From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> 20TH CENTURY MAN- The Kinks A A A(move A shape from down a fret back) A D D A E E A (riff 2x) A D G D G D A (riff 2x)

T^Ahis is the age of machinery, a mechanical night^Emare A ^Awonderful world of technology D G D A (riff) Napalm, hydrogen bomb, biological warfare T^Ahis is the twentieth century, too much aggrev^Eation It^A's the age of insanity D G D A (riff) What has become of the green pleasant fields of Jeruselem' A^Ain't got no ambit^Gio^Gn,^A I'm just disillusion^Ged^G D (no chord) A(riff) I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna be here

A D G D G D A (riff)

^AMy momma says she can't underst^Gand^G# me ^A Can't see me motiv^Eation J^Aust give me some security D G D A (riff) I'm a paranoid schitzoid product of the 20th century Y^Aou keep all your smart modern wri^Gte^G#rs ^A Give me William Sha^Ekesphere Y^Aou keep all your smart modern painters D G D A (riff) I'll take Rembrant, Titian, DeVinci and Gainsborough

G^Airl, we gotta get out of h^Ger^G#e, ^A we gotta find a solution ^G D (no chord) A(riff) I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna die here W^Aell, we gotta get outta h^Ger^G#e, ^A we've gotta find a solution ^G D (no chord) A I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna be here

BRIDGE:

I was bo^Emrn in a welfare st^A5ate, rul^Emed by bureaucra^Gcy^G/F# ^Em Cont^Drolled by civil serv^Amants and peo^Cple dre^C/Bssed in gr^A5ey G^A5ot no priva^Amcy, ^A5got no liber^Gty^G/F# ^Em D A5 C C/B A (riff) Cos the twentieth century people took it all away from me

RIFF #2 FOUR TIMES A (no chord) G D A Don'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

I'm a twe^Dntieth ce^Fntury m^Can but I do^Gn't wanna d^Aie here RIFF #2 FOUR TIMES

(no chord) G D A My mama says she can't understand me (no chord) G D A Can't see my motivation (no chord) G D Ain't got no security

I'm a twen^Dtieth cen^Ftury m^Can but I do^Gn't wanna di^Ae here RIFF #2 (repeat ...)

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

^AThis is the twentieth centur^Gy ^D ^A Too much aggrevation ^G ^D ^A This is the age of insanit^Gy ^D I'm a twen^Dtieth cen^Ftury m^Can but I d^Gon't wanna b^Ae here

RIFF: 'A' chord ---------------------------- -------------------3-3-3-2-- -------------------2-2-2-2-- repeat -------------------4-4-4-2-- ----0-5p0-5p0---0----------- --------------0------------- RIFF #2:

--^A------------^G-------^G/F#--------^Em------- ----3-3-2---------0------0---------- ----2-2-2---------0------0---------- ----4-4-2---0---0------0------0----- --0-------0------------------------- --------------3------2------0-------

NOTE: Pick notes on the bridge, strum all other times. The riffs are approximate, to give the general idea. The bridge has been altered a bit to make it sound better for guitar. This is the way the song goes in my mind. (from Muswell Hilbillies, 1971) (sent by Harlan at harlat@hawaii.edu)

Kinks - 20th century man