The Kinks - 20th Century Man: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "20th Century Man" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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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Learn 20th Century Man Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kinks
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "20th Century Man" smoothly on your guitar.
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A E This is the age of machinery, a mechanical nightmare A A wonderful world of technology D A Napalm, hydrogen bomb, biological warfare E This is the twentieth century, too much aggrevation A It's the age of insanity D G D What has become of the green pleasant fields of A Jeruselem? A G A G Ain't got no ambition, I'm just disillusioned D I'm a twentieth century man but A don't want, don't wanna be here My mama said she can't understand me She can't see my motivation Just give me some security I'm a paranoid, schizoid product of the twentieth century You keep all your smart modern writers Give me William Shakespeare You keep all your smart modern painters I'll take Rembrandt, Titian, Da Vinci and Gainsborough Girl, we gotta get out of here, we gotta find a solution I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna die here Girl, we gotta get out of here I'm a twentieth-We gotta find a solution century man but I don't want, I don't want to be here A I was born in a welfare state, G ruled by bureaucracy D A Controlled by civil servants and F A people dressed in grey A G Em Got no privacy, got no liberty D A Cos the twentieth century people F A took it all away from me Don't wanna get myself shot down By some trigger happy policeman Gotta keep a hold on my sanity I'm a twentieth-century man but I don't wanna die here My mama says she can't understand me She can't see my motivation Ain't got no security I'm a twentieth-century man but I don't wanna die here I don't want twentieth-century, man No more twentieth-century man I don't want twentieth-century, man This is the twentieth century But too much aggravation This is the edge of insanity I'm a twentieth-century man but I don't wanna be here You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  E  Em  F  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 "20th Century Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "20th Century Man" by The Kinks.