inside
           FF            G+G
When the harsh winds blow and the world gets cold
         E MajorE             A minorAm
You can't trust kindness and you can't eat gold
          FF         G+G
I've got the 21st century survival blues
           E MajorE
But to tell you the truth I just need you


Verse 2:
       A minorAm
I've got the 21st century survival blues
   G+G
A augmentedA generation raised up without paying its dues
 DmDm
Comfortable enough to play around with that
     E MajorE
Without knowing how to survive when the lights go out
      A minorAm
And if we take away the things that they've been depending on
     G+G
We'll be failing like children in a nursery home
    DmDm
So I started making lists of the essential things
        E MajorE
For when the storms bring what they bring

Chorus:
       FF            G+G
So meet me at home when the sirens go off
         E MajorE           A minorAm
I don't wanna be alone so don't you get lost
     FF               G+G
I know a place where the two of us can hide
           E MajorE           A minorAm
We can barricade the door and we'd be safe inside
           FF            G+G
When the harsh winds blow and the world gets cold
         E MajorE             A minorAm
You can't trust kindness and you can't eat gold
          FF         G+G
I've got the 21st century survival blues
           E MajorE
But to tell you the truth
       FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm
I just need you-you
       FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm
I just need you-you


Verse 3:
FF
I've got the 21st century survival blues
F#F#
I've got shelter, drinking water I've got cupboards of food
FF
And I know I can survive in my apocalypse home
F#F#                            G+G
But what's the point of surviving if you're just surviving alone


Chorus:
       FF            G+G
So meet me at home when the sirens go off
         E MajorE           A minorAm
I don't wanna be alone so don't you get lost
     FF               G+G
I know a place where the two of us can hide
           E MajorE           A minorAm
We can barricade the door and we'd be safe inside
           FF            G+G
When the harsh winds blow and the world gets cold
         E MajorE             A minorAm
You can't trust kindness and you can't eat gold
          FF         G+G
I've got the 21st century survival blues
           E MajorE
But to tell you the truth, let me tell you the truth
       FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm
I just need you-you
       FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm
I just need you-you