Back In 64
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D D/A D D/A D D/A
e |-----2-----2------2-----2--|-----2-----2------------------|
B |-----3-----3------3-----3--|-----3-----3------------------|
G |-----2-----2------2-----2--|-----2-----2------------------|
D |--0------------0-----------|--0------------0--------------|
A |--------0------------0-----|--------0----------0---2---4--|
E |---------------------------|------------------------------|
Dmaj7 D7 B7 Em
Many years from now, when your grandchildren climb upon your knee,
Gm D
You may be quite astonished to see...
E7 A
...How many channels they can change on T.V.
A7 D Dmaj7 D7
When some old film in black and white ...comes on,
B7 Em
And there you are upon the screen,
Gm D
Or is it someone just like someone you've been,
E7 A
Looking not a day over nine - teen?
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Aaug
e |------------1------|
B |------------2------|
G |------------2------|
D |------------3------|
A |---0--2--3--0------|
E |-------------------|
G Gm
"Grandad!", the little ones are asking you,
D F#m Bm D/A
"Why do you look so sad?" (So-- sad---!)
E7
So you tell them all about the fun you had!
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Aaug
e |------------------1-----|
B |------------------2-----|
G |------------------2-----|
D |------0--1--2-----3-----|
A |---4--------------0-----|
E |------------------------|
D Aaug D D7
Back in '64 before you were born,
B7 B B7 Em
People had no time for pouring scorn...
A A7
...On dreams of love and peace,
(...Or scoring porn----!)
D E E7 A
No one was obese, only tight trousers were worn!
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Aaug
e |---------------1------|
B |---------------2------|
G |---------------2------|
D |---------------3------|
A |---0--2--3--4--0------|
E |----------------------|
D Aaug D D7
Back in '64 we were at it like knives,
G F# G Bdim
Back in '64 the time of our lives ...was in the present tense!
D B7
Now does that make common sense,
E7 A7 D
Any more than girls with hairdos called bee - hives?
Aaug
(Zumm, zumm, zumm, zumm!)
D Aaug D D7 B7 B B7 Em
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A7 D E E7 A
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D Aaug D D7
Back in '64 before you were born,
G F#
Back in '64 before you were born,
G Bdim D B7
But as you've gone on and on, your audience has flown,
E7
And, as you find yourself all on your own...
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e |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |----------------|
D |----------------|
A |---0--2--3--4---|
E |----------------|
Aaug D Dmaj7 D7 B7
You may wistfully re - call ...how Benjamin Dis - raeli said that,
Em Gm
..."Life is too short to be small!"...
D Dmaj7 D7 B7
Or may---be, ...like some old -time song, over all it's long,
Em7 A7 D Dm7/b5 Bb D
So, ...so long, ...it's all over!
How to play Back In 64
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.