{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":10198,"song":"20Th Century Man","artist":"The Kinks","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/10198-20th-century-man-chords-by-the-kinks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/10198?type=chord","rating":4.94097,"votes":54,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\nFrom: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>\r\n\r\n20TH CENTURY MAN- The Kinks\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch](move [ch]A[/ch] shape from down a fret back) [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\n\r\n [ch]A[/ch] (riff 2x)           [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] (riff 2x)\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis is the age of machinery, a mechanical nightmare[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                         \r\nA wonderful world of technology[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]  (riff)\r\nNapalm, hydrogen bomb, biological warfare[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                                            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis is the twentieth century, too much aggrevation[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]       \r\nIt's the age of insanity[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch] (riff)\r\nWhat has become of the green pleasant fields of Jeruselem?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAin't got no ambition, I'm just disillusioned[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]      (no chord)                                         [ch]A[/ch](riff)\r\nI'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna be here[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] (riff)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy momma says she can't understand me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCan't see me motivation[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust give me some security[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch] (riff)\r\nI'm a paranoid schitzoid product of the 20th century[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou keep all your smart modern writers[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGive me William Shakesphere[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou keep all your smart modern painters[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch] (riff)\r\nI'll take Rembrant, Titian, DeVinci and Gainsborough[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGirl, we gotta get out of here,  we gotta find a solution[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]         (no chord)                                     [ch]A[/ch](riff)\r\nI'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna die here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, we gotta get outta here,  we've gotta find a solution[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]    (no chord)                                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna be here[/tab]\r\n\r\nBRIDGE:\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]A5[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI was born in a welfare state, ruled by bureaucracy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/B[/ch]       [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nControlled by civil servants and people dressed in grey[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A5[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]A5[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGot no privacy, got no liberty[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A5[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     (riff)\r\nCos the twentieth century people took it all away from me[/tab]\r\n\r\nRIFF #2 FOUR TIMES\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] (no chord)                    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't wanna get myself shot down[/tab]\r\n[tab](no chord)                      [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBy some trigger happy policeman[/tab]\r\n[tab](no chord)                      [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nGotta keep a hold of my sanity[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die here[/tab]\r\n\r\nRIFF #2 FOUR TIMES\r\n\r\n[tab](no chord)                  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy mama says she can't understand me[/tab]\r\n[tab] (no chord)             [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCan't see my motivation[/tab]\r\n[tab] (no chord)           [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAin't got no security[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die here[/tab]\r\n\r\nRIFF #2 (repeat ...)\r\n\r\nI don't want twentieth century man, I don't want twentieth century man\r\nI don't want twentieth century man, I don't want twentieth century man\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis is the twentieth century[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nToo much aggrevation[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThis is the age of insanity[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna be here[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]RIFF:\r\n    'A' chord\r\n----------------------------\r\n-------------------3-3-3-2--[/tab]\r\n[tab]-------------------2-2-2-2--   repeat\r\n-------------------4-4-4-2--\r\n----0-5p0-5p0---0-----------\r\n--------------0-------------[/tab]\r\n\r\nRIFF #2:\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab]----3-3-2---------0------0----------\r\n----2-2-2---------0------0----------\r\n----4-4-2---0---0------0------0-----\r\n--0-------0-------------------------\r\n--------------3------2------0-------[/tab]\r\n\r\nNOTE: Pick notes on the bridge, strum all other times.  The riffs are \r\napproximate, to give the general idea.  The bridge has been altered a bit \r\nto make it sound better for guitar.  This is the way the song goes in my \r\nmind.\r\n(from Muswell Hilbillies, 1971)\r\n(sent by Harlan at harlat@hawaii.edu)","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\nFrom: Harlan L Thompson \n\n20TH CENTURY MAN- The Kinks\n\nA A A(move A shape from down a fret back) A D D A E E \n\n A (riff 2x)           A D G D G D A (riff 2x)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA    D G D G D A (riff)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBRIDGE:\n\n\n\n\n\nRIFF #2 FOUR TIMES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRIFF #2 FOUR TIMES\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRIFF #2 (repeat ...)\n\nI don't want twentieth century man, I don't want twentieth century man\nI don't want twentieth century man, I don't want twentieth century man\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRIFF #2:\n\n\n\nNOTE: Pick notes on the bridge, strum all other times.  The riffs are \napproximate, to give the general idea.  The bridge has been altered a bit \nto make it sound better for guitar.  This is the way the song goes in my \nmind.\n(from Muswell Hilbillies, 1971)\n(sent by Harlan at harlat@hawaii.edu)","chords":["A","D","E","G","G#","Em","A5","G/F#","Am","C","C/B","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}