Chords for The Way It Was in '51.wmv
Tempo:
68 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
66 was still a narrow two-lane highway.
Harry Truman was the man who [B] ran the show.
The bad Korean War was just beginning, and I was just three years too [E] young to go.
Country music hadn't gone to New York City yet, and the serviceman was proud of [A] what
he'd done.
And Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
There's [B] so much about the good old [E] days I'd love to tell.
And there's folks around I know [B] still
remember well.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad played.
Cause a thing called
rock and roll was [A] yet to come.
It was a big year for a driving [E] restaurant car hop.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
[A]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] There's so much about the good old [E] days I'd love to tell.
And there's folks around I know [B] still remember well.
Slow [E] dancing close together when a ballad played.
Cause a thing called rock and roll was yet [A] to come.
A big year for a driving [E] restaurant car hop.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
Yeah [A] Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
Oh Lord.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
[B] [E]
66 was still a narrow two-lane highway.
Harry Truman was the man who [B] ran the show.
The bad Korean War was just beginning, and I was just three years too [E] young to go.
Country music hadn't gone to New York City yet, and the serviceman was proud of [A] what
he'd done.
And Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
There's [B] so much about the good old [E] days I'd love to tell.
And there's folks around I know [B] still
remember well.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad played.
Cause a thing called
rock and roll was [A] yet to come.
It was a big year for a driving [E] restaurant car hop.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
[A]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] There's so much about the good old [E] days I'd love to tell.
And there's folks around I know [B] still remember well.
Slow [E] dancing close together when a ballad played.
Cause a thing called rock and roll was yet [A] to come.
A big year for a driving [E] restaurant car hop.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
Yeah [A] Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
Oh Lord.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
Key:
E
B
A
E
B
A
E
B
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ 66 was still a narrow two-lane highway.
_ Harry Truman was the man who [B] ran the show. _
_ The bad Korean War was just beginning, _ _ and I was just three years too [E] young to go.
_ Country music hadn't gone to New York City yet, and the serviceman was proud of [A] what
he'd done.
_ And Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
_ [B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
There's [B] so much about the good old [E] days I'd love to tell.
And there's folks around I know [B] still
remember well.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad played.
Cause a thing called
rock and roll was [A] yet to come.
_ It was a big year for a driving [E] restaurant car hop.
_ [B] That's the way it was in [E] 51. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] There's so much about the good old [E] days I'd love to tell.
And there's folks around I know [B] still remember well.
Slow [E] dancing close together when a ballad played.
Cause a thing called rock and roll was yet [A] to come.
_ A big year for a driving [E] restaurant car hop.
_ _ [B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
Yeah [A] Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
Oh Lord.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ 66 was still a narrow two-lane highway.
_ Harry Truman was the man who [B] ran the show. _
_ The bad Korean War was just beginning, _ _ and I was just three years too [E] young to go.
_ Country music hadn't gone to New York City yet, and the serviceman was proud of [A] what
he'd done.
_ And Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
_ [B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
There's [B] so much about the good old [E] days I'd love to tell.
And there's folks around I know [B] still
remember well.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad played.
Cause a thing called
rock and roll was [A] yet to come.
_ It was a big year for a driving [E] restaurant car hop.
_ [B] That's the way it was in [E] 51. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] There's so much about the good old [E] days I'd love to tell.
And there's folks around I know [B] still remember well.
Slow [E] dancing close together when a ballad played.
Cause a thing called rock and roll was yet [A] to come.
_ A big year for a driving [E] restaurant car hop.
_ _ [B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
Yeah [A] Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
Oh Lord.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51. _