Alabama - Twentieth century

Oh, ^Dthe twentieth cen^Atury wasn't all that ^Gbad It was a ^Dtime like no one ^Aelse has ever ^Ghad ^{G/F# Em}We learned to drive, ^Awe learned to fly ^EmWe sent a man in^Ato the sky When ^Emhe walked on the ^Amoon, we were so ^Gglad ^G/F# Yeah, ^Emthe twentieth ^Acent^Gury wasn't ^Aall that ^Dbad

Yeah, ^Dthe twentieth cen^Atury was quite a ^Gride ^DWe had to learn to ^Asee the other ^Gside ^G/F# We had ^Emdemonstrations and ^Aliberations ^EmGreat depressions and ^Agood vibrations And ^Emdoors that once were ^Aclosed were opened ^Gwide ^G/F# Oh, ^Emthe twentieth ^Acent^Gury was ^Aquite a ^Dride

We had ^Gmovin' pictures and ^F#m7radio And ^EmBroadway, ^Gcountry, ^Arock and roll In ^G1900, ^F#m7who'd a bet we'd ^Emall be surfing on the ^Ainternet

Yeah, ^Dthe twentieth cen^Atury was a heck of a ^Gshow We ^Dall had our fifteen ^Aminutes, don't you ^Gknow ^{G/F# Em}Assembly lines, ^Acelebrities, ^Emthe spotlight shined on ^Ayou and me And ^Emeverybody ^Agot a standin' ^GO ^G/F# Yeah, ^Emthe twentieth ^Acent^Gury was a h^Aeck of a ^Dshow

^EmTelegraph to ^Gtele^Avision In ^G1900, ^F#m7who'd a known we'd ^Emall wind up with ^Apocket phones

The ^Dtwentieth cen^Atury wasn't all that ^Glong ^DJust a hundred years ^Ahas come and ^Ggone ^{G/F# Em}We can't go back ^Aeven if we try ^EmSo I'll just smile and ^Awave goodbye To ^Emsee it leavin' ^Amakes me kinda ^Gsad It was a ^Dtime like no one ^Aelse has ever ^Ghad ^G/F# Oh, ^Emthe twentieth ^Acent^Gury wasn't ^Aall that ^Dbad

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