Chords for The Kinks - 20th Century Man
Tempo:
144.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] This is the age of machinery, the [E] mechanical nightmare, [A] the wonderful world of technology,
[D] the name from hazard to bomb by a large [A] evil warped dog.
This is the 20th century, for too much [E] activation.
[A]
It's the age of insanity, [D] what has become [G] of the dream [D] present [A] fields of Jerusalem?
Ain't got no [G] ambition, [A]
I'm just [G] disillusioned.
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I
[Am]
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[D]
[G] [D] [A]
don't
My mama said she can't understand me, she can't see [E] my motivation.
[A]
Just give me some security, [D] I'm a paranoid skid [G] side product [A] of the dream present fields.
[D] [A]
You keep all your smart modern writers, give me [E] William Shaker.
[Em] [A]
You keep all your smart modern [D] painters, I take [G] Van Vantage and [D] the [A] Van Tieng Games.
Girl, we gotta get out of here, [G]
[A] we gotta find a solution.
[Em]
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't [A] want
Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, [A]
we gotta find a solution.
[G] [D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't want
[A]
I was born in a welfare state, ruled by [G] bureaucracy.
[D] Controlled by civil [Em] servants [F] and [C] people [D] dressed [A] in grey.
Got no privacy, got no [G] liberty.
Cause [D] the 20th century [A] [Em] people [D] [F] took it [C] all away [A] from me.
[D] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
Don't [G] [D] [G] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
wanna get myself [G] shot, [D] [A]
some trick of happiness.
[G] [D] [A] Gotta keep a hold of my [G] sanity, [D]
[F] 20th century [C] man, [G] but I don't [A] wanna die.
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
My [G] mama said she can't [D] [A]
understand me, she can't [G] see my motivation.
[D] [A]
Ain't got no [G] security, [D]
[F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I don't [A] wanna die.
[G] [A]
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[G] [D] [G] [A]
[G] [D] I [A]
[G] [D] [A]
don't want [G] 20th [D] century man, [A]
I don't want [G] 20th [D] century man, [A]
I don't want 20th [G] century [D] [A] man.
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
This is the [G] 20th century, [D] [A]
[G] too much aggravation.
[D] [A] Man, I'm [G] jumping sands [D] here on the [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I [A] don't wanna be.
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[A] This is the age of machinery, the [E] mechanical nightmare, [A] the wonderful world of technology,
[D] the name from hazard to bomb by a large [A] evil warped dog.
This is the 20th century, for too much [E] activation.
[A]
It's the age of insanity, [D] what has become [G] of the dream [D] present [A] fields of Jerusalem?
Ain't got no [G] ambition, [A]
I'm just [G] disillusioned.
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I
[Am]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
don't
My mama said she can't understand me, she can't see [E] my motivation.
[A]
Just give me some security, [D] I'm a paranoid skid [G] side product [A] of the dream present fields.
[D] [A]
You keep all your smart modern writers, give me [E] William Shaker.
[Em] [A]
You keep all your smart modern [D] painters, I take [G] Van Vantage and [D] the [A] Van Tieng Games.
Girl, we gotta get out of here, [G]
[A] we gotta find a solution.
[Em]
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't [A] want
Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, [A]
we gotta find a solution.
[G] [D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't want
[A]
I was born in a welfare state, ruled by [G] bureaucracy.
[D] Controlled by civil [Em] servants [F] and [C] people [D] dressed [A] in grey.
Got no privacy, got no [G] liberty.
Cause [D] the 20th century [A] [Em] people [D] [F] took it [C] all away [A] from me.
[D] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
Don't [G] [D] [G] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
wanna get myself [G] shot, [D] [A]
some trick of happiness.
[G] [D] [A] Gotta keep a hold of my [G] sanity, [D]
[F] 20th century [C] man, [G] but I don't [A] wanna die.
[G] [A]
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[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
My [G] mama said she can't [D] [A]
understand me, she can't [G] see my motivation.
[D] [A]
Ain't got no [G] security, [D]
[F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I don't [A] wanna die.
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [D] [G] [A]
[G] [D] I [A]
[G] [D] [A]
don't want [G] 20th [D] century man, [A]
I don't want [G] 20th [D] century man, [A]
I don't want 20th [G] century [D] [A] man.
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
This is the [G] 20th century, [D] [A]
[G] too much aggravation.
[D] [A] Man, I'm [G] jumping sands [D] here on the [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I [A] don't wanna be.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ This is the age of _ machinery, the _ [E] mechanical nightmare, _ [A] the wonderful world of _ technology,
_ [D] the name from hazard to bomb by a large [A] evil warped dog. _ _ _ _ _
This is the 20th century, _ for too much [E] _ activation.
_ [A] _
It's the age of _ insanity, [D] what has become [G] of the dream [D] present [A] fields of Jerusalem? _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't got no [G] ambition, _ _ [A]
I'm just _ _ [G] _ disillusioned.
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ don't_
My mama said she can't understand me, she can't see [E] my motivation.
_ _ [A]
Just give me some security, [D] I'm a paranoid skid [G] side product [A] of the dream present _ fields.
[D] _ _ [A] _
You keep all your smart modern writers, give me [E] William Shaker.
[Em] _ _ [A] _
You keep all your smart modern [D] painters, I take [G] Van Vantage and [D] the [A] Van Tieng Games. _ _ _ _ _ _
Girl, we gotta get out of here, [G] _ _
[A] we gotta find a solution.
[Em] _
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't _ [A] want_ _ _ _ _ _
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Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, _ [A]
we gotta find a solution.
[G] _ [D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't want_
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_ _ _ _ _ I was born in a welfare _ _ state, ruled by _ [G] bureaucracy. _ _
[D] Controlled by civil [Em] servants _ [F] and [C] people [D] dressed [A] in grey. _
Got no _ privacy, _ _ got no [G] liberty. _
Cause [D] the 20th century [A] _ [Em] people [D] [F] took it [C] all away [A] from _ _ me. _ _ _ _ _
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Don't [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
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wanna get myself [G] shot, [D] _ [A] _
some trick of happiness.
[G] _ _ [D] [A] Gotta keep a hold of my [G] sanity, [D] _ _
[F] 20th century [C] man, [G] but I don't [A] wanna die. _ _ _ _ _ _
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My [G] mama said she can't _ [D] _ [A]
understand me, she can't [G] see my motivation.
_ [D] _ [A] _
Ain't got no [G] _ security, [D] _ _
_ [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I don't [A] wanna die. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] [D] I _ [A] _ _
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don't want [G] 20th [D] century man, [A]
I don't want [G] 20th [D] century man, _ [A]
I don't want 20th [G] century [D] _ [A] man. _
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This is the [G] 20th century, _ [D] _ [A] _
[G] too much _ aggravation.
[D] [A] Man, _ I'm [G] jumping sands [D] here on the [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I [A] don't wanna _ be. _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ This is the age of _ machinery, the _ [E] mechanical nightmare, _ [A] the wonderful world of _ technology,
_ [D] the name from hazard to bomb by a large [A] evil warped dog. _ _ _ _ _
This is the 20th century, _ for too much [E] _ activation.
_ [A] _
It's the age of _ insanity, [D] what has become [G] of the dream [D] present [A] fields of Jerusalem? _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't got no [G] ambition, _ _ [A]
I'm just _ _ [G] _ disillusioned.
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ don't_
My mama said she can't understand me, she can't see [E] my motivation.
_ _ [A]
Just give me some security, [D] I'm a paranoid skid [G] side product [A] of the dream present _ fields.
[D] _ _ [A] _
You keep all your smart modern writers, give me [E] William Shaker.
[Em] _ _ [A] _
You keep all your smart modern [D] painters, I take [G] Van Vantage and [D] the [A] Van Tieng Games. _ _ _ _ _ _
Girl, we gotta get out of here, [G] _ _
[A] we gotta find a solution.
[Em] _
[D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't _ [A] want_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Girl, we gotta get out of [G] here, _ [A]
we gotta find a solution.
[G] _ [D] I'm a 20th century man, but I don't want_
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was born in a welfare _ _ state, ruled by _ [G] bureaucracy. _ _
[D] Controlled by civil [Em] servants _ [F] and [C] people [D] dressed [A] in grey. _
Got no _ privacy, _ _ got no [G] liberty. _
Cause [D] the 20th century [A] _ [Em] people [D] [F] took it [C] all away [A] from _ _ me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Don't [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
wanna get myself [G] shot, [D] _ [A] _
some trick of happiness.
[G] _ _ [D] [A] Gotta keep a hold of my [G] sanity, [D] _ _
[F] 20th century [C] man, [G] but I don't [A] wanna die. _ _ _ _ _ _
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My [G] mama said she can't _ [D] _ [A]
understand me, she can't [G] see my motivation.
_ [D] _ [A] _
Ain't got no [G] _ security, [D] _ _
_ [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I don't [A] wanna die. _ _ _ _ _ _
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don't want [G] 20th [D] century man, [A]
I don't want [G] 20th [D] century man, _ [A]
I don't want 20th [G] century [D] _ [A] man. _
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This is the [G] 20th century, _ [D] _ [A] _
[G] too much _ aggravation.
[D] [A] Man, _ I'm [G] jumping sands [D] here on the [F] 20th [C] century [G] man, but I [A] don't wanna _ be. _ _ _ _ _
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