Electric Light Orchestra – 21St Century Man (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Jeff Lynne From: "Time" (1981) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
G6     3-x-0-0-0-0
G *    3-x-0-0-3-x
C7/Bb  x-1-2-0-1-0
C/E    0-3-2-0-1-0
Bb     x-1-3-3-3-x
Bb/A   x-0-3-3-3-x
Bb/Ab  4-x-3-3-3-x
F/G    3-x-3-2-1-1
G/F    1-x-0-0-3-3
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Chromatic Link
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|--------1-2-3-4-|
E|2-3-4-5---------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | C | % | [Verse]
C                  G6     G *
   A penny in your pocket,

Am                    Em    C7/Bb
   A suitcase in your hand,

F                     C/E
   They won't get you very far,

             Dm                   F/G     G6 G *
Now you're a twenty-first century man
[Verse]
C                  G6     G *
    Fly across the city,

Am                Em    C7/Bb
    Far above the land,

F                   C/E
    You can do most anything,

         Dm                   Bb  Bb/A  Bb/Ab
You're a twenty-first century man
[Middle 8]
G            G/F         C/E       F          Dm  Am
  Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow,

G           G/F        C/E            F                     Fm
  You still wander the fields of your sorrow - what will it bring?
[Verse]
C                   G6     G *
   One day you're a hero,

Am                       Em    C7/Bb
   The next day you're a clown,

F                          C/E
   There's nothing that is in between,

             Dm                   F/G     G6 G *
Now you're a twenty-first century man
[Verse]
C                   G6     G *
   You should be so happy,

Am                  Em    C7/Bb
   You should be so glad,

F                    C/E
   So why are you so lonely,

         Dm                   Bb  Bb/A  Bb/Ab
You're a twenty-first century man
[Middle 8] (variation)
G             G/F              C/E           F          
  You stepped out of a dream believing everything was gone,

G             G/F                         C/E                 F          Fm     
  Return with what you've learned they'll kiss the ground you walk upon.
[Solo] | C | G6 G * | Am | Em C7/Bb | F | C/E |
Dm                   F/G     G6 G *
Twenty-first century man
[Verse]
C                        G6                 G *
   Things aren't how you thought they were,

Am                  Em     C7/Bb
   Nothing have you planned,

F                                 C/E
   So pick up your penny and your suitcase,

             Dm                   Bb  Bb/A  Bb/Ab
You're not a twenty-first century man.
[Middle 8]
G            G/F         C/E       F          Dm  Am
  Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow,

G           G/F        C/E            F          Fm
  You still wander the fields of your sorrow - tomorrow
[Outro]
                     C     Dm    Em    
Twenty-first century man [maaaaan]

F                    C     Dm    Em    F
Twenty-first century man [maaaaan]

                     C     Dm    Em    
                     [maaaaan]

F                    C     Dm    Em    F
Twenty-first century man [maaaaan]
(fade)