Chords for The Kinks - 20th Century Man (Official Audio)
Tempo:
144.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Ab]
[A] [D]
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This is the age of machinery, the mechanical [E] nightmare, [A] the wonderful world of technology,
[D] the name from Hagrid's poem, [A] Highlord in the Warfjord.
This is the 20th century, but too much [E] exploration.
[A] It's the age of insanity, [D] what has become [G] of the green [A] peasant fields of Jerusalem?
I ain't got no [G] ambition, [A] I'm just [G] disillusioned.
I'm [D] a plenty of them to [A] remember no more.
[Am]
[A]
[D]
[A]
My mama said she can't understand me, she can't see [E] my motivation.
[A] Just give me some security, I'm [D] a paranoid [G] skid side product of [A] the clandestine.
You keep all your smart modern writers, give me William [E] Shakespeare.
[Em] [A] You keep all your smart modern fingers, [D] I'll take Van [G] Vantage [D] and the Van [A] Tieng Game Club.
Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, [A]
we gotta find a [Em] solution.
[D] I'm a [A] 20th century man, but I don't know.
Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, [A] we gotta find a [G] solution.
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't know.
[A]
[E] I was born in a welfare state, ruled by [G] bureaucracy, [E] controlled by civil servants [F] and people [E] dressed in grey.
Got no privacy, [E]
got no [G] liberty, [D] but the 20th [E] century people [F] took it [C] all away [A] from me.
[D] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] I [Am] don't wanna [G] get myself shot down, [Am] or some [G] trick of happy people.
[D] [A] I'd rather [G] keep a hold of my sanity, [D] than [F] a 20th [C] century man [G] who [A] wants to die.
[G] I'm [D] a [A]
[G] 20th century [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] man, but I don't know.
My [E]
mama said she can't [D] see [A] [G]
my motivation, [Am] ain't got [G] no security.
[D] [F]
20th century [C] man, but I don't [A] wanna die.
I'm
[E] [A]
[E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] a [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] 20th [D] century man, [A] but I don't know.
[D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [Am] Living in the 20th [G] century, [D] [G] so too much animation.
[A] [G]
Ain't got the sanity [D] of a [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I [A] don't wanna be.
[A] [D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
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[A]
[D] [A]
This is the age of machinery, the mechanical [E] nightmare, [A] the wonderful world of technology,
[D] the name from Hagrid's poem, [A] Highlord in the Warfjord.
This is the 20th century, but too much [E] exploration.
[A] It's the age of insanity, [D] what has become [G] of the green [A] peasant fields of Jerusalem?
I ain't got no [G] ambition, [A] I'm just [G] disillusioned.
I'm [D] a plenty of them to [A] remember no more.
[Am]
[A]
[D]
[A]
My mama said she can't understand me, she can't see [E] my motivation.
[A] Just give me some security, I'm [D] a paranoid [G] skid side product of [A] the clandestine.
You keep all your smart modern writers, give me William [E] Shakespeare.
[Em] [A] You keep all your smart modern fingers, [D] I'll take Van [G] Vantage [D] and the Van [A] Tieng Game Club.
Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, [A]
we gotta find a [Em] solution.
[D] I'm a [A] 20th century man, but I don't know.
Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, [A] we gotta find a [G] solution.
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't know.
[A]
[E] I was born in a welfare state, ruled by [G] bureaucracy, [E] controlled by civil servants [F] and people [E] dressed in grey.
Got no privacy, [E]
got no [G] liberty, [D] but the 20th [E] century people [F] took it [C] all away [A] from me.
[D] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] I [Am] don't wanna [G] get myself shot down, [Am] or some [G] trick of happy people.
[D] [A] I'd rather [G] keep a hold of my sanity, [D] than [F] a 20th [C] century man [G] who [A] wants to die.
[G] I'm [D] a [A]
[G] 20th century [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] man, but I don't know.
My [E]
mama said she can't [D] see [A] [G]
my motivation, [Am] ain't got [G] no security.
[D] [F]
20th century [C] man, but I don't [A] wanna die.
I'm
[E] [A]
[E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] a [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] 20th [D] century man, [A] but I don't know.
[D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [Am] Living in the 20th [G] century, [D] [G] so too much animation.
[A] [G]
Ain't got the sanity [D] of a [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I [A] don't wanna be.
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_ _ _ _ This is the age of _ machinery, the mechanical [E] _ nightmare, [A] the wonderful world of _ technology,
[D] the name from Hagrid's poem, [A] Highlord in the Warfjord.
_ _ _ _ _ _ This is the 20th century, _ but too much [E] exploration.
_ _ [A] _ It's the age of insanity, _ [D] what has become [G] of the green [A] peasant fields of Jerusalem?
I _ _ _ _ _ ain't got no [G] ambition, _ [A] _ I'm just _ _ [G] disillusioned.
I'm [D] a plenty of them to [A] remember no more. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ My mama said she can't understand me, she can't see [E] my motivation.
_ [A] _ Just give me some _ security, I'm [D] a paranoid [G] skid side product of [A] the clandestine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You keep all your smart modern writers, give me William [E] Shakespeare.
[Em] _ _ [A] You keep all your smart modern fingers, [D] I'll take Van [G] Vantage [D] and the Van [A] Tieng Game Club. _ _ _ _ _
Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, _ [A] _
we gotta find a [Em] solution.
_ [D] I'm a [A] 20th century man, but I don't know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, _ _ [A] we gotta find a [G] solution.
_ [D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't know. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] I was born in a welfare _ state, _ ruled by _ [G] bureaucracy, _ _ [E] controlled by civil _ servants [F] and people [E] dressed in grey. _ _
Got no privacy, _ [E] _ _
got no [G] _ liberty, _ [D] but the 20th [E] century people [F] took it [C] all away [A] from _ me.
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[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] I _ [Am] _ _ don't wanna [G] get myself shot down, [Am] or some [G] trick of happy people.
[D] _ [A] I'd rather [G] keep a hold of my sanity, [D] _ than [F] a 20th [C] century man [G] who [A] wants to die.
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_ [G] I'm [D] a _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] 20th century [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] man, but I don't know.
My [E] _ _ _ _
mama said she can't [D] see [A] _ _ [G]
my _ motivation, _ [Am] _ ain't got [G] no security.
[D] _ _ _ [F]
20th century [C] man, but I don't [A] wanna die.
_ _ I'm _ _ _ _
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_ [E] a _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] 20th [D] century man, [A] _ but I don't know.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] Living _ in the 20th [G] century, _ [D] _ [G] so too much animation.
_ _ [A] _ _ [G]
Ain't got the sanity [D] of a [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I [A] don't wanna be.
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ This is the age of _ machinery, the mechanical [E] _ nightmare, [A] the wonderful world of _ technology,
[D] the name from Hagrid's poem, [A] Highlord in the Warfjord.
_ _ _ _ _ _ This is the 20th century, _ but too much [E] exploration.
_ _ [A] _ It's the age of insanity, _ [D] what has become [G] of the green [A] peasant fields of Jerusalem?
I _ _ _ _ _ ain't got no [G] ambition, _ [A] _ I'm just _ _ [G] disillusioned.
I'm [D] a plenty of them to [A] remember no more. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ My mama said she can't understand me, she can't see [E] my motivation.
_ [A] _ Just give me some _ security, I'm [D] a paranoid [G] skid side product of [A] the clandestine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You keep all your smart modern writers, give me William [E] Shakespeare.
[Em] _ _ [A] You keep all your smart modern fingers, [D] I'll take Van [G] Vantage [D] and the Van [A] Tieng Game Club. _ _ _ _ _
Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, _ [A] _
we gotta find a [Em] solution.
_ [D] I'm a [A] 20th century man, but I don't know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, _ _ [A] we gotta find a [G] solution.
_ [D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't know. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] I was born in a welfare _ state, _ ruled by _ [G] bureaucracy, _ _ [E] controlled by civil _ servants [F] and people [E] dressed in grey. _ _
Got no privacy, _ [E] _ _
got no [G] _ liberty, _ [D] but the 20th [E] century people [F] took it [C] all away [A] from _ me.
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[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] I _ [Am] _ _ don't wanna [G] get myself shot down, [Am] or some [G] trick of happy people.
[D] _ [A] I'd rather [G] keep a hold of my sanity, [D] _ than [F] a 20th [C] century man [G] who [A] wants to die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] I'm [D] a _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] 20th century [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] man, but I don't know.
My [E] _ _ _ _
mama said she can't [D] see [A] _ _ [G]
my _ motivation, _ [Am] _ ain't got [G] no security.
[D] _ _ _ [F]
20th century [C] man, but I don't [A] wanna die.
_ _ I'm _ _ _ _
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[G] 20th [D] century man, [A] _ but I don't know.
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_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] Living _ in the 20th [G] century, _ [D] _ [G] so too much animation.
_ _ [A] _ _ [G]
Ain't got the sanity [D] of a [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I [A] don't wanna be.
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