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