Chords for Red Hot Chili Peppers: 21st Century (lyrics)
Tempo:
117.05 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Bb
Am
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Am] [D]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Am] [E]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Am] [C]
[Dm] Won't you keep [Bb] this in between [Am] us?
Such an seizure, [Em] wake up [Dm] Venus
You've got to be a [Bb] will, mentally ill, Bill
[Am] A mom and dad [E] think you don't be sad, [Dm] Bill
Turn the screw [Gm] and twist my [Am] language
Don't distract [E] me, I'm [D] contagious
[Bb] There's a reason [Dm] for the 21st century
[Bb] Not too sure, [Dm] but I know [A] that it's [Dm] been a few
[Bb] [F] And [A] that it meant [Dm] to [Bb] be
[Cm] A [D]
[Dm] [Bb] [Am]
[Em] [C] [Dm]
[Gm] hybrid combination
[Am] A coming [Gm] down with [C] [Dm] bravenation
[Bb] Deportation, [Am] mutilation
A love to give [Em] and take [Dm] dictation
Oh, [Bb] [Am] oh, oh, [Gm] [C] can't enable
[Dm] Oh, oh, [Gm] oh, [F]
time [Gm] to hold [Dm] this table
There's a [Dm] reason for the [E] 21st [Dm] century
[Bb] Not too [Dm] sure, but I know [E] that it's meant to [Bb]
be
[Dm] And [A] that it meant [Dm] to be
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Dm] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] Read me your scripture and
[Gm] Read me your scripture
[F] Read me your scripture [Am] and
I will twist [Dm] it
Show me your wrist and [Gm] I'll
Show me your wrist and
[F] Show me your wrist and [Em] I'll kiss it
[Dm] Oh, [Bb]
[Am] [D]
[Dm] [Bb] oh, oh, [Am] it's [Em] time to run this [Dm] table
Simple [Bb] soldier, hand it [Am] over
Stop and read [Gm] what you just wrote
[Dm] [Bb]
Strangulation, [Am] bifurcation
Over sex [E] and blood [A] migration
There's a reason [Dm] for the [D] 21st century
[Bb] Not too sure, [Dm] but I know that it's meant to be
And that [A] it meant to [Dm] [Bb] [F] be
[C] [Bb] There's a reason for [Dm] the 21st century
Not too [Bb] sure, but I know [A] that it's meant [Dm] to be
[Bb] [A] And that it meant to [Bb] be
[F] [D] [A] [Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb]
[A]
[Bb] [F]
[D] [Bb] [F] [D]
[A] [Dm]
[D]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Am] [D]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Am] [E]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Am] [C]
[Dm] Won't you keep [Bb] this in between [Am] us?
Such an seizure, [Em] wake up [Dm] Venus
You've got to be a [Bb] will, mentally ill, Bill
[Am] A mom and dad [E] think you don't be sad, [Dm] Bill
Turn the screw [Gm] and twist my [Am] language
Don't distract [E] me, I'm [D] contagious
[Bb] There's a reason [Dm] for the 21st century
[Bb] Not too sure, [Dm] but I know [A] that it's [Dm] been a few
[Bb] [F] And [A] that it meant [Dm] to [Bb] be
[Cm] A [D]
[Dm] [Bb] [Am]
[Em] [C] [Dm]
[Gm] hybrid combination
[Am] A coming [Gm] down with [C] [Dm] bravenation
[Bb] Deportation, [Am] mutilation
A love to give [Em] and take [Dm] dictation
Oh, [Bb] [Am] oh, oh, [Gm] [C] can't enable
[Dm] Oh, oh, [Gm] oh, [F]
time [Gm] to hold [Dm] this table
There's a [Dm] reason for the [E] 21st [Dm] century
[Bb] Not too [Dm] sure, but I know [E] that it's meant to [Bb]
be
[Dm] And [A] that it meant [Dm] to be
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Dm] [D]
[F] [C]
[Dm] Read me your scripture and
[Gm] Read me your scripture
[F] Read me your scripture [Am] and
I will twist [Dm] it
Show me your wrist and [Gm] I'll
Show me your wrist and
[F] Show me your wrist and [Em] I'll kiss it
[Dm] Oh, [Bb]
[Am] [D]
[Dm] [Bb] oh, oh, [Am] it's [Em] time to run this [Dm] table
Simple [Bb] soldier, hand it [Am] over
Stop and read [Gm] what you just wrote
[Dm] [Bb]
Strangulation, [Am] bifurcation
Over sex [E] and blood [A] migration
There's a reason [Dm] for the [D] 21st century
[Bb] Not too sure, [Dm] but I know that it's meant to be
And that [A] it meant to [Dm] [Bb] [F] be
[C] [Bb] There's a reason for [Dm] the 21st century
Not too [Bb] sure, but I know [A] that it's meant [Dm] to be
[Bb] [A] And that it meant to [Bb] be
[F] [D] [A] [Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb]
[A]
[Bb] [F]
[D] [Bb] [F] [D]
[A] [Dm]
[D]
[Eb] [Dm]
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_ _ [Dm] _ Won't you keep [Bb] this in between [Am] us?
Such an seizure, [Em] wake up [Dm] Venus
You've got to be a [Bb] will, mentally ill, Bill
[Am] A mom and dad [E] think you don't be sad, [Dm] Bill
Turn the screw [Gm] and twist my [Am] language
Don't distract [E] me, I'm [D] contagious
[Bb] There's a reason [Dm] for the 21st century
[Bb] Not too sure, [Dm] but I know [A] that it's [Dm] been a few
[Bb] _ _ [F] And [A] that it meant [Dm] to [Bb] be
_ [Cm] A _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] hybrid _ combination
[Am] A coming [Gm] down with _ [C] _ [Dm] bravenation _
_ [Bb] Deportation, _ _ [Am] mutilation
A love to give [Em] and take _ [Dm] dictation
Oh, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] oh, oh, _ [Gm] _ [C] can't enable
[Dm] Oh, oh, _ _ [Gm] oh, _ _ _ [F] _
time [Gm] to hold [Dm] this table
There's a [Dm] reason for the [E] 21st [Dm] century
[Bb] Not too [Dm] sure, but I know [E] that it's meant to [Bb]
be
[Dm] And [A] that it meant [Dm] to be
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] Read me your scripture and
[Gm] Read me your scripture
[F] Read me your scripture [Am] and
I will twist [Dm] it
Show me your wrist and [Gm] I'll
Show me your wrist and
[F] Show me your wrist and [Em] I'll kiss it
[Dm] Oh, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] oh, oh, _ [Am] _ _ it's [Em] time to run this [Dm] table
Simple [Bb] soldier, hand it [Am] over
Stop and read [Gm] what you just wrote
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Strangulation, [Am] bifurcation
Over sex [E] and blood _ [A] migration
There's a reason [Dm] for the [D] 21st century
[Bb] Not too sure, [Dm] but I know that it's meant to be
_ _ And that [A] it meant to [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] be _
[C] _ _ [Bb] There's a reason for [Dm] the 21st century
Not too [Bb] sure, but I know [A] that it's meant [Dm] to be
[Bb] _ _ [A] And that it meant to [Bb] be
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_ _ [Dm] _ Won't you keep [Bb] this in between [Am] us?
Such an seizure, [Em] wake up [Dm] Venus
You've got to be a [Bb] will, mentally ill, Bill
[Am] A mom and dad [E] think you don't be sad, [Dm] Bill
Turn the screw [Gm] and twist my [Am] language
Don't distract [E] me, I'm [D] contagious
[Bb] There's a reason [Dm] for the 21st century
[Bb] Not too sure, [Dm] but I know [A] that it's [Dm] been a few
[Bb] _ _ [F] And [A] that it meant [Dm] to [Bb] be
_ [Cm] A _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] hybrid _ combination
[Am] A coming [Gm] down with _ [C] _ [Dm] bravenation _
_ [Bb] Deportation, _ _ [Am] mutilation
A love to give [Em] and take _ [Dm] dictation
Oh, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] oh, oh, _ [Gm] _ [C] can't enable
[Dm] Oh, oh, _ _ [Gm] oh, _ _ _ [F] _
time [Gm] to hold [Dm] this table
There's a [Dm] reason for the [E] 21st [Dm] century
[Bb] Not too [Dm] sure, but I know [E] that it's meant to [Bb]
be
[Dm] And [A] that it meant [Dm] to be
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] Read me your scripture and
[Gm] Read me your scripture
[F] Read me your scripture [Am] and
I will twist [Dm] it
Show me your wrist and [Gm] I'll
Show me your wrist and
[F] Show me your wrist and [Em] I'll kiss it
[Dm] Oh, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] oh, oh, _ [Am] _ _ it's [Em] time to run this [Dm] table
Simple [Bb] soldier, hand it [Am] over
Stop and read [Gm] what you just wrote
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Strangulation, [Am] bifurcation
Over sex [E] and blood _ [A] migration
There's a reason [Dm] for the [D] 21st century
[Bb] Not too sure, [Dm] but I know that it's meant to be
_ _ And that [A] it meant to [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] be _
[C] _ _ [Bb] There's a reason for [Dm] the 21st century
Not too [Bb] sure, but I know [A] that it's meant [Dm] to be
[Bb] _ _ [A] And that it meant to [Bb] be
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