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22nd Century Chords by Exuma

22nd Century chords by Exuma

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Key: C
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Intro:
Am G F C F G F C

Verse 1:
Am            G      F        C
  There is no oxygen   in the air
F         G     F                 C
  Men and women   that lost their hair
F       G      F           C
  Ashen faces,   legs that stand
F            G       F              C
  Ghosts and goblins   walk in this land
Am                   G
  Then today becomes yesterday
F                    C
And tomorrow becomes eternity
F         G              F                 C
 When the soul, when the soul goes way beyoOOond
Am            G     F                  C
 When life is taken   and there are no babies born
F              G       F                  C
 When there is no one,  and there is everyone
Chorus:
                  Am    C          F
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
C                F      C
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
Am    C                Am  C             F
 Tomorrow will be the "20 second" Century
                   G            C    G
It will be, it will be, it will beeeeEEEEE...
F   G   F   C
AaaaAaaaAaaaAh
Am  G   F   C
AaaaAaaaAaaaAh

Verse 2:
Am     G
  The 21st Century was here and gone
    F                        C
And the 20th Century was the dawn
    Am                            G
The beginning of the end was the 21st
              F                  C
When the 20th Century was at an end
Am           G                   F           C
1990 was the year when the plague struck the earth
Am           G                               F
1988 was the year when men's stuck up for freedom
                  C                    F
And blood letting was the thing that was
                         G                                F                       C
People said, people said there was no cause, there was no reason and there was no cause
Am   G
1972 was right all the way
F                         C
Drums and bugles blasting all through the days
F           G                              F                        C
Right wing, left wing, middle of the road, sidewinder, backswinger, backlash, whiplash
Am                            G                         F
Race stockings, liberation of women, liberation of man, everybody carrying a heavy load

Chorus:
                  Am    C          F
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
C                F      C
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
Am    C                Am  C             F
 Tomorrow will be the "20 second" Century
                   G            C    G
It will be, it will be, it will beeeeEEEEE...
F   G   F   C
AaaaAaaaAaaaAh
Am  G   F   C
AaaaAaaaAaaaAh

Verse 3:
Am          G                                 F
 Liberation of animals, prevention of cruelty to animals, man and beast
C    F         Am          G
  Flying and unflying things
              F
Revolution of music
                 C
Poetry, love and life
             Am
Sex changing, changing, changing
       G
Man is woman, woman is man
F                                C
People, your brain is not your brain
           Am           G
Your heart is a plastic thing that can be bought
a
      F                         C
There are no more diseases that can be caught
Am                       G
Man became everything he worshipped
F                      C
Man truly became his god
Am                         G                 F       C
 That was the day that man and woman surely became bored
Am              G
Man become as good, and man became as evil
    F                                  C
Man became as god, and man became as devil

Chorus:
                  Am    C          F
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
C                F      C
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
Am    C                Am  C
 Tomorrow will be the "20 second" Century
F               G               C    G
It will be, it will be, it will beeeeEEEEE...
F   G   F   C
AaaaAaaaAaaaAh
Am  G   F   C
AaaaAaaaAaaaAh

Verse 4:
F         G                    F
  Young women with their funny cars
C          Am        G                          F
  Big dogs, big dogs, big dogs living in marble lofts
C          Am            G    F         C
   Young men, young men dieee in the spring
Am      G     F            C
Boys of seven  falling in love
Am             G       F        C
Get their lady fair a diamond ring
Am        F        G
 Wedding, wedding, wedding, wedding
F                          C
You know a wedding ain't a thing
F           G
 Don't want no preacher man
F                           C
 Don't want no preacher man preaching
Am            G         F        C
Give me your hand, then take my hand
F          G           F         C
 This is better than a preacher maaan
F          G            F      C
 The truth, the truth is now unfold
      Am           G      F       C
Seven years, seven years, so I am told
Am                G
 Don't swing me over
      F                            C
Don't try to swing me over to your day
  Am                  G                   F             C
Because, because your day, your day, your day will go away

Chorus:
               Am      C          F
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
C                F      C
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
Am    C                Am  C             F
 Tomorrow will be the "20 second" Century
                   G            C    G
It will be, it will be, it will beeeeEEEEE...
               Am      C          F
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
C                F      C
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
Am    C                Am  C             F
 Tomorrow will be the "20 second" Century
                   G            C    G
It will be, it will be, it will beeeeEEEEE...
F   G   F   C
AaaaAaaaAaaaAh
Am  G   F   C
AaaaAaaaAaaaAh

                  Am    C          F
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
C                F      C
 Tomorrow will be the 22nd Century
Am    C                Am  C             F
 Tomorrow will be the "20 second" Century
                   G            C    G
It will be, it will be, it will beeeeEEEEE...

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Exuma chords for 22nd century

About this song

"22nd Century" by Exuma is a track from his 1970 self-titled debut album. Exuma, born Tony McKay, was a Bahamian musician known for blending Caribbean music with folk, rock, and blues. The song features Exuma's distinctive vocals, percussion-heavy instrumentation, and mystical lyrics. "22nd Century" showcases Exuma's unique style, which often incorporated elements of voodoo and African rhythms. The album was produced by Guy Stevens, who also worked with artists like The Clash and Mott the Hoople.