IntroCFAmG x3
FGVerse 1C
Life was simple,
FAmGC
Roger was working round the clock to make a living,
FAmGC
No computers, none of that, he used his two hands,
FAmG
Ignored the cold war
CFAmG
His wife would keep him warm,
CF
On the weekends,
AmGCF
He'd load the car up with the kids and they'd go fishing,
AmGCF
No need to work an extra job, there's no recession,
AmG
Damn right he smiled a lot
CF
They lay awake at night
Am
So in love
ChorusG
It was a good good year
CF
Oh oh ohhh
AmG
The kids were all right,
CFAmF
"Highway to Hell" beat up "Stayin' Alive",
CF
The songs were on the radio
AmG
And mum and dad were still in love,
CFAm
In 1979
G
It was a good, good year.
Verse 2CF
In the morning,
AmGCF
Robin always woke up early in the kitchen,
AmGCF
She'd make the coffee, pack his lunch and then she'd kiss him
AmF
And he would hold her tight
CFAmG
When they were newlyweds
CF
He'd say maybe
AmGCF
And she would laugh, they knew they'd have another baby
AmGCF
She'd slave away all day until dinner was ready,
AmGCFAm
And they would dance so slow to "Just the Way You Are".
ChorusG
It was a good, good year
CF
Oh oh ohhh
AmG
The kids were all right,
CFAmF
"Highway to Hell" beat up "Stayin' Alive",
CF
The songs were on the radio
AmG
And mum and dad were still in love,
CFAm
In 1979
GAm
It was a good, good year.
BridgeG
All the decades and the years have passed,
FCC/B
Not every family is built to last,
AmC
No time can take away these memories
F
Remember when you said to me
G
That we'd be all right.
ChorusCF
Oh oh ohhh
AmG
The kids were all right,
CFAmF
"Highway to Hell" beat up "Stayin' Alive",
CF
The songs were on the radio
AmG
And mum and dad were still in love,
CFAm
In 1979
GAm
It was a good, good year.
ChorusCF
Oh oh ohhh
AmG
Disco couldn't survive
CFAmG
With the Dream Police and Rock N Roll High
CF
Blondie powered 'Heart of Glass'
AmG
And Mum & Dad bought their first house
CFAm
In 1979
GC
It was a good, good year.
OutroC
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