Chords for Brian Houston "I Was a Kid in the 70’s"
Tempo:
155.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A]
[Bm]
[G] [D]
I was a kid in the 70s, [A] we ate our meals as a family,
[Bm] same time every night of the week,
and [G] we always [D] knew we'd be hobblin', nobody worried about what we'd,
[A] the kids at school
they weren't over with, and we [Bm] played 45s at 70, [G] cause you could do that sort of [D] thing.
[G] I was a kid when Elvis died [D] and a man came on the news that night [A] and he told us that
the doc had tried but [D] there was [G] nothing that they could [D] do.
[G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see
[Bm] that when the king passed on to history, he [A] took a part of me that still believed in [D]
Santa
Claus and Hollywood.
I was a kid in the 70s, [A] we'd go to different stores for groceries
[Bm] cause we didn't have malls but we had more trees [D] and people didn't [G] talk so much about
stress.
[D]
And the shops all closed by 6pm [A] and when Fridays came we had a weekend [B] cause nothing
[Bm] opened on Sundays [G] then and everybody [D] took a rest.
[G] I was a kid when Elvis died [D] and a man
came on the news that night [A] and he told us that the doc had tried but [D] there was [G] nothing
that they could [D] do.
[G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see that [Bm] when the king passed on to history,
[A] he took a part of me that still believed in [D] Santa Claus and Hollywood.
Bobby Dylan, kinda solo.
[A]
[Bm]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[Bm]
[G]
[D] Bob Marston, [G] Georgia fam, Georgia [D] fam, Georgia fam.
Well I was a kid in the 70s, you [A] know it feels
like yesterday to me, my [Bm] big brother was turning sweet 16 [G] but now he's fatter and [D] he's balder and
he's well past 52 and progress clouds to paradise [A] like a slob of butter to a red hot knife [Bm] and I
guess we all went along for the [G] ride and now there's not a thing you [D] can do.
[G]
I was a kid
when Elvis died and [D] a man came on the news that [A] night and he told us that the doc had
tried but there [D] was nothing that [G] they could [D] do.
[G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see that [Bm] when the king
passed on to history, [A] he took a part of me that still believed, you know.
[D] Santa [G] Claus and [D] Hollywood,
Santa [G] Claus in [D] Hollywood
Santa Claus in Hollywood
[A] And
[D] you're so vain
[G] You probably think this song [D] is about you
You're [Bm] so vain
[A] I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you, don't you [D] Don't you
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] Don't you
What
[G] [D]
[N]
do you do?
[A]
[Bm]
[G] [D]
I was a kid in the 70s, [A] we ate our meals as a family,
[Bm] same time every night of the week,
and [G] we always [D] knew we'd be hobblin', nobody worried about what we'd,
[A] the kids at school
they weren't over with, and we [Bm] played 45s at 70, [G] cause you could do that sort of [D] thing.
[G] I was a kid when Elvis died [D] and a man came on the news that night [A] and he told us that
the doc had tried but [D] there was [G] nothing that they could [D] do.
[G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see
[Bm] that when the king passed on to history, he [A] took a part of me that still believed in [D]
Santa
Claus and Hollywood.
I was a kid in the 70s, [A] we'd go to different stores for groceries
[Bm] cause we didn't have malls but we had more trees [D] and people didn't [G] talk so much about
stress.
[D]
And the shops all closed by 6pm [A] and when Fridays came we had a weekend [B] cause nothing
[Bm] opened on Sundays [G] then and everybody [D] took a rest.
[G] I was a kid when Elvis died [D] and a man
came on the news that night [A] and he told us that the doc had tried but [D] there was [G] nothing
that they could [D] do.
[G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see that [Bm] when the king passed on to history,
[A] he took a part of me that still believed in [D] Santa Claus and Hollywood.
Bobby Dylan, kinda solo.
[A]
[Bm]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[Bm]
[G]
[D] Bob Marston, [G] Georgia fam, Georgia [D] fam, Georgia fam.
Well I was a kid in the 70s, you [A] know it feels
like yesterday to me, my [Bm] big brother was turning sweet 16 [G] but now he's fatter and [D] he's balder and
he's well past 52 and progress clouds to paradise [A] like a slob of butter to a red hot knife [Bm] and I
guess we all went along for the [G] ride and now there's not a thing you [D] can do.
[G]
I was a kid
when Elvis died and [D] a man came on the news that [A] night and he told us that the doc had
tried but there [D] was nothing that [G] they could [D] do.
[G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see that [Bm] when the king
passed on to history, [A] he took a part of me that still believed, you know.
[D] Santa [G] Claus and [D] Hollywood,
Santa [G] Claus in [D] Hollywood
Santa Claus in Hollywood
[A] And
[D] you're so vain
[G] You probably think this song [D] is about you
You're [Bm] so vain
[A] I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you, don't you [D] Don't you
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] Don't you
What
[G] [D]
[N]
do you do?
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
B
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ I was a kid in the 70s, _ [A] we ate our meals as a family, _
_ [Bm] same time every night of the week,
and [G] we always [D] knew we'd be _ hobblin', _ nobody worried about what we'd, _
[A] the kids at school
they weren't over with, and we [Bm] played _ 45s at 70, [G] cause you could do that sort of [D] thing. _ _ _
[G] I was a kid when Elvis died [D] and a man came on the news that night [A] and he told us that
the doc had tried but [D] there was [G] nothing that they could [D] do.
_ _ [G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see
[Bm] that when the king passed on to history, he [A] took a part of me that still believed in [D]
Santa
Claus and Hollywood. _ _ _
I was a kid in the 70s, [A] we'd go to different stores for groceries
[Bm] cause we didn't have malls but we had more trees [D] and people didn't [G] talk so much about
stress.
[D] _
And the shops all closed by _ 6pm [A] and when Fridays came we had a weekend [B] cause nothing
[Bm] opened on Sundays [G] then and everybody [D] took a rest. _ _
[G] I was a kid when Elvis died [D] and a man
came on the news that night [A] and he told us that the doc had tried but [D] there was [G] nothing
that they could [D] do.
_ _ [G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see that [Bm] when the king passed on to history,
[A] he took a part of me that still believed in [D] Santa Claus and Hollywood.
Bobby Dylan, kinda solo.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Bob Marston, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Georgia fam, Georgia [D] fam, Georgia fam.
_ _ Well I was a kid in the 70s, you [A] know it feels
like yesterday to me, my [Bm] big brother was turning sweet 16 [G] but now he's fatter and [D] he's balder and
he's well past 52 and progress clouds to paradise [A] like a slob of butter to a red hot knife [Bm] and I
guess we all went along for the [G] ride and now there's not a thing you [D] can do.
_ _ [G]
I was a kid
when Elvis died and [D] a man came on the news that [A] night and he told us that the doc had
tried but there [D] was nothing that [G] they could [D] do.
_ _ _ [G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see that [Bm] when the king
passed on to history, [A] he took a part of me that still believed, you know. _
[D] Santa [G] Claus and [D] Hollywood,
Santa [G] Claus in [D] Hollywood
Santa Claus in Hollywood
[A] And _
[D] you're _ _ so vain _
[G] You probably think this song [D] is about you
You're [Bm] so _ _ vain _ _
[A] I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you, don't _ you _ _ [D] Don't you
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] Don't you
What _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
do you do? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ I was a kid in the 70s, _ [A] we ate our meals as a family, _
_ [Bm] same time every night of the week,
and [G] we always [D] knew we'd be _ hobblin', _ nobody worried about what we'd, _
[A] the kids at school
they weren't over with, and we [Bm] played _ 45s at 70, [G] cause you could do that sort of [D] thing. _ _ _
[G] I was a kid when Elvis died [D] and a man came on the news that night [A] and he told us that
the doc had tried but [D] there was [G] nothing that they could [D] do.
_ _ [G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see
[Bm] that when the king passed on to history, he [A] took a part of me that still believed in [D]
Santa
Claus and Hollywood. _ _ _
I was a kid in the 70s, [A] we'd go to different stores for groceries
[Bm] cause we didn't have malls but we had more trees [D] and people didn't [G] talk so much about
stress.
[D] _
And the shops all closed by _ 6pm [A] and when Fridays came we had a weekend [B] cause nothing
[Bm] opened on Sundays [G] then and everybody [D] took a rest. _ _
[G] I was a kid when Elvis died [D] and a man
came on the news that night [A] and he told us that the doc had tried but [D] there was [G] nothing
that they could [D] do.
_ _ [G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see that [Bm] when the king passed on to history,
[A] he took a part of me that still believed in [D] Santa Claus and Hollywood.
Bobby Dylan, kinda solo.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Bob Marston, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Georgia fam, Georgia [D] fam, Georgia fam.
_ _ Well I was a kid in the 70s, you [A] know it feels
like yesterday to me, my [Bm] big brother was turning sweet 16 [G] but now he's fatter and [D] he's balder and
he's well past 52 and progress clouds to paradise [A] like a slob of butter to a red hot knife [Bm] and I
guess we all went along for the [G] ride and now there's not a thing you [D] can do.
_ _ [G]
I was a kid
when Elvis died and [D] a man came on the news that [A] night and he told us that the doc had
tried but there [D] was nothing that [G] they could [D] do.
_ _ _ [G]
I was a kid so I couldn't see that [Bm] when the king
passed on to history, [A] he took a part of me that still believed, you know. _
[D] Santa [G] Claus and [D] Hollywood,
Santa [G] Claus in [D] Hollywood
Santa Claus in Hollywood
[A] And _
[D] you're _ _ so vain _
[G] You probably think this song [D] is about you
You're [Bm] so _ _ vain _ _
[A] I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you, don't _ you _ _ [D] Don't you
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] Don't you
What _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
do you do? _ _ _ _ _