1983
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
C F
1983 is when things started to make sense
C F
got a colour tv just like our grandparents did
C F
and we struggled to believe that the general-lee-wasn't-red
D7
it was orange instead
[Verse 2]
C F
at sunday school we'd line our winter boots by the heat vent
C F
talk about jesus christ and all the things that he said
C
if you're a leper or a beggar or a thief
F
then you're cool with me then
[Chorus 1]
Am
and go tell it on the mountain
G
go tell it to the deepest sea
F#m7 F
go tell it in the 20 cities the 20 cities in galilea
[Post-chorus]
F C
everybody's armed with walkmans and batteries
F G
she's gotta be the cutest lapsed-catholic you ever seen
E Am G D
playing fur elise like it's the first time it's-ever-been played properly
[Verse 3]
C F
and you hated that vic 20 but it was all your folks could afford
C F
but you still evangelized the commodore 64
C F
we were both so innocent they hadn't gotten to us yet
D7
to see if they could get inside us and rearrange our little heads
[Verse 4]
C F
i could sense mathias roost would be someone i could believe
C F
to spill the beans about what really happens on christmas eve
C F
all the dads are drinking waiting for the in laws to retreat
[Chorus 2]
Am
and go tell it on the mountain
G
go tell it to the deepest sea
F#m7
go tell it to your union leader
F
at the risk of sounding bourgeoisie
[Post-chorus]
F G
this year everybody's getting a pass
E Am
for getting drunk and slapping an ass
G D
that isn't theirs to want or theirs to give away
[Bridge]
F G Dm
so we'll blame our ruin on you
F G Dm
we're gonna blame our ruin on you
F G A
we're gonna blame our ruin on you
F G Dm
we're gonna blame our ruin on you
[Chorus 3]
Am
go tell it on the mountain
G
go tell it to the deepest sea
F#m7
go tell it to your wife and children
F
and every living divorcee'
[Chorus 4]
Am
go tell it on the mountain
G
go tell it to the deepest sea
F#m7
go tell them that you think you heard it
F
on a show on the cbc
[Chorus 5]
Am
go tell it to the mountain
G
go tell it to the deepest sea
F#m7
and go tell it to every mother
F
or you can cool it with the 3rd degree
[Post-chorus]
F C
we're just happy sewing sequins to a glove
F
getting ready just to bounce back from
G E
all the mistakes that we made
Am
and how we squandered
G D7
everything we ever meant to keep
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How to play 1983
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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