Chords with lyrics
Intro:
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G x2
Verse:
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
Oh, the twentieth century wasn't all that bad
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G/F#
It was a time like no one else has ever had
E minorEm A augmentedA
We learned to drive, we learned to fly
E minorEm A augmentedA
We sent a man into the sky
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G G/F#
When he walked on the moon, we were so glad
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Yeah, the twentieth century wasn't all that bad
Verse:
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
Yeah, the twentieth century was quite a ride
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G/F#
We had to learn to see the other side
E minorEm A augmentedA
We had demonstrations and liberations
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Great depressions and good vibrations
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And doors that once were closed were opened wide
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Oh, the twentieth century was quite a ride
Bridge:
G+G F#m7F#m7
We had movin' pictures and radio
E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
And Broadway, country, rock and roll
G+G F#m7F#m7
In 1900, who'd a bet
E minorEm A augmentedA
we'd all be surfing on the internet
Verse:
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
Yeah, the twentieth century was a heck of a show
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G/F#
We all had our fifteen minutes, don't you know
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Assembly lines, celebrities,
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the spotlight shined on you and me
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And everybody got a standin' O
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Yeah, the twentieth century was a heck of a show
Bridge:
G+G F#m7F#m7
E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Telegraph to television
G+G F#m7F#m7
In 1900, who'd a known
E minorEm A augmentedA
we'd all wind up with pocket phones
Verse:
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
The twentieth century wasn't all that long
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G/F#
Just a hundred years has come and gone
E minorEm A augmentedA
We can't go back even if we try
E minorEm A augmentedA
So I'll just smile and wave goodbye
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G
To see it leavin' makes me kinda sad
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G/F#
It was a time like no one else has ever had
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Oh, the twentieth century wasn't all that bad
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
The twentieth century
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
(fade out)
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
The twentieth century
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G