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1945- Jamie-Grace
CLooking at the radio caught up in a dream,
'Bout the days gonDe by when no one had a TV,
HoFpin' that the weatherman would say good things,
Like no rain on GFriday for the drive-in movie,
CLittle kids didn't have a care,
There was love growiGng up everywhere,
But when I open my eyeFs and the dream stops playin',
GYou can still find me somewhere saying,
I shCoulda been born in '45,F  
In '54 AmI woulda Gbeen 9,
CWhite shirt, Poodle skirt, Silk hair tie,F  
Dancing in tAmhe moonlight, G  
That woulda been nice,C  F  Am  G  
Yeah, that woulda been nice,C  F  Am  G  
Boombox on mCy shoulder wit' my favorite tape,
I'm reppin' my 8 tracGks and my buckle-up skates,
FHow do I know about that you say, You say,G  
You wear bell-bottCom jeans get a double take,
From all the guys and tGhe girls who look your way,
FBack then people didn't always agree,
But the love goGin' round was revolutionary
And eveAmn though the world was crazy,
GI'd still go back if my dreams could take me oh,
CI shoulda been born in '65,F  
In 'Am74 I woulda Gbeen 9,
CTryna' get home after playin' outsideF,
AmRacin' street lights racin' stGreet lights,
CI shouda been born in '65,F  
I woulda been a Amteenager in '79,G  
CTeasing my hair so it looks just righFt,
On a Saturday Amnight yeah,G  
That woulda been nice,Am  
AmGrowin' up I never really had Fa care,
AmThere was love all the time and everywhere,G  
AmAnd even though sometimes my world may get a little Fcrazy,
AmI find myself bein' proud when I say, yeahG  
CI coulda been born in '45,F  
But the truth Amis I got here right on timGe,
And I thaCnk God for every day of life,F  
It suAmits me just right, It suits me Gjust right,
And lovCely 1991,F  
AmThat's the year that I come Gfrom,
And I wouldCn't wanna trade it for another time,F  
I lAmove this life yeah,G  
I love this lifeC,F  Am  
Ooohhh, I lovGe this life,C  F  Am  
Ooohhh, I love Gthis life...

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1945

by Jamie Grace

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1945- Jamie-Grace

Looking at the radio caught up in a dream,

'Bout the days gone by when no one had a TV,

Hopin' that the weatherman would say good things,

Like no rain on Friday for the drive-in movie,

Little kids didn't have a care,

There was love growing up everywhere,

But when I open my eyes and the dream stops playin',

You can still find me somewhere saying,

C F

I shoulda been born in '45,

Am G

In '54 I woulda been 9,

C F

White shirt, Poodle skirt, Silk hair tie,

Am G

Dancing in the moonlight,

C F Am G

That woulda been nice,

C F Am G

Yeah, that woulda been nice,

Boombox on my shoulder wit' my favorite tape,

I'm reppin' my 8 tracks and my buckle-up skates,

F G

How do I know about that you say, You say,

You wear bell-bottom jeans get a double take,

From all the guys and the girls who look your way,

Back then people didn't always agree,

But the love goin' round was revolutionary

And even though the world was crazy,

I'd still go back if my dreams could take me oh,

C F

I shoulda been born in '65,

Am G

In '74 I woulda been 9,

C F

Tryna' get home after playin' outside,

Am G

Racin' street lights racin' street lights,

C F

I shouda been born in '65,

Am G

I woulda been a teenager in '79,

C F

Teasing my hair so it looks just right,

Am G

On a Saturday night yeah,

That woulda been nice,

Am F

Growin' up I never really had a care,

Am G

There was love all the time and everywhere,

Am F

And even though sometimes my world may get a little crazy,

Am G

I find myself bein' proud when I say, yeah

C F

I coulda been born in '45,

Am G

But the truth is I got here right on time,

C F

And I thank God for every day of life,

Am G

It suits me just right, It suits me just right,

C F

And lovely 1991,

Am G

That's the year that I come from,

C F

And I wouldn't wanna trade it for another time,

Am G

I love this life yeah,

C F Am

I love this life,

G C F Am

Ooohhh, I love this life,

Ooohhh, I love this life...

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