Me and Ben played this together on the ukulele and he told me he was impressed--this is
exactly how he plays it. I'm not sure which capo will transpose from Uke to guitar, so
just experiment with these chords.
E
Lean back into the wind
C G
It’s an empty cold outside
E
I sent you back just the smoothest rock I could find
C G
Accompanied by just a couple of words came to mind
E
It’s an old concept
Sending letters again
C G
Well thought out, rehearsed and written in pen
E
Paperless here is a thing of the past
C G
I’m cutting down trees and using up gas
A C
We’ve got Mandarax and loveless sex
G B7 E
And information passing right through our skin and bones.... oh
E
Spot on with my content for the lesser known
C E
In spite of all of the rules of my own
That I break up in stride
C
Ignoring my front, back
G
Ignoring my left and my right
E
It’s my moral compass
And it’s easy to find
C G
Well thought out, intentionally left behind
E
It’s regrettable, yes
But how could I ever sleep at night?
C G
Knowing I had rules and knowing I had to abide
A C
We’ve got Mandarax and loveless sex
G B7
And information passing right through our skin and bones
C
It’s the information age
G D
Of lesser consequence to the silence
C
The information age
G D
Of fountain pens and real stationary
C
The information age
G D
Of lesser consequence to the silence
C
The information age
Em
We are 1980
C
We are 1980
Em
We are 1980
C
We are 1980
G
We are 1980
C
We are 1980
E