33 45 78 Record Time
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CAPO: 3
Intro: G C G Am C G D G
C
I'm spinning like an old turn table
G D G
Three speeds, going nowhere fast
I hesitate at the door to the future
C G D Em
Holding on to my bitter-sweet past
[Refrão]
D G Em
Me and all of the percolators
D G Em
Me and all of the rotary phones
D G
Me and all of my vinyl records
C ~ Am
Warped and scratched and out of date
C G D G
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C
I've got friends from the old home town
G D G
We used to work at the home town news
I've got houses in a couple of cities
C G D Em
I'm still singing those home town blues
[Refrão]
D G Em
Me and all of the drive in movies
D G Em
Me and all of the afternoon papers
D G
Me and the free-form radio
C ~ Am
Fading in and out of date
C G D G Em
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Bridge:
D G Em
I hear talk about a great depression
D G Em
I hear the drums of the war machine
D G
I wonder if I'm stuck in the past
Am D
Or if it all repeats just like a CD
Instrumental: G C G D G C G D
Em D G Em D G Em D G C G D G
C
So I'm following the railroad lines
G D G
It's another job and another town
I skip around in record time
C G D Em
I try not to notice the candle burn down
[Refrão]
D G Em
Me and all of the rust belt workers
D G Em
Me and all of the hot-type printers
D G
Me and all of the family farms
C ~ Am
Auctioned off and out of date
C G D G Em
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D G Em
Whoa, the percolators
D G Em
Whoa, the rotary phones
D G
And all of my vinyl records
C ~ Am
Warped and scratched and out of date
C G D G
It's like a 33,45,78
C G D G C G D G
A 33,45,78
How to play 33 45 78 Record Time
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.