Chords for The Way It Was In '51
Tempo:
68 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[B] [B] [E]
Sixty-six 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.
[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.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad plays,
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.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad plays,
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.
[A] Yeah, Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
Oh Lord.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51.
[B] [B] [E]
Sixty-six 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.
[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.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad plays,
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.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad plays,
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.
[A] Yeah, 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] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
Sixty-six 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. _ _
[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.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad plays,
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.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad plays,
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. _ _
[A] Yeah, Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
Oh Lord.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51. _ _
_ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
Sixty-six 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. _ _
[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.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad plays,
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.
[E] Slow dancing close together when a ballad plays,
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. _ _
[A] Yeah, Hank and Lifty crowded [E] every jukebox.
Oh Lord.
[B] That's the way it was in [E] 51. _ _