Biography:
The Kinks (1963–1996; 2018-present) is an English pop-rock group that came out of the British R&B scene of the early 1960s. Formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray Davies and Dave Davies in 1964 and categorised in the United States as a "British Invasion" band, the Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock groups of the era. In 1990, their first year of eligibility, the original four members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Other songs:
- A Little Bit Of Emotion
- A Well Respected Man
- All Day And All Of The Night
- Better Things
- Got To Be Free
- Holiday
- Lola
- Louie Louie
- Strangers
- Sunny Afternoon
- Supersonic Rocket Ship
- This Strange Effect
- This Time Tomorrow
- Well Respected Man
- 20Th Century Man
- A Gallon Of Gas
- A House In The Country
- A Rock N Roll Fantasy
- Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues
- Afternoon Tea
- Alcohol
- All Of My Friends Were There
- All Of The Day And All Of The Night
- Animal Farm
- Apeman
- Art Lover
- Arthur
- Attitude
- Australia
- Autumn Almanac
- Big Black Smoke
- Big Sky
- Black Messiah
- Catch Me Now Im Falling
- Celluloid Heroes
- Come Dancing
- Complicated Life
- Contenders
- Dandy
- David Watts
- Daylight
- Days
- Dead End Street
- Death Of A Clown
- Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
- Do It Again
- Do You Remember Walter
- Dont Ever Change
- Dont You Fret
- Drivin
- Education
- End Of The Season
- Evrybodys Gonna Be Happy
- Fancy
- Father Christmas
- First Time We Fall In Love
- Full Moon
- Funny Face
- Gods Children
- Hard Way
- Harry Rag
- Have A Cuppa Tea
- Headmaster
- Here Come The People In Grey
- Holiday In Waikiki
- Holloway Jail
- Hot Potatoes
- I Go To Sleep
- I Need You
- I Took My Baby Home
- I Wish I Could Fly Like Superman
- Ill Remember
- Im In Disgrace
- Im Not Like Everybody Else
- Im On An Island
- In A Foreign Land
- Its All Right
- Jack The Idiot Dunce
- Johnny Thunder
- Jukebox Music
- Just Cant Go To Sleep
- Kentucky Moon
- Killers Eyes
- Lavender Hill
- Life Goes On
- Little Miss Queen Of Darkness
- Living On A Thin Line
- Long Tall Shorty
- Lost And Found
- Love Me Till The Sun Shines
- Low Budget
- Maximum Consumption
- Mindless Child Of Motherhood
- Misfits
- Missing Person
- Misty Water
- Monica
- Most Exclusive Residence For Sale
- Mr Churchill Says
- Mr Pleasant
- Muswell Hillbilly
- National Health
- Never Met A Girl Like You Before
- No More Looking Back
- No Return
- Nobodys Fool
- Nothin In The World Can Stop Me Worryin Bout That Girl
- Nothing Last Forever
- Nothing Lasts Forever
- Nothing To Say
- Only A Dream
- Out Of The Wardrobe
- Party Line
- People Take Pictures
- People Take Pictures Of Each Other
- Permanent Wave
- Phenomenal Cat
- Picture Book
- Powerman
- Pressure
- Prince Of The Punks
- Property
- Rainy Day In June
- Rats
- Ring The Bells
- Rosie Wont You Please Come Home
- Schooldays
- See My Friends
- Session Man
- Set Me Free
- Shangri
- Shes Bought A Hat Like Princess Marinas
- Shes Got Everything
- Sitting By The Riverside
- Sitting In My Hotel
- Sitting On My Sofa
- Skin And Bones
- So Long
- Some Mothers Son
- Something Better Beginning
- Starstruck
- Stop Your Sobbing
- Stormy Sky
- Strange Effect
- Such A Shame
- Super Sonic Rocket Ship
- Sweet Lady Genevieve
- The Big Black Smoke
- The Last Assembly
- The Village Green Preservation Society
- This Is Where I Belong
- This Man He Weeps Tonight
- Till The End Of Day
- Till The End Of The Day
- Time Song
- Tired Of Waiting For You
- Too Much On My Mind
- Trust Your Heart
- Two Sisters
- Victoria
- Village Green
- Wait Till The Summer Comes Along
- Waterloo Station
- Waterloo Sunset
- Whats In Store For Me
- When I See That Girl Of Mine
- Where Have All
- Where Have All The Good Times Gone
- Wicked Annabella
- Wish I Could Fly Like Superman
- Wonderboy
- Yes Sir No Sir
- You Cant Stop The Music
- You Cant Win
- You Do Something To Me
- You Really Got Me
- You Still Want Me
- Youre Looking Fine
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From: Harlan L Thompson
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)
A E
This is the age of machinery, a mechanical nightmare
A
A wonderful world of technology
D G D A (riff)
Napalm, hydrogen bomb, biological warfare
A E
This is the twentieth century, too much aggrevation
A
It's the age of insanity
D G D A (riff)
What has become of the green pleasant fields of Jeruselem?
A G G A G G
Ain't got no ambition, I'm just disillusioned
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)
A G G# A
My momma says she can't understand me
E
Can't see me motivation
A
Just give me some security
D G D A (riff)
I'm a paranoid schitzoid product of the 20th century
A G G# A
You keep all your smart modern writers
E
Give me William Shakesphere
A
You keep all your smart modern painters
D G D A (riff)
I'll take Rembrant, Titian, DeVinci and Gainsborough
A G G# A G
Girl, we gotta get out of here, we gotta find a solution
D (no chord) A(riff)
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 here, we've gotta find a solution
D (no chord) A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna be here
BRIDGE:
Em A5 Em G G/F# Em
I was born in a welfare state, ruled by bureaucracy
D Am C C/B A5
Controlled by civil servants and people dressed in grey
A5 Am A5 G G/F# Em
Got no privacy, got no liberty
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
D F C G A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die 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
D F C G A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die 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
A G D A
This is the twentieth century
G D A
Too much aggrevation
G D
This is the age of insanity
D F C G A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna be 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 [email protected])
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: Harlan L Thompson
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)
A E
This is the age of machinery, a mechanical nightmare
A
A wonderful world of technology
D G D A (riff)
Napalm, hydrogen bomb, biological warfare
A E
This is the twentieth century, too much aggrevation
A
It's the age of insanity
D G D A (riff)
What has become of the green pleasant fields of Jeruselem?
A G G A G G
Ain't got no ambition, I'm just disillusioned
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)
A G G# A
My momma says she can't understand me
E
Can't see me motivation
A
Just give me some security
D G D A (riff)
I'm a paranoid schitzoid product of the 20th century
A G G# A
You keep all your smart modern writers
E
Give me William Shakesphere
A
You keep all your smart modern painters
D G D A (riff)
I'll take Rembrant, Titian, DeVinci and Gainsborough
A G G# A G
Girl, we gotta get out of here, we gotta find a solution
D (no chord) A(riff)
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 here, we've gotta find a solution
D (no chord) A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna be here
BRIDGE:
Em A5 Em G G/F# Em
I was born in a welfare state, ruled by bureaucracy
D Am C C/B A5
Controlled by civil servants and people dressed in grey
A5 Am A5 G G/F# Em
Got no privacy, got no liberty
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
D F C G A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die 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
D F C G A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die 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
A G D A
This is the twentieth century
G D A
Too much aggrevation
G D
This is the age of insanity
D F C G A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna be 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 [email protected])
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