19 somethin’
by Mark Wills

tabbed by Matellmon


******* "this is in the key of Bb, recorded version is in the key of E" *******

G    320003
D/F# 2X0232
Em   022000
C    X35553
G/B  X20003
Am7  X02010
D    XX0232
Am   X02210
D7   XX0212


capo 3 


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I SAW STAR WARS AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES
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HAD THE PAC-MAN PATTERN MEMORIZED
    C
AND I'VE SEEN THE STUFF THEY PUT INSIDE
G/B        G 
STRETCH ARMSTRONG. YEAH

G/B  C  G/B  

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WELL, I WAS ROGER STAUBACH IN MY BACKYARD
      Em                D/F#
HAD A SHOEBOX FULL OF BASEBALL CARDS
      C                                  
AND A COUPLE OF EVEL K’NIEVEL SCARS 
      G/B   G
ON MY RIGHT ARM.

Em            D/F#           Am7         C
WELL, I WAS A KID WHEN ELVIS DIED AND MY MOMMA CRIED. 


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IT WAS NINETEEN-SEVENTY SOMETHIN' IN THE WORLD THAT I GREW UP IN
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FARRAH FAWCETT HAIRDO DAYS, BELL BOTTOMS AND 8 TRACK TAPES
G                    D             C           G 
AND LOOKING BACK NOW I CAN SEE ME. OH MAN, DID I LOOK CHEESY
Am                 Em          C           D7              G       G/B   C 
AND I WOULDN'T TRADE THOSE DAYS FOR NOTHIN' OH, IT WAS 1970 SOMETHIN'

 
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IT WAS THE DAWNING OF A NEW DECADE
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WE GOT OUR FIRST MICROWAVE. 
C                                              
DAD BROKE DOWN AND FINALLY SHAVED 
             G/B  G    
THEM OLD SIDEBURNS OFF

G/B  C  G/B  

G                          D/F#   
I TOOK THE STICKERS OFF MY RUBIKS CUBE
        Em      D/F#
WATCHED MTV ALL AFTERNOON
C                     
MY FIRST LOVE WAS DAISY DUKE 
           G/B  G
IN THEM CUTOFF JEANS

Em                 D/F#        Am7                C
SPACE SHUTTLE FELL OUT OF THE SKY    AND THE WHOLE WORLD CRIED



G               D                C                  G         
IT WAS NINETEEN-EIGHTY SOMETHIN' IN THE WORLD THAT I GREW UP IN.
Em                     D/F#         Am  Bm          C      D
SKATING RINKS AND BLACK TRANS-AM'S, BIG HAIR AND PARACHUTE PANTS
G                    D             C           G        
AND LOOKING BACK NOW I CAN SEE ME, OH MAN DID I LOOK CHEESY
Am         Em            C              D7                              G       G/B   
I WOULDN'T TRADE THOSE DAYS FOR NOTHIN'  OH, IT WAS 1980 NINETEEN-EIGHTY SOMETHIN' 

C                          G/B 
NOW I GOT A MORTGAGE AND AN SUV 
                Am                  C              D
BUT ALL THIS RESPONSABILTY MAKES ME WISH SOMETIMES