20th Century Man
Ray Davies/the Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies (1971)
| A | A | A | A#-A | A | D | D | A | E | E | A | (riff1 2x) | A | D | G | D | G | D | A | (riff1 2x) |
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| A | E |
| This is the age of machinery, a mechanical | nightmare; |
| A | D | G | D | A | (riff) |
| A | wonderful world of technology, | Napalm, hydrogen | bomb, bio | logical | warfare! | |
| A | E |
| This is the twentieth century, too much aggra | vation! |
| A | D | G | D | A | (riff) |
| It's the age of insanity, | What has become of the | green pleasant | fields of | Jeruselem? | |
| A | G | G | A | G |
| Ain't got no ambiti | on | , | I'm just disillusioned. | |
| D | (no chord) | A | (riff1) | A | D | G | D | G | D | A | (riff1) |
| I'm a | twentie | th century man but I don't want, don't wanna | be here | | | | | | | | | |
| A | G | G# | A | E |
| My mama says she can't unders | tand m | e, | Can't see me moti | vation! |
| A | D | G | D | A | (riff1) |
| Just give me some security, I'm a pa | ranoid schizoid | product of the | 20th | century | ! |
| A | G | G# | A | E |
| You keep all your smart modern | wri | ters | , Give me William | Shakespeare. |
| A | D | G | D | A | (riff) |
| You keep all your smart modern painters, | I'll take Rembrandt, | Tizian, | Da Vinci and | Gainsbo | rough! |
| A | G | G# | A | G |
| G | irl, we gotta get out of h | er | e, w | e gotta find a solution! | |
| D | (no chord) | A | (Riff1) |
| I'm a | twentieth | century man but I don't want, don't wanna | die here | |
| A | G | G# | A | G |
| Well, we gotta get outta | he | re, | we've gotta find a solution. | |
| D | (no chord) | A |
| I'm a | twent | ieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna be | here! |
| Em | A5 | Em | G | G/F# | Em |
| I was | born in a wellfare | state, | ruled by burea | ucr | acy; | |
| D | Am | C | C/B | A5 |
| Con | trolled by civil | servants and | people | dressed in | grey. |
| A5 | Am | A5 | G | G/F# | Em |
| Got no pri | vacy, | got no li | ber | ty, | |
| D | A5 | C | C/B | A | (Riff1) |
| 'Cause the | twentieth century | people took it | all | away from | me. | |
| A | (no chord) | G | D | A |
| Do | n't wanna get myself shot down | | | |
| (no chord) | G | D | A |
| By some trigger happy policeman, | | | |
| (no chord) | G | D |
| Gotta keep a hold of my sanity | | |
| D | F | C | G | A |
| I'm a | twentieth | century | man but I | don't wanna | die here... |
| (no chord) | G | D | A | (no chord) | G | D | A |
| My mama says she can't under | sta | nd | me, | Can't see my motivation | . | | |
| (no chord) | G | D | D | F | C | G | A |
| Ain't got no security | , | I'm a | twentieth | century | man but I | don't wanna | die here... |
| I don't want twentieth century man, I don't want twentieth century man, | |
| I don't want twentieth century man, I don't want twentieth century man. | |
| A | G | D | A | G | D | A |
| This is the twentieth centur | y | | Too much aggravation! | | | |
| G | D | D | F | C | G | A |
| This is the age of insani | ty | , I'm a | twentieth | century | man but I | don't wanna | be here... |
Riff1: | Riff2:
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