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Back In 64

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 34Position: 2

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D     = xx0232    E7   = 022130    Bm     = x24432
D/A   = x00232    A    = x02220    B      = x25552
Dmaj7 = xx0222    A7   = x02020    F#     = 244322
D7    = xx0212    Aaug = x03221    G#dim7 = xx0101
B7    = x21202    G    = 355433    Dm7b5  = xx0111
Em    = 022000    F#m  = 244222    Bb     = x13331
Gm    = 355333
N.C. = No chords
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[Intro]  
e|-D---2--D/A---2--D---2--D/A---2-|-D---2-D/A----2--------------|
B|----3-----3-----3-----3-|----3-----3--------------|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2--------------|
D|--0-----------0---------|--0----------0-----------|
A|--------0-----------0---|-------0--------0--2--4--|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 1]
DMany years from now, 
When your D7grandchildren B7climb upon your Emknee,
You Gmmay be quite astonished to Dsee...
...How many E7channels they can change on T. AV.
When A7some old Dfilm in black and Dmaj7white ...comes D7on,
And there you B7are upon the Emscreen,
Or is it Gmsomeone just like someone you've Dbeen,
Looking E7not a day over nine - Ateen?
e|------------Aaug1------|
B|------------2------|
G|------------2------|
D|------------3------|
A|---0--2--3--0------|
E|-------------------|
[Verse 2]
"GGrandad!", the Gmlittle ones are asking you,
"DWhy do you F#mlook so Bmsad?" (So D/Asad!)
          E7N.C.
So you tell them all about the fun you had
e|--------------Aaug1-----|
B|--------------2-----|
G|--------------2-----|
D|----0--1--2---3-----|
A|--4-----------0-----|
E|--------------------|
[Verse 3]
DBack in 'Aaug64 before you were Dborn,D7  
B7People had no Btime for B7pouring Emscorn...
         ...On Adreams of love and A7peace,
(...Or scoring porn!)
DNo one was obese, Eonly tight E7trousers were Aworn
e|----------------|----------Aaug1----|
B|----------------|----------2----|
G|----------------|----------2----|
D|----------------|----------3----|
A|-----0---2---3--|--4-------0----|
E|----------------|---------------|
[Verse 4]
DBack in 'Aaug64 we were at it like Dknives,D7  
GBack in '64 the time of our F#lives..
Was Gin the present G#dim7tense!
Now does D/Athat make common B7sense,
Any E7more than girls with A7hairdos called bee - Dhives?
(Zumm - zumm - zumm - zumm!)Aaug  
[Break]
| D/  /  Aaug/  / | D/  /  D7/  / | B7/  /  B/  B7/ | Em/  /  /  / |
| A7/  /  /  / | D/  /  /  / | E/  /  E7/  / | A/  /  /  / |
[Verse 5]
DBack in 'Aaug64 before you were Dborn,D7  
GBack in '64 before you were F#born,
But as Gyou've gone on and G#dim7on your Daudience has B7flown,
And E7as you find yourself all on your own...
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|---0--2--3--4---|
E|----------------|
[Verse 6]
AaugYou may Dwistfully re - Dmaj7call...
How D7Benjamin Dis - B7raeli said that,
    Em"Life is too short to be Gmsmall!" or maybe...
DLike some old -time Dmaj7song,  D7over all it's B7long,
So, ...Em7so long,   A7...it's all Dover!Dm7b5  Bb  D  

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Back In 64

by The Rutles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

Dmaj7

Aaug

F#m

G#dim7

Em7

Dm7b5

D = xx0232 E7 = 022130 Bm = x24432

D/A = x00232 A = x02220 B = x25552

Dmaj7 = xx0222 A7 = x02020 F# = 244322

D7 = xx0212 Aaug = x03221 G#dim7 = xx0101

B7 = x21202 G = 355433 Dm7b5 = xx0111

Em = 022000 F#m = 244222 Bb = x13331

Gm = 355333

N.C. = No chords

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[Intro]

D D/A D D/A D D/A

e|----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2--------------|

B|----3-----3-----3-----3-|----3-----3--------------|

G|----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2--------------|

D|--0-----------0---------|--0----------0-----------|

A|--------0-----------0---|-------0--------0--2--4--|

E|------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Many years from now,

D7 B7 Em

When your grandchildren climb upon your knee,

Gm D

You may be quite astonished to see...

E7 A

...How many channels they can change on T. V.

A7 D Dmaj7 D7

When some old film in black and white ...comes on,

B7 Em

And there you are upon the screen,

Gm D

Or is it someone just like someone you've been,

E7 A

Looking not a day over nine - teen?

Aaug

e|------------1------|

B|------------2------|

G|------------2------|

D|------------3------|

A|---0--2--3--0------|

E|-------------------|

[Verse 2]

G Gm

"Grandad!", the little ones are asking you,

D F#m Bm D/A

"Why do you look so sad?" (So sad!)

N.C.

So you tell them all about the fun you had

Aaug

e|--------------1-----|

B|--------------2-----|

G|--------------2-----|

D|----0--1--2---3-----|

A|--4-----------0-----|

E|--------------------|

[Verse 3]

D Aaug D D7

Back in '64 before you were born,

B7 B B7 Em

People had no time for pouring scorn...

A A7

...On dreams of love and peace,

(...Or scoring porn!)

D E E7 A

No one was obese, only tight trousers were worn

Aaug

e|----------------|----------1----|

B|----------------|----------2----|

G|----------------|----------2----|

D|----------------|----------3----|

A|-----0---2---3--|--4-------0----|

E|----------------|---------------|

[Verse 4]

D Aaug D D7

Back in '64 we were at it like knives,

G F#

Back in '64 the time of our lives..

G G#dim7

Was in the present tense!

D/A B7

Now does that make common sense,

E7 A7 D

Any more than girls with hairdos called bee - hives?

Aaug

(Zumm - zumm - zumm - zumm!)

[Break]

D Aaug D D7 B7 B B7 Em

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

A7 D E E7 A

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 5]

D Aaug D D7

Back in '64 before you were born,

G F#

Back in '64 before you were born,

G G#dim7 D B7

But as you've gone on and on your audience has flown,

And as you find yourself all on your own...

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|---0--2--3--4---|

E|----------------|

[Verse 6]

Aaug D Dmaj7

You may wistfully re - call...

D7 B7

How Benjamin Dis - raeli said that,

Em Gm

"Life is too short to be small!" or maybe...

D Dmaj7 D7 B7

Like some old -time song, over all it's long,

Em7 A7 D Dm7b5 Bb D

So, ...so long, ...it's all over!

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