Chords for 80's Mods - ''Absolute Beginners''
Tempo:
124.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
B
Ab
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[D]
[Db] [D] I looked across this [G] world, there was no one to [Bm] be [D] seen.
This empty feeling [Bm] turned and quieted what to [D] wait.
I saw the world, for a [G] long time, that was in my eyes.
[D] I said, this century, a new [B] year, this will never change.
As I hesitate to [G] try, what's done was will not be.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too scared to break the spell.
Too smart to take no more, but the absolute luck is now [Gm] missing our hearts.
[A] [B]
[Ab] I lost an hour just thinking of it.
[B]
I need the [Bb] strength to go and [Eb] get what I want.
[B]
I [Ab] lost a lifetime thinking of it.
[Bb] And lost an era [Abm] by dreaming of it.
[A]
[Gb]
[D]
[C]
[A]
[D] I said, this century, a new year, this will never change.
As I hesitate to [C] try, what's done was [B] will not be.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too scared to break the spell.
Too smart to take no more, [Bm] but the [Dm] absolute luck is now missing our [G] hearts.
[D] There's an ashtray, she walked across an empty dream.
I looked around [G] this world, there's no one [B] to be seen.
[D] Can't see the time, I can't see the coming, it was wrong.
There's a real fight before [Dm] you, so shout it in [Gm] our hearts.
[Bm]
[Am] [Em] [B]
I lost an hour [Ab] just thinking of it.
[B] I need the strength to [Eb] go and get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Ab] thinking of it.
[Gb] And lost an era by [Abm] dreaming like [B] I do.
You can lose some hours just [Ab] thinking of it.
[B] You need the strength to go and get what [Gb] you want.
[Ab] You can lose a lifetime thinking of it.
And lost [Bb] an era by dreaming [A] like I do.
[C] [B]
[E]
[D]
[Db] [D] I looked across this [G] world, there was no one to [Bm] be [D] seen.
This empty feeling [Bm] turned and quieted what to [D] wait.
I saw the world, for a [G] long time, that was in my eyes.
[D] I said, this century, a new [B] year, this will never change.
As I hesitate to [G] try, what's done was will not be.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too scared to break the spell.
Too smart to take no more, but the absolute luck is now [Gm] missing our hearts.
[A] [B]
[Ab] I lost an hour just thinking of it.
[B]
I need the [Bb] strength to go and [Eb] get what I want.
[B]
I [Ab] lost a lifetime thinking of it.
[Bb] And lost an era [Abm] by dreaming of it.
[A]
[Gb]
[D]
[C]
[A]
[D] I said, this century, a new year, this will never change.
As I hesitate to [C] try, what's done was [B] will not be.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too scared to break the spell.
Too smart to take no more, [Bm] but the [Dm] absolute luck is now missing our [G] hearts.
[D] There's an ashtray, she walked across an empty dream.
I looked around [G] this world, there's no one [B] to be seen.
[D] Can't see the time, I can't see the coming, it was wrong.
There's a real fight before [Dm] you, so shout it in [Gm] our hearts.
[Bm]
[Am] [Em] [B]
I lost an hour [Ab] just thinking of it.
[B] I need the strength to [Eb] go and get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Ab] thinking of it.
[Gb] And lost an era by [Abm] dreaming like [B] I do.
You can lose some hours just [Ab] thinking of it.
[B] You need the strength to go and get what [Gb] you want.
[Ab] You can lose a lifetime thinking of it.
And lost [Bb] an era by dreaming [A] like I do.
[C] [B]
[E]
Key:
D
B
Ab
G
Bm
D
B
Ab
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Db] _ _ [D] _ I looked across this [G] world, there was no one to [Bm] be [D] seen.
This empty feeling [Bm] turned and quieted what to [D] wait.
I saw the world, for a [G] long time, that was in my eyes.
_ _ _ [D] I said, this century, a new [B] year, this will never _ change.
As I hesitate to [G] try, what's done was will not be.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too scared to break the spell.
Too smart to take no more, but the absolute luck is now [Gm] missing our hearts. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Ab] I lost an hour just thinking of it.
_ [B]
I need the [Bb] strength to go and [Eb] get what I want.
[B]
I [Ab] lost a lifetime thinking of it. _
[Bb] And lost an era [Abm] by dreaming of it.
[A] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I said, this century, a new year, this will never change.
As I hesitate to [C] try, what's done was [B] will not be.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too scared to break the spell.
Too smart to take no more, [Bm] but the [Dm] absolute luck is now missing our [G] hearts.
_ _ _ _ [D] There's an ashtray, she walked across an empty dream.
I looked around [G] this world, there's no one [B] to be seen.
[D] Can't see the time, I can't see the coming, it was wrong.
There's a real fight before [Dm] you, so shout it in [Gm] our hearts.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
I lost an hour [Ab] just thinking of it.
_ [B] I need the strength to [Eb] go and get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Ab] thinking of it.
_ [Gb] And lost an era by [Abm] dreaming like [B] I do.
You can lose some hours just [Ab] thinking of it.
_ [B] You need the strength to go and get what [Gb] you want.
[Ab] You can lose a lifetime thinking of it.
_ _ And lost [Bb] an era by dreaming [A] like I do.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [D] _ I looked across this [G] world, there was no one to [Bm] be [D] seen.
This empty feeling [Bm] turned and quieted what to [D] wait.
I saw the world, for a [G] long time, that was in my eyes.
_ _ _ [D] I said, this century, a new [B] year, this will never _ change.
As I hesitate to [G] try, what's done was will not be.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too scared to break the spell.
Too smart to take no more, but the absolute luck is now [Gm] missing our hearts. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Ab] I lost an hour just thinking of it.
_ [B]
I need the [Bb] strength to go and [Eb] get what I want.
[B]
I [Ab] lost a lifetime thinking of it. _
[Bb] And lost an era [Abm] by dreaming of it.
[A] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I said, this century, a new year, this will never change.
As I hesitate to [C] try, what's done was [B] will not be.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too scared to break the spell.
Too smart to take no more, [Bm] but the [Dm] absolute luck is now missing our [G] hearts.
_ _ _ _ [D] There's an ashtray, she walked across an empty dream.
I looked around [G] this world, there's no one [B] to be seen.
[D] Can't see the time, I can't see the coming, it was wrong.
There's a real fight before [Dm] you, so shout it in [Gm] our hearts.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
I lost an hour [Ab] just thinking of it.
_ [B] I need the strength to [Eb] go and get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Ab] thinking of it.
_ [Gb] And lost an era by [Abm] dreaming like [B] I do.
You can lose some hours just [Ab] thinking of it.
_ [B] You need the strength to go and get what [Gb] you want.
[Ab] You can lose a lifetime thinking of it.
_ _ And lost [Bb] an era by dreaming [A] like I do.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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