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1979

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Capo 3
[VERSE 1]
F            Em  C
Shakedown 1979
F                        C
Cool kids never have the time 
F                               Dm
On a live wire right up off the street
       G        C
You and I should meet
[VERSE 2]
F                       Em  C
Junebug skipping like a stone
F                              C
With headlights pointed at the dawn
F
We were sure we'd never see
   Dm        G
An end to it all
[CHORUS 1]
    C            F                          C
And I don't even care to shake these zipper blues
             F                              C
And we don't know just where our bones will rest
          F
To dust I guess
               Dm              G       C
Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below
[SOLO]
F F Em C
[VERSE 3]
F                               Em     C
Double cross the vacant and the bored
F                                     C
They're not sure just what we have in store
F                      Dm           G
Morphine city slippin' dues down to see
[CHORUS 2]
C             F                      C
We don't even care as restless as we are
            F                              C
We feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts
             F
And poured cement
             G
Lamented and assured
[BRIDGE]
                  Am      F
To the lights - and towns below
G                 Am       F
Faster than - the speed of sound
G                Am      F
Faster than - we thought we'd go
  Dm        G          Em    C
Beneath the sound - of hope
[VERSE 4]
F                      Em  C
Justine never knew the rules
F                             Em      C
Hung down with the freaks and ghouls
F                         C
No apologies ever need be made
F                      Dm         G
I know better than you fake it to see
[CHORUS 3]
     C             F                          C
That we don't even care to shake these zipper blues
             F                              C
And we don't know just where out bones will rest
          F
To dust I guess
             Dm                G     C
Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below
[OUTRO]
F                               Em   C
The street heats the urgency of now
F                         C
As you see there's no-one around

1979 chords and lyrics

Free chords for 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Capo 3
[VERSE 1]
[VERSE 2]
[CHORUS 1]
[SOLO]
F F Em C 
[VERSE 3]
[CHORUS 2]
[BRIDGE]
[VERSE 4]
[CHORUS 3]
[OUTRO]

1979 Chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

Learn how to play 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “1979 chords”, “1979 guitar chords”, or “The Smashing Pumpkins 1979 chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy 1979 chords and for experienced players who want accurate 1979 lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, Em, C, Dm, G, Am.

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The chords for "1979" show the original chord names (including F, Em, C, Dm, G, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.