Half a Century High Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]In [G]the[D][G][D][G]
[D]tube where I was born
C Bm
I [G]could [A]have sworn
[G]C D[F#]
There [G]was so much [A]to see
C D
There [G]was so little to be
[A]G C G
But [F#]I wa[G]s fr[D]ee[G][D][G][F#]
B7
World at my command
[Bm]Em
Through the dots [Cm]I ran[Bm]
Am D G
[Em]Looking for [Fm]a man[A]
[G]who looked like [D]me
Em [G]D[D]
[F#]And now [Bm]it can be told[A]
Em D
I'm [Bm]a quarter of a century [A]old
G F G F G
But I'm [D]half a [Bm]century [G]high
[D][C][G][D]

[Verse 2]
In the tube where I was raised
I [G]was [A]amazed[F#m]
[F#]On t[G]he pictures I wo[A]uld lean
That [G]went flashing on the screen
[D]Oh, I w[F#]as dazed[D][G][D][G]
[F#]But then my eyes were [Bm]made
hypnotized [Fm]insane (?)
Buried in my [A]brain
In a blind[G]ing [D]blaze
[A]And now[Bm] it can be told[A]
I'm a [Bm]quarter of a century [A]old
But I'm [D]half a [G]century high
[D][G]

[Verse 3]
[D]
In the tube where I [G]was [D]grown
I [G]was [F#]alone[F#m]
[G]The figure on the[A] floor
(Laying on the floor)
The dream behind [G]the door (I'd lock
the [A]closet door)
The sound [G]was [D]low[G][F#]
Ballgames on the street
Disap[Bm]peared behind my feet
[G]Out [Em]of breath [Fm]my
heart [Em]would [A]be
To see an[F#]other [D]show[G][D][A]
And [Bm]now it can be [A]told
I'm a [G]quarter [Bm]of a century o[A]ld
But I'm [D]half a [G]century [D]high
[G][D]

[Verse 4]
In the tube where I was made
I [G]was [A]afraid[F#m][D]
[G]Spinning through the[A] space
[G]another scene, another [A]face,
Another [D]shade[G][D][G]
[F#]Mirror of my mind
On [Bm]electric wheels of wine
[Em]Living o[Fm]n the lines[A] that
were dis[D]played[G][D][A]
And [Bm]now it can be [A]told
I'm a [Bm]quarter of a century [A]old
But I'm [D]half a [C]century [D]high
[G][D]

[Verse 5]
In the tube where [G]I was f[D]ed
I [G]lost my [A]head[F#m]
[G]I watch the lives they led[A]
[G]Watch them to the end[A]
And then [G]again[D][G][D][G][F#]
An open kind of laugh
I gave [Bm]all the mind I had
And [G]whenev[Em] er I wa[Fm]s sad[Em][A]
I had [G]my [D]friends[G][D]
[A]And now[Bm] it can be told[A]
I'm a [Bm]quarter of a century [A]old
But I'm [D]half a [G]century high
[D][G][D]

[Verse 6]
In the tube where I [G]was [D]killed
[F#]I was [G]fulf[A]illed
[F#m]Such a[F#]n eas[G]y way to win[A][G]
Talking to my twin
[D]No sig[G]n of sin[D][G][D]
[F#]the sacrifice was small
fas[Bm]cination was the fall
I [G]was ex[Em]tended [Fm]by th[Em]e wall
[A]that held me [Bm]in
And now it [D]can be told
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm half a [G]century high

[Verse 7]
In the tube where I was killed I was fulfilled
[D]
The lies of light would bend
I'd stare until the end
And then again
Faded and the fad
I gave all the mind I [Bm]had
And whenever I was sad
I had my friends
And now it can be [A]told
I'm a [Bm]quarter of a century [A]old
But I'm [D]half a [G]century high
[D][G]

[Verse 8]
[D]
In the tube where [G]I was b[D]orn
I [G]could have [A]sworn[F#m]
[G]There was so much [A]to see
[G]There was so little to be
[D]But I was [D]free[G][D][G][F#]
World at my [Bm]command
Through the dots I [Em]ran
Looking for a man who looked
like [D]me[G][D][A]
And [Bm]now it can be [A]told
I'm a quarter [Bm]of a century o[A]ld
But I'm [D]half a century high

[Outro 1]
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