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Living In The Plastic Age

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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
           E-A-D-G-B-e
G/B        x-2-0-0-0-3
C/D        x-x-0-0-1-0
Am/G       3-x-2-2-1-0
C/E        0(3)2-0-1-0
A          x-0-7-6-5-5
G/A        x-0-5-4-3-3
F#m/A      x-0-4-2-2-2
Dsus4/F    x-x-3-0-3-3
D/F#       2-x-0-2-3(3)
Fmaj7   (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
G/F        1-x-0-0-0-3
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[Intro]
(synth)
|  Am| % | % | % |
(melody)
|  Am|  Am   G/B|  C|   C   G/B   G|
|  Am|  Am   G/B|  C| % |
|  Dm   C/D|  Dm|
[Verse]
AmEvery day my metal friendG/B  
CShakes my bed at 6amG/B  G  
AmThen the shiny serving clonesG/B  
CRun in with my telephones
[Interlude]
|  Dm   C/D|  Dm|  Am| % |
[Verse] (part)
AmTalking fast I make a dealG/B  
CBuy the fake and sell what’s realG/B  G  
AmWhat’s this pain here in my chestAm/G  
[Bridge]
FMaybe I should C/Etake a rest
  Dm    Em     F    G[  A]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah
[Chorus]
               A               G/A           F#m/A         G/A[  A]
  They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest
             A                    G/A                F#m/A                     G/A[  Dsus2]
  And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test
|  Dsus2   Dsus4/F|  Dsus2   Dsus4/F|
DmLi-Emving Fin Gthe ...
[Verse]
AmLiving in the plastic ageG/B  
CLooking only half my ageG/B  G  
AmHello doctor lift my faceG/B  
I Cwish my skin could stand the pace
[Interlude]
|  Dm   C/D|  Dm|
[Verse] (part)
AmIn my bed I read my mindG/B  
ReCmember how the mice were blindG/B  G  
I Amwatch them fighting in their cageAm/G  
[Bridge]
FCould this be the C/Eplastic age?
|  F   C/E|
  Dm    Em     F    G[  A]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah
[Chorus]
               A               G/A           F#m/A         G/A[  A]
  They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest
             A                    G/A                F#m/A                     G/A[  Dsus2]
  And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test
|  Dsus2   Dsus4/F|  Dsus2   Dsus4/F|
DmLi-Emving Fin Gthe ...
[Middle 8]
AmPlastic age
G6Plastic age
D/F#Plastic age
|  F   C/E|  F   C/E|
|  Dm   Em|  F   G|
[Chorus]
               A               G/A           F#m/A         G/A[  A]
  They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest
             A                    G/A                F#m/A                     G/A[  Dsus2]
  And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test
|  Dsus2   Dsus4/F|  Dsus2   Dsus4/F|
DmLi-Emving Fin Gthe ...
[Interlude]
|  Am| % |  Fmaj7| % | 
|  Am| % |  Fmaj7| % | 
[Middle 8]
AmPlastic age
G6Plastic age
D/F#Plastic age
|  F   G/F| % |    F   G/F     F   G/F[  A]
              Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah ...
[Outro]
|  A|  G/A|  F#m/A|  G/A|
|  A|  G/A|  F#m/A|  G/A|
(repeat and fade)

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Living In The Plastic Age

by Buggles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

C/D

Am/G

C/E

G/A

F#m/A

Dsus2

Dsus4/F

D/F#

Fmaj7

G/F

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

G/B x-2-0-0-0-3

C/D x-x-0-0-1-0

Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0

C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0

A x-0-7-6-5-5

G/A x-0-5-4-3-3

F#m/A x-0-4-2-2-2

Dsus4/F x-x-3-0-3-3

D/F# 2-x-0-2-3(3)

Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0

G/F 1-x-0-0-0-3

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[Intro]

(synth)

| | % | % | % |

(melody)

Am Am G/B C C G/B G

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Am Am G/B C

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Dm C/D Dm

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[Verse]

Am G/B

Every day my metal friend

C G/B G

Shakes my bed at 6am

Am G/B

Then the shiny serving clones

Run in with my telephones

[Interlude]

Dm C/D Dm Am

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[Verse] (part)

Am G/B

Talking fast I make a deal

C G/B G

Buy the fake and sell what’s real

Am Am/G

What’s this pain here in my chest

[Bridge]

F C/E

Maybe I should take a rest

Dm Em F G A

[ ]

Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah

[Chorus]

A G/A F#m/A G/A A

[ ]

They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest

A G/A F#m/A G/A Dsus2

[ ]

And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test

Dsus2 Dsus4/F Dsus2 Dsus4/F

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Dm Em F G

Li-ving in the ...

[Verse]

Am G/B

Living in the plastic age

C G/B G

Looking only half my age

Am G/B

Hello doctor lift my face

I wish my skin could stand the pace

[Interlude]

Dm C/D Dm

| | |

[Verse] (part)

Am G/B

In my bed I read my mind

C G/B G

Remember how the mice were blind

Am Am/G

I watch them fighting in their cage

[Bridge]

F C/E

Could this be the plastic age?

F C/E

| |

Dm Em F G A

[ ]

Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah

[Chorus]

A G/A F#m/A G/A A

[ ]

They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest

A G/A F#m/A G/A Dsus2

[ ]

And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test

Dsus2 Dsus4/F Dsus2 Dsus4/F

| | |

Dm Em F G

Li-ving in the ...

[Middle 8]

Plastic age

D/F#

Plastic age

F C/E F C/E

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Dm Em F G

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[Chorus]

A G/A F#m/A G/A A

[ ]

They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest

A G/A F#m/A G/A Dsus2

[ ]

And as they drag you through the door they tell you that you've failed the test

Dsus2 Dsus4/F Dsus2 Dsus4/F

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Dm Em F G

Li-ving in the ...

[Interlude]

Am Fmaj7

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Am Fmaj7

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[Middle 8]

Plastic age

D/F#

Plastic age

F G/F F G/F F G/F A

| | % | [ ]

Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaah ...

[Outro]

A G/A F#m/A G/A

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A G/A F#m/A G/A

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(repeat and fade)

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