The Police - Born In The 50's: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Born In The 50's" 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.
Chorus: A# G# D# A# G# We were born, born in the fifties D# C# G# Born, born in the fifties D# A# G# Born, born in the fifties D# C# G# Born, born in the fifties D# G# My mother cried A# G# When president Kennedy died D# G# She said it was the communists A# G# But I knew better D# G# Would they drop the bomb on us A# G# While we made love on the beach? D# G# We were the class they couldn't teach A# 'Cause we knew better Chorus They screamed when the Beatles sang And they laughed when the King fell down the stairs Oh, they should've known better Oh, we hated our aunts, then we messed in our pants Then we lost our faith and prayed to the TV Oh, we should've known better Chorus D#m7 G# We freeze like statues on the pages of history D#m7 Living was never like this D#m7 G# when we took all those G.C.E.'s D#m7 F#7 F#m Oh, you opened the door for us and then you turned to dust A# You don't understand us, so don't reprimand us A# We're taking the future, we don't need no teacher Chorus - x2 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C#  D#  D#m  D#m7  F#m  F#7  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 "Born In The 50's" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Born In The 50's" by The Police.