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RECORD TIME (33, 45, 78)
written by Steve Key
Performed by Kathy Mattea on "Lonesome Standard Time"
Capo 3
GI'm spinning like an old turntable
CThree sEmpeeds, going nDowhere fast
I hGesitate at the door to the future
CHolding Emon to my bDittersweet past
EmMe and aDll of the pGercolators
EmMe and aDll of the rGotary phones
EmMe and aDll of my vGinyl records
CWarped and sEmcratched and Amout of date
C33, Em45, D78G  
GI got friends from the old hometown
CWe used to wEmork at the hDometown news
GThey got houses in a couple of cities
CI'm still sEminging those hDometown blues
EmMe and aDll of the dGrive-in movies
EmMe and aDll of the aGfternoon papers
EmMe and the fDree-form rGadio
CFading Emin and oAmut of date --
C33, Em45, D78G  
Em               D
GI hear talk about a great depressionEm  
I hear the drDums of the Gwar machineEm  
I wonder if DI'm sGtuck in the past
Or if it Amall repeats, just lDike a CD
GI'm following the railroad line
CAnother Emjob in an - oDther town
GI skip around in record time
And Ctry not to Emnotice the cDandle burn down
EmMe and Dall of the RGust Belt workers
EmMe and aDll of the Ghot type printers
EmMe and aDll of the fGamily farms
CAuctioned oEmff and Amout of date --
C33, Em45, D78G  
Emoh-Doh, the pGercolatorEm  
Oh-Doh, the rGotary phoneEm  
DAll of my vGinyl records
CWarped and sEmcratched and Amout of date --
C33, Em45, D78G  
C33, Em45, D78G  

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Record Time 33 45 78

by Kathy Mattea

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

RECORD TIME (33, 45, 78)

written by Steve Key

Performed by Kathy Mattea on "Lonesome Standard Time"

Capo 3

I'm spinning like an old turntable

C Em D

Three speeds, going nowhere fast

I hesitate at the door to the future

C Em D

Holding on to my bittersweet past

Em D G

Me and all of the percolators

Em D G

Me and all of the rotary phones

Em D G

Me and all of my vinyl records

C Em Am

Warped and scratched and out of date

C Em D G

33, 45, 78

I got friends from the old hometown

C Em D

We used to work at the hometown news

They got houses in a couple of cities

C Em D

I'm still singing those hometown blues

Em D G

Me and all of the drive-in movies

Em D G

Me and all of the afternoon papers

Em D G

Me and the free-form radio

C Em Am

Fading in and out of date --

C Em D G

33, 45, 78

Em D

G Em

I hear talk about a great depression

D G Em

I hear the drums of the war machine

D G

I wonder if I'm stuck in the past

Am D

Or if it all repeats, just like a CD

I'm following the railroad line

C Em D

Another job in an - other town

I skip around in record time

C Em D

And try not to notice the candle burn down

Em D G

Me and all of the Rust Belt workers

Em D G

Me and all of the hot type printers

Em D G

Me and all of the family farms

C Em Am

Auctioned off and out of date --

C Em D G

33, 45, 78

Em D G Em

oh-oh, the percolator

D G Em

Oh-oh, the rotary phone

D G

All of my vinyl records

C Em Am

Warped and scratched and out of date --

C Em D G

33, 45, 78

C Em D G

33, 45, 78

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