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Glitter Years

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Use standard chords if not provided:
    D/C#- xx4232
     G/B- x20033
     Em7- 022030
   Cadd9- x32010
    Bm11- x24430
    A/C#- x42220
[Intro]
 C   G(3x)
Am D
[Verse 1]
DDenny was Gworking it real Ahard
Down DSunset D/C#Boule-Bmvard
Back in G/Bnineteen Cseventy Dthree
Why would he Gbother going Ahome
His parents Dleft him D/C#on his Bm11own
Who Em7knows
Maybe Asusthey were out getting Astoned
[Chorus]
I Ddon't really D/C#know
How Cadd9we survived the Gglitter years
DWhat did we D/C#do it all for
Cadd9Do you reGmember the glitter Ayears
[Interlude]
 G   C(2x)
A
[Verse 2]
DWe were the Glost and lonely Aones
We hid in the Ddiscotheques D/C#all night Bmlong
'Til we could G/Bsee the Cmorning Dsun
Denny was Gking...he'd rock the Aplace
Dressed like a Dworking girl D/C#from
Outer Bm11space
He was Em7dancing like he wanted to 
AsusDance his life aAway
[Chorus]
I Ddon't really D/C#know
How Cadd9we survived the Gglitter years
DWhat did we D/C#do it all for
Cadd9Do you reGmember the Em7glitter Ayears
[Solo]
D G A D
G E A
[Bridge]
  Bm11In DecCember of '7A/C#4    DDenny wrecked
His father's Gcar
Driving Em7home that night he was Asussinging (Asinging)
"DYou better hang on to yourself"G  C  
D"You better hang on to yourselfG"C  
[Outro] (to fade)
I Ddon't really D/C#know
How Cwe survived the Gglitter years
I Ddon't really D/C#know
How Cwe survived the Gglitter years
I Ddon't really D/C#know 
(I dCon't know...)G  

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Glitter Years

by The Bangles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

G/B

Em7

Cadd9

Bm11

A/C#

Asus

Use standard chords if not provided:

D/C#

- xx4232

G/B

- x20033

Em7

- 022030

Cadd9

- x32010

Bm11

- x24430

A/C#

- x42220

[Intro]

C G

(3x)

Am D

[Verse 1]

D G A

Denny was working it real hard

D D/C# Bm

Down Sunset Boule-vard

G/B C D

Back in nineteen seventy three

G A

Why would he bother going home

D D/C# Bm11

His parents left him on his own

Em7

Who knows

Asus A

Maybe they were out getting stoned

[Chorus]

D D/C#

I don't really know

Cadd9 G

How we survived the glitter years

D D/C#

What did we do it all for

Cadd9 G A

Do you remember the glitter years

[Interlude]

G C

(2x)

[Verse 2]

D G A

We were the lost and lonely ones

D D/C# Bm

We hid in the discotheques all night long

G/B C D

'Til we could see the morning sun

G A

Denny was king...he'd rock the place

D D/C#

Dressed like a working girl from

Bm11

Outer space

Em7

He was dancing like he wanted to

Asus A

Dance his life away

[Chorus]

D D/C#

I don't really know

Cadd9 G

How we survived the glitter years

D D/C#

What did we do it all for

Cadd9 G Em7 A

Do you remember the glitter years

[Solo]

D G A D

G E A

[Bridge]

Bm11 C A/C# D

In December of '74 Denny wrecked

His father's car

Em7 Asus A

Driving home that night he was singing (singing)

D G C

"You better hang on to yourself"

D G C

"You better hang on to yourself"

[Outro] (to fade)

D D/C#

I don't really know

C G

How we survived the glitter years

D D/C#

I don't really know

C G

How we survived the glitter years

D D/C#

I don't really know

C G

(I don't know...)

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