20th Century Towers

Death Cab for Cutie - 20th Century Towers: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "20th Century Towers" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Em                 Bm        C
We'll correct collegiate mistakes
   Em              Bm    C
A shower of formal ideals
Em                      Bm            C
Completely soused the hearts on our sleeves
         Em                           Bm    C
As they drowned we could hear them screaming
C
"Oh, what a tragic way to see our final days"

Em            Bm          C
I attempt to talk up the town
     Em                 Bm   C
"The answers are in the arches
Em           Bm      C
of the 20th century towers
       Em                  Bm   C
And in comfortable cars in motion"
C                                         Em
And yet it still remains, this incessent refrain:
         Bm            C          Em
"You're just like the rest, your restlessness
           Bm  C
makes you lazy"

Em               Bm           C
Keeping busy is just wasting time
         Em                    Bm     C
And I've wasted what little he gave me
C
All around

Am          C                    G
I know the conscious choice was crystal clear
     D                 F
To clean the slate of former years
     Am            C
When I sang softly in your ear
     G         D            F
And tied these arms around you


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Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "20th Century Towers" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "20th Century Towers" by Death Cab for Cutie.

Death Cab for Cutie - 20th Century Towers: Guitar Chords

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