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[Intro]
C5
C5/B
C5/Bb
C5/A
C5/Ab
C5/G
C5/Gb Gsus4 G
  Gsus4    Gx2
[Verse 1]
    Gsus4Got a feeling '2G1
Is going to be a Gsus4good yearG  
EsGsus4pecially if you and meG  
See it in toGsus4getherG  
   EbSo you think '2Bb1
Is going to be a Ebgood year?Bb  
It Ebcould be good for me and her but Bbyou and her,
No, Ebnever!Eb/D  
    CmI had no Cm/Breason to be over-optimCm/BbisticCm/A  
But Absomehow, when you smiled
I could brave Bbbad weatherGsus4  G  
[Pre-Chorus]
  GWhat about the Cboy?
  G7What about the Cboy?
  GWhat about the Cboy?
He saw it Gall!C  
[Chorus]
You didn't Fhear it
You didn't D7see it
You won't say Gnothing to no one
ENever in your life
You never Amheard it
How abC7surd it all seems withBbout any Fproof
You didn't Fhear it
You didn't D7see it
You never Gheard it
Not a Eword of it!
You won't say Amnothing to no one
C7Never tell a soul, what you Bbknow is the FtruthC  G  Gsus4  
[Verse 2]
    Gsus4Got a feeling 'G21
Is going to be a Gsus4good yearG  
EspecGsus4ially if you and meG  
See it in togGsus4etherG  
    EbGot a feeling '2Bb1
Is going to be a Ebgood yearBb  
EspEbecially if you and mBbe
See it in toEbgetherEb/D  
    CmI had no Cm/Breason to be over-optiCm/BbmisticCm/A  
But Absomehow, when you smiled
I could brave Bbsus4bad weatherBb  
Ending
    Eb    Absus/Eb    Abm/Ebx4
What about the Ebboy?

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1921

by The Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C5/B

C5/Bb

C5/A

C5/Ab

C5/G

C5/Gb

Gsus4

Eb/D

Cm/B

Cm/Bb

Cm/A

[Intro]

C5/B

C5/Bb

C5/A

C5/Ab

C5/G

C5/Gb Gsus4 G

Gsus4 G

[Verse 1]

Gsus4 G

Got a feeling '21

Gsus4 G

Is going to be a good year

Gsus4 G

Especially if you and me

Gsus4 G

See it in together

Eb Bb

So you think '21

Eb Bb

Is going to be a good year?

Eb Bb

It could be good for me and her but you and her,

Eb Eb/D

No, never!

Cm Cm/B Cm/Bb Cm/A

I had no reason to be over-optimistic

But somehow, when you smiled

Bb Gsus4 G

I could brave bad weather

[Pre-Chorus]

G C

What about the boy?

G7 C

What about the boy?

G C

What about the boy?

G C

He saw it all!

[Chorus]

You didn't hear it

You didn't see it

You won't say nothing to no one

Never in your life

You never heard it

C7 Bb F

How absurd it all seems without any proof

You didn't hear it

You didn't see it

You never heard it

Not a word of it!

You won't say nothing to no one

C7 Bb F C G Gsus4

Never tell a soul, what you know is the truth

[Verse 2]

Gsus4 G

Got a feeling '21

Gsus4 G

Is going to be a good year

Gsus4 G

Especially if you and me

Gsus4 G

See it in together

Eb Bb

Got a feeling '21

Eb Bb

Is going to be a good year

Eb Bb

Especially if you and me

Eb Eb/D

See it in together

Cm Cm/B Cm/Bb Cm/A

I had no reason to be over-optimistic

But somehow, when you smiled

Bbsus4 Bb

I could brave bad weather

Ending

Eb Absus/Eb Abm/Eb

What about the boy?

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