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The Von Bondies
21st Birthday
Pretty straight forward...listen to the record for chord timing.  Looks like the 
song is in the Key of "B".
<Intro Riff> NOTE: TABBING IT NOW
<VERSE 1>
SEome way dream awhile
Do all the things Band Afeel fine
CEan't stay awake so you say goodnight
So long Bcareer Aso long to life
<CHORUS 1>
BNever gonnAa live Eto see your 21st birthday
BNever gonna haveta see your prAetty face agEain
<VERSE 2>
EAnd so its back to the game
Its always more of the same
EYou neveBr see it Abut its better my way
EI can't take it some more she's always pacing the floor
Theres noBthing wAorse than a happy cellmate
<CHORUS 2>
BNever gonna live to see your 2A1st birEthday
BNever gonna haveta see your prAetty face agEain
Bridge
E-G#-   A  E-G#-  A  E-G#-  A  G-F#-  F   E  
Break Solo <OVER E>
E20 years old now I'm feeling a long with ?????????
Back away the further limited disguises
E-G#-   	A  E-G#-  	A  E-G#- 	A  G-F#-F  
So Ego...I feel better....you can't complain...I see the door closing another day
G-F#-  A   E  
Oh oh and oh oh oh and ohhhhhhh
<Intro Riff>
<VERSE 3>
Same as Verse 1
Some way dream awhile
Do all the things and feel fine
Can't stay awake so you say goodnight
So long career so long to life
<CHORUS 3>
Same as Chorus 1
Never gonna live to see your 21st birthday
Never gonna haveta see your pretty face again
Outro
E
Never gonna haveta see your pretty face again.... <fade>

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21St Birthday

by The Von Bondies

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The Von Bondies

21st Birthday

Pretty straight forward...listen to the record for chord timing. Looks like the

song is in the Key of "B".

<Intro Riff> NOTE: TABBING IT NOW

Some way dream awhile

B A

Do all the things and feel fine

Can't stay awake so you say goodnight

B A

So long career so long to life

B A E

Never gonna live to see your 21st birthday

B A E

Never gonna haveta see your pretty face again

And so its back to the game

Its always more of the same

E B A

You never see it but its better my way

I can't take it some more she's always pacing the floor

B A

Theres nothing worse than a happy cellmate

B A E

Never gonna live to see your 21st birthday

B A E

Never gonna haveta see your pretty face again

Bridge

E G# A E G# A E G# A G F# F E

-- -- -- --

Break Solo <OVER E>

20 years old now I'm feeling a long with ?????????

Back away the further limited disguises

E G# A E G# A E G# A G F# F

-- -- -- --

So go...I feel better....you can't complain...I see the door closing another day

G F# A E

Oh oh and oh oh oh and ohhhhhhh

Same as Verse 1

Some way dream awhile

Do all the things and feel fine

Can't stay awake so you say goodnight

So long career so long to life

Same as Chorus 1

Never gonna live to see your 21st birthday

Never gonna haveta see your pretty face again

Outro

Never gonna haveta see your pretty face again.... <fade>

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