Johnny Cash - The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over" 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C                              F         C
Back in 1899, everybody sang "auld lang syne"
C
A hundred years would take a long
                             G
long time for every boy and girl.
             C
Now there's just one thing that I'd like to know
  F
Where did the 20th century go?
C
I'd swear it was there just a minute ago
    G          C
All over this world.

Chorus:
C   F          C
All over this world.
C   F          C
All over this world.
     C
The 20th century is almost over
G            C
Almost over, almost over
C
The 20th century is almost over
C   G          C
All over this world.

Does anyone remember the great depression
I read all about it in true confession
I'm sorry I was late for the recording session
But somebody put me on hold
Has anybody seen my linoleum floors
Petroleum jelly, and two world wars
They got stuck in the revolving doors

Chorus

Old father time has got his toes tapping
Standing in the window, grumbling and a rapping
Everybody's waiting for something to happen
Tell me if it happens to you
The judgment day is getting nearer
There it is in the rear view mirror
If you duck down I could see a little clearer

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over" by Johnny Cash.

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