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This Is The 21st Century by Marillion
This Is The 21st Century
INTRO
E(1)=-------------------------------|------------|
B(2)=9-10-12-12--12/13-12-10-12-9---|12-12/13-12-|
G(3)=-----------------------------9-|------------|
|1ST Time only|
D(4)---9---9---8---8---7---7---6-|----|--------
A(5)-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6-7| x2
E(6)----------------------------------|--------
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|A wise man once said....Now where is the wisedom in that? - |
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E(6)-----12---------------------11---------
I came just as fast as i could through
E(6)-----------9---------------------5-----
the dirty air of your neighbourhood
E(6)--------12-----------------11----------
Your name on a grain of rice hanging
E(6)-------------8-------------------------
around my neck, and a head like lead
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|This is the 21st century....I heard everything they said (2nd)|
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E(6)-----12---------------11---------------9-
We lay on a velvet rug by the open fire
E(6)----------------------5------------------
she blew air on my eyelids
E(6)-----12---------------------11---------
I cried "What's it all about?"
E(6)--------------------8------------------
as she kissed my hair,
E(6)---------------------------------------
she said there there.
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|This is the 21st Century...Magic isn't dead|
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Come to bed, come to bed ->
E(1)=-13-13h15----|----------13-|------------------|
B(2)=----------13-|-13-15-16----|-11-9-8----10-9-8-|
G(3)=-------------|-------------|--------1O--------|
E(1)=-------------------20-22-22-22-22-23-22--20-18|
B(2)=-9-10--16-13-16-18----------------------------|
G(3)=----------------------------------------------|
The Next bit??????? If you know, add it on!
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|This is the 21st Century...And he just bought the world|
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Would you want...The world is me - Play the great solo over it.
E(1)=-----------------|------8--------------|
B(2)=-8-9-8-----------|-9-11---11----8-9-8--|
G(3)=-------10-8------|-----------10--------| x2
D(4)=------------8-10-|---------------------|
E(1)=-----------------|-------11-13---------|
B(2)=-8-9-8-----------|-8-9-8-------11-13---|
G(3)=-------10-8------|---------------------|
D(4)=------------8-10-|---------------------|
E(1)=-----------------|------8--------------|
B(2)=-8-9-8-----------|-9-11---11----8-9-8--|
G(3)=-------10-8------|-----------10--------|
D(4)=------------8-10-|---------------------|
E(1)=------------------------------11h13p11-15b16b15-15-13-|
B(2)=-8-9-8------------------11h13-------------------------|
G(3)=-------10----------8-10-------------------------------|
D(4)=-----------10-8-10------------------------------------|
E(1)=---13--13--13---20-18-18-20-18-18-16-16----13--13-15|
B(2)=-13--13--13--13-------------------------16---13-----|
E(1)=---16-15----------------|
B(2)=---------11-------13-12-|
G(3)=------------10-13-------|
D(4)=------------------------|
|1ST Time only|
D(4)---9---9---8---8---7---7---6-|----|--------
A(5)-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6-7| x2
E(6)-----------------------------|----|
E(1)=----------------------|-14b15b14--------------|
B(2)=-17----15-14----------|-----------13-12-------|
G(3)=----16-------14-13----|-----------------12-11-|
D(4)=-------------------14-|-----------------------|
E(1)=-12-11------------------|
B(2)=-------12-------12------|
G(3)=----------11-10----11-9-|
D(4)=------------------------|
E(1)=-17-19-22-15-15-17-19-22-15-15-|
B(2)=-------------------------------| x2 E(6)-12
Now at around 9:15mins
E(1)=-------11b12b11---------------------------|
B(2)=-11-12----------12-11-12-11---------------|
G(3)=----------------------------13-13-13b14b13|
D(4)=------------------------------------------|
E(1)=-------------11-12-14b15-|
B(2)=-------11-12-------------|
G(3)=-11-12-------------------| Played very quick x4
D(4)=-------------------------|
E(1)=--------12-|
B(2)=---10------|
G(3)=-9----9----|
D(4)=-----------|
|1ST and 2nd Times only|
D(4)---9---9---8---8---7---7---6-|----|--------
A(5)-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6-7| x3
E(6)-----------------------------|----|
THE END!
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version 2
INTRO - Am Dm Am X2
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VERSE 1
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Dm
A wise man once said
C
A flower is only
F
A sexual organ
G
Beauty is cruelty
Am
And evolution
G
A wise man once said
Dm G F G
that everything could be explained with mathematics
Dm
He had denied
F
His feminine side
G F
Now where is the wisdom in that
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Bridge
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Am E
I came just as fast as I could
Am
Through the dirty air
Dm
Of your neighbourhood
Am E
Your name on a grain of rice
F
Hangin' around my neck
And a head like lead
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Chorus
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G F
This is the 21st century
Dm Am
I heard everything they said
G F
The Universe demystified
Dm Am
Chemicals for God
G F Dm Am
This is the 21st century
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VERSE 2
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Dm
A wise man once wrote
C
That love is only
F
Primal instinct
G
For reproduction
Am
Natural selection
G
A wise man once said
Dm C
That everything could be explained
Am F
And it's all in the brain
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Chorus
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G F
This is the 21st century
Dm Am
I heard everything you said
G F
The universe demystified
Dm Am
Astronomy instead
G F
This is the 21st century
Dm Am
Can't you get it through your head
G F
This aint the way it was meant to be
Dm Am
Magic isn't dead
G F
Come to bed
Dm Am
Come to rest
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Bridge
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E
Am E
And rest your heavy head my love.
(Am E Am Dm E Dm)
Am E
And slowly, from above
C Dm E
She showed the answer's something that can't be written down
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Chorus
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G F
This is the 21st century
Dm Am
Splash to crash and burn
G F
But nobody's gonna give you anything
Dm Am
For nothing in return
G F
There's a man up in a mirrored building
Dm Am
And he just bought the world
G
Would you want
F
Your own kids
Dm
Growing up
Am
Into what's left of this
G F
She shook her head
Dm Am
She said "Can't you see
G F
The world is you
Dm Am
The world is me.
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