Chords for The Rutles: Back In '64
Tempo:
163.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
B
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Many years from now, [D] when your grandchildren [B] climb up [Em] on your knee,
[Gm] You may be quite astonished [D] to see, How [E] many channels they can change on [A] TV,
When some [D] old film in black and white, Comes on and [B] there you are up [Em] on the screen,
Or [Gm] is it someone just like someone [D] you've been, [E] Looking not a day [G#] over
[A] nineteen,
[C#]
[G] Grandad,
[Gm] the little ones are asking you, [D] Why do [F#m] you look [Bm] so sad,
[D] So [E] you tell them all about the fun you had, [A]
[D] Back in [C#] sixty-four before [D] you were born,
[B] People had no time for [Em] pouring scorn, [A] On dreams of love and peace,
[D] No one was obese,
[E] only tight trousers [A] were worn,
[D] Back in [A] sixty-four we were at [D] it like nine,
[G] Back in sixty-four the time [F#] of our life, [G] Was in the [G#] present tense,
[D] Now does that make [B] common sense, [G#] Any modern [A] girls with hairdos [D] called beehives,
[A]
[D] [C#]
[D]
[B]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[A] [B]
[D] Back in [A] sixty-four [C#] before [D] you were born, [F#]
[G] Back in sixty-four before [F#] you were born,
[G] But as you've gone [G#] on and on, [D] your audience [B] has flown,
[E] And as you find yourself all [A] on your own, [C#] [A] You [D] may wistfully recall,
How Benjamin [B] Disraeli [Em] said, Life is too short to [Gm] be small,
Or maybe [D] like some old time song, Overall [B] it's long, [Em] so, so long,
[A]
It's [D] all [Bm] over.
[F] [A#] [D]
[Gm] You may be quite astonished [D] to see, How [E] many channels they can change on [A] TV,
When some [D] old film in black and white, Comes on and [B] there you are up [Em] on the screen,
Or [Gm] is it someone just like someone [D] you've been, [E] Looking not a day [G#] over
[A] nineteen,
[C#]
[G] Grandad,
[Gm] the little ones are asking you, [D] Why do [F#m] you look [Bm] so sad,
[D] So [E] you tell them all about the fun you had, [A]
[D] Back in [C#] sixty-four before [D] you were born,
[B] People had no time for [Em] pouring scorn, [A] On dreams of love and peace,
[D] No one was obese,
[E] only tight trousers [A] were worn,
[D] Back in [A] sixty-four we were at [D] it like nine,
[G] Back in sixty-four the time [F#] of our life, [G] Was in the [G#] present tense,
[D] Now does that make [B] common sense, [G#] Any modern [A] girls with hairdos [D] called beehives,
[A]
[D] [C#]
[D]
[B]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[A] [B]
[D] Back in [A] sixty-four [C#] before [D] you were born, [F#]
[G] Back in sixty-four before [F#] you were born,
[G] But as you've gone [G#] on and on, [D] your audience [B] has flown,
[E] And as you find yourself all [A] on your own, [C#] [A] You [D] may wistfully recall,
How Benjamin [B] Disraeli [Em] said, Life is too short to [Gm] be small,
Or maybe [D] like some old time song, Overall [B] it's long, [Em] so, so long,
[A]
It's [D] all [Bm] over.
[F] [A#] [D]
Key:
D
A
B
Em
E
D
A
B
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Many _ years from now, [D] when your _ grandchildren [B] _ climb up [Em] on your knee, _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] You may be quite _ astonished [D] to see, _ _ _ How [E] many channels they can change on [A] TV,
_ _ _ _ When some [D] old film in black and white, _ _ Comes on and [B] there you are up [Em] on the screen,
_ Or _ [Gm] is it someone just like someone [D] you've been, _ _ _ _ _ [E] Looking not a day [G#] over _
[A] _ nineteen,
_ _ [C#] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Grandad, _ _
[Gm] the little ones are asking you, [D] _ Why do [F#m] you look [Bm] so _ sad,
[D] So _ _ [E] you tell them all about the fun you _ had, [A] _ _ _ _
[D] Back in [C#] sixty-four before [D] you were born, _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ People had no time for [Em] pouring scorn, _ _ _ _ [A] On dreams of love and peace, _ _
[D] No one was obese, _ _
[E] _ only _ tight trousers [A] were _ worn, _ _ _ _
[D] Back in [A] sixty-four we were at [D] it like nine, _ _ _ _ _
[G] Back in sixty-four the time [F#] of our life, _ _ _ [G] Was in the [G#] present tense,
[D] Now does that make [B] common sense, _ [G#] Any modern [A] girls with hairdos [D] called beehives,
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] Back in [A] sixty-four [C#] before [D] you were born, _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] Back in sixty-four before [F#] you were born, _ _ _ _
[G] But as you've gone [G#] on and on, [D] your _ audience [B] has flown, _
[E] And as you find yourself all [A] on your own, _ [C#] _ _ [A] You [D] may _ wistfully _ recall,
How Benjamin _ [B] _ _ Disraeli [Em] said, _ Life is too short to [Gm] be small,
_ _ Or maybe [D] _ like some old time song, _ _ _ Overall [B] it's long, [Em] so, _ so long,
[A] _ _
_ _ It's [D] all _ [Bm] over.
_ [F] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Many _ years from now, [D] when your _ grandchildren [B] _ climb up [Em] on your knee, _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] You may be quite _ astonished [D] to see, _ _ _ How [E] many channels they can change on [A] TV,
_ _ _ _ When some [D] old film in black and white, _ _ Comes on and [B] there you are up [Em] on the screen,
_ Or _ [Gm] is it someone just like someone [D] you've been, _ _ _ _ _ [E] Looking not a day [G#] over _
[A] _ nineteen,
_ _ [C#] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Grandad, _ _
[Gm] the little ones are asking you, [D] _ Why do [F#m] you look [Bm] so _ sad,
[D] So _ _ [E] you tell them all about the fun you _ had, [A] _ _ _ _
[D] Back in [C#] sixty-four before [D] you were born, _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ People had no time for [Em] pouring scorn, _ _ _ _ [A] On dreams of love and peace, _ _
[D] No one was obese, _ _
[E] _ only _ tight trousers [A] were _ worn, _ _ _ _
[D] Back in [A] sixty-four we were at [D] it like nine, _ _ _ _ _
[G] Back in sixty-four the time [F#] of our life, _ _ _ [G] Was in the [G#] present tense,
[D] Now does that make [B] common sense, _ [G#] Any modern [A] girls with hairdos [D] called beehives,
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] Back in [A] sixty-four [C#] before [D] you were born, _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] Back in sixty-four before [F#] you were born, _ _ _ _
[G] But as you've gone [G#] on and on, [D] your _ audience [B] has flown, _
[E] And as you find yourself all [A] on your own, _ [C#] _ _ [A] You [D] may _ wistfully _ recall,
How Benjamin _ [B] _ _ Disraeli [Em] said, _ Life is too short to [Gm] be small,
_ _ Or maybe [D] _ like some old time song, _ _ _ Overall [B] it's long, [Em] so, _ so long,
[A] _ _
_ _ It's [D] all _ [Bm] over.
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