21St Century Life
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Cm Fm Cm Fm
[Verse 1]
Cm
When I was a little boy
Fm Cm Fm
living in the last century
Cm Fm
I thought about living in the future
Cm Fm
then it occurred to me
Cm Fm
I turned around the future was now,
Cm Fm
the future was all around me
Cm Fm
Nothing like I had imagined,
Ab G
it was totally confounding, yeah
[Chorus]
Cm Fm Ab Gm G
21st century life, I got swept away
Cm Fm Ab G
I got 21,000 things that I gotta do today
Cm Fm Ab Gm G
21st century life, well what can I say?
Cm Fm
The new world's got me feeling so dirty
Ab G
Think I need to get down and play
[Verse 2]
Cm Fm
Well, now I turned on the TV just in time enough to hear
Cm Fm
What the Pope said, the Pope said
Cm Fm
And just a few tiny words later somebody wants the man dead
Cm Fm Ab G
What about famine and disease, well they said it's too bad, oops
Cm Fm Ab G
Because I'm never alone, it's not just a phone, it's a stereo
[Chorus 2]
Cm Fm Ab Gm G
21st century life, I got swept away
Cm Fm Ab G
I got 21,000 things that I gotta do today
Cm Fm Ab Gm G
21st century life, well what can I say?
Cm Fm
The new world's got me feeling so dirty
Ab G
Think I need to get down and play
[Verse 3]
Cm Fm Cm Fm
Now I'm not a little boy, I'm in the 21st century
Cm Fm
Well, you might think we've come a really long way
Cm Fm
But there's still no equality
Cm Fm
I watched the news on my computer screen
Cm Fm
Talking about buying my weed out of a vending machine
Cm Fm
You tell me I'm free but how can it be
Ab G
When you're always watching me on the CCTV
[Chorus 3]
Cm Fm Ab Gm G
21st century life, I got swept away
Cm Fm Ab G
I got 21,000 things that I gotta do today
Cm Fm Ab Gm G
21st century life, well what can I say?
Cm Fm
The new world's got me feeling so dirty
Ab G
Think I need to get down and play
[Outro]
Cm Fm
21, 21, 21
Ab G
I'm talking about 21, 21
Cm Fm Ab G Cm
How to play 21St Century Life
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.