CAPO 4
[Intro] x2
C Em F
F Em C
[Verse]
C G
I saw Star Wars at least 8 times
Am G
Had the Pac-Man pattern memorized
F G C
I've seen the stuff they put inside Stretch Armstrong, yeah
[Instrumental]
C Em F
F Em C
[Verse]
C G
I was Roger Staubach in my backyard
Am G
Had a shoebox full of baseball cards
F G C
And a couple of Evil Kenievel scars on my right arm
Am G Dm7 F G
Well, I was a kid when Elvis died and my momma cried
[Chorus 1]
C G F C
It was 1970 somethin' in the world that I grew up in
Am G Dm Em F G
Farrah Fawcett hairdo days, bell bottoms and 8 track tapes
C G F C
Looking back now I can see me, oh man did I look cheesy
Dm C/E F G C
I wouldn't trade those days for nothin' Aww, it was 1970 somethin'
[Instrumental]
C Em F
F Em C
[Verse]
C G
It was the dawning of a new decade
Am G
We got our first microwave
F G C
Dad broke down and finally shaved them old sideburns off
C G
I took the stickers off my Rubix cube
Am G
Watched MTV all afternoon
F G C
My first love was Daisy Duke in them cutoff jeans
Am G Dm7 F G
Space shuttle fell out of the sky and the whole world cried
[Chorus 2]
C G F C
It was 1980 somethin' in the world that I grew up in
Am G Dm Em F G
Skating rinks and black Trans-Am's, big hair and parachute pants
C G F C
Looking back now I can see me, oh man did I look cheesy
Dm C/E F G C
I wouldn't trade those days for nothin' Aww, It was 1980 somethin'
[Solo]
C F C
[Chorus 3]
C G F C
It was 1980 somethin' in the world that I grew up in
Am G Dm Em F G
Skating rinks and black Trans-Am's, big hair and parachute pants
C G F C
Looking back now I can see me, oh man did I look cheesy
Dm C/E F G C
I wouldn't trade those days for nothin' Aww, It was 1980 somethin'
[Bridge]
F C
Now I got a mortgage and an SUV
Dm7 F G
But all this responsibilty makes me wish sometimes...
[Outro]
C Em F - F Em C
1970 somethin'
C Em F - F Em C
Aww, it was 19 somethin'
C Em F - F Em C