1979

Tom: C
Intro: (C  F  Am  G) 3x

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         C
Life was simple,
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Roger was working round the clock to make a living,
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No computers, none of that, he used his two hands,
F           Am       G
Ignored the cold war
    C          F        Am    G
His wife would keep him warm ,

       C         F
On the weekends,
              Am              G                  C          F
He'd load the car up with the kids and they'd go fishing,
           Am            G                 C              F
No need to work an extra job, there's no recession,
              Am       G
Damn right he smiled a lot
          C       F
They lay awake at night
      Am
So in love

         G
It was a good good year

C          F
 (Oh oh ohhh)
    Am            G
The kids were all right,
C           F             Am        F
"Highway to Hell" beat up "Stayin' Alive",
    C                 F
The Clash was on the radio
    Am               G
And mom and dad were still in love,
   C F Am
In 197/9
         G
It was a good, good year.

       C        F
In the morning,
      Am             G            C         F
Robin always woke up early in the kitchen,
               Am               G                    C         F
She'd make the coffee, pack his lunch and then she'd kiss him
             Am       F
And he would hold her tight
     C            F   Am  G
When they were newlyweds
         C        F
He'd say maybe
              Am                      G            C     F
And she would laugh, they knew they'd have another baby
      Am              G                   C         F
She'd slave away all day until dinner was ready,
               Am       G        C       F        Am
And they would dance so slow to "Just the Way You Are".

          G
It was a good, good year

C          F
 (Oh oh ohhh)
    Am            G
The kids were all right,
C           F             Am        F
"Highway to Hell" beat up "Stayin' Alive",
    C                 F
The Clash was on the radio
    Am               G
And mom and dad were still in love,
   C F Am
In 197/9
         G          Am
It was a good, good year.

                        G
All the decades and the years have passed,
F                   C              C/B
Not every family is built to last,
Am                          C
No time can take away these memories
                  F
Remember when you said to me
                 G
That we'd be all right.

C          F
 Oh oh ohhh
    Am            G
The kids were all right,
C           F             Am        F
"Highway to Hell" beat up "Stayin' Alive",
    C                 F
The Clash was on the radio
    Am               G
And mom and dad were still in love,
   C F Am
In 197/9
         G          Am
It was a good, good year.

C          F
 (Oh oh ohhh)
      Am          G
Disco couldn't survive
         C       F        Am          G
With the Dream Police and Rock N Roll High
C                F
Blondie powered 'Heart of Glass'
    Am               G
And Mum & Dad bought their first house
   C F Am
In 197/9
         G          C
It was a good, good year.

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