{"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":2227737,"song":"21St Century Thing","artist":"Jim Lea","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11470395-21st-century-thing-chords-by-jim-lea/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2227737?type=chord","rating":0.12755,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'll tell you a story of a modern man[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA really funny story of a modern man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWho spends all his time doing the best he can[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEven quits his job as singer in his rock and roll band[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo he goes out and finds himself a modern girl[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGets himself in trouble with his modern girl[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they bring a new life into the modern world[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd after one year, it's all over[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd wow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat can this philosophy bring?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI said now[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs this a 21st century thing?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo we all want our freedom and we want our choice[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBetter take responsibility for freedom's voice[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd then you pays your money and you takes your chance[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo live with a distinctive lack of permanence[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo the young and the lonely need a helping hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt may be hard to find in these shifting sands[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd who knows what it is that future history brings[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd who knows on what behaviour it all may hinge[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI say wow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat can this philosophy bring?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI said now[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs this a 21st century thing?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause it's the 21st century way that carries on, yes it is[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's all that matters when all the other centuries are gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo we all want our remedies, we want our cures[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf we don't learn from history we're damned for sure[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou see monogamy makes economic sense[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the nature of man is so against that expense[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI say wow[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe'll see what future history brings[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI said now[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's a 21st century thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] x3","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC G F C x2\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\nC G F C x2\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC G F C x3","chords":["C","G","F","A","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"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]}}}