1979 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][Am][G]
[C]Oh- oh- oh[F][Am][G]
[C][F][Am][G]
Oh- oh- [F]oh[G]

[Verse 1]
Life was [C]simple
[F]Roger was wor[Am] king round the clo[G]ck
to make a [C]living[F]
No com[Am]pu ter, none of th[G]at,
he used his [C]two hands
[F]Ignored the col[Am]d war,
[G]his wif[C]e would kee[F]p him war[Am]m[G]

[Verse 2]
On the [C]weekends
[F]He'd load the car[Am] up with the kids[G]
and they'd go [C]fishing
[F]No need to wor[Am]k an extra job[G],
there's no re[C]cession
[F]Damn right he smi[Am]led a lot[G]
They lay a[C]wake at [F]night so in love
[Am]It was a good,[G] good

[Chorus 1]
[C]year[F]
The [Am]kids were al[G]right
[C]"Highway to [F]Hell"
beat up [Am]"Stayin' A[G]live"
The [C]Clash was on the [F]radio
And [Am]mom and dad were s[G]till in love
In [C]19 [F]79
[Am]It was a good,[G] good year[C]
[F][Am][G]

[Verse 3]
In the [C]mor[F]ning
Robin [Am]al ways woke up ea[G]rly in the k[C]itchen
[F]She'd make the cof[Am]fee,
pack his [G]lunch and then she'd [C]kiss him
[F]And he would hol[Am]d her tig[G]ht
When [C]they were [F]new[Am]lyweds[G]

[Verse 4]
He'd say [C]maybe
[F]And she would lau[Am]gh,
they knew they'd [G]have another [C]ba by
[F]She'd slave away[Am] all day
un[G]til dinner was [C]ready
[F]And they would dan[Am]ce so slo[G]w
to [C]"Just the [F]Way You Are"
[Am]It was a good,[G] good

[Chorus 2]
[C]year[F]
The [Am]kids were al[G]right
[C]"Highway to [F]Hell"
beat up [Am]"Stayin' A[G]live"
The [C]Clash was on the [F]radio
And [Am]mom and dad were s[G]till in love
In [C]19 [F]79
[Am]It was a good,[G] good

[Bridge 1]
[Am](year) All the decades
and the [G]years have passed
[F]Not every family is built to las[C]t[Em]
[Am]No time can take away these memo[G]ries
Remember when you [F]said to me
that we'd be all [G]right

[Chorus 3]
[C]Oh- oh- oh[F]
The [Am]kids were al[G]right
[C]"Highway to [F]Hell"
beat up [Am]"Stayin' A[G]live"
The [C]Clash was on the [F]radio
And [Am]mom and dad were s[G]till in love
In [C]19 [F]79
[Am]It was a good,[G] good

[Outro 1]
[C]year[F]
Disco [Am]couldn't sur[G]vive
With the [C]Dream Po[F]lice
and [Am]Rock 'N Roll [G]High
[C]Blondie brought on [F]"Heart Of Glass"
And [Am]mom and dad bought t[G]heir first house
In [C]19 [F]79
[G]It was a good, good year
It was a good, good [C]year