--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st Century Man - Electric Light Orchestra --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Electric Light Orchestra 21st Century Man (1981) (Lynne) From: "Time" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS e-B-G-D-A-E Em/B 0-0-0-2-2-x Em7/B 0-3-0-2-2-x C7/B 0-1-0-2-1-x C/E 0-1-0-2-3-0 F/G 1-1-2-3-x-3 G6 0-0-0-0-x-3 G* x-3-0-0-x-3 G/F 3-3-0-0-x-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chromatic Link e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|--------1-2-3-4-| E|2-3-4-5---------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | C | % | C G6 G* A penny in your pocket, Am Em C7/B A suitcase in your hand, F C/E They won't get you very far, Dm F/G G6 G* Now you're a twenty-first century man C G6 G* Fly across the city, Am Em C7/B Far above the land, F C/E You can do most anything, Dm B B/A B/Ab You're a twenty-first century man G G/F C/E F Dm Am Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow, G G/F C/E F Fm You still wander the fields of your sorrow - what will it bring? C G6 G* One day you're a hero, Am Em C7/B The next day you're a clown, F C/E There's nothing that is in between, Dm F/G G6 G* Now you're a twenty-first century man C G6 G* You should be so happy, Am Em C7/B You should be so glad, F C/E So why are you so lonely, Dm B B/A B/Ab You're a twenty-first century man G G/F C/E F You stepped out of a dream believing everything was gone, G G/F C/E F Fm Return with what you've learned they'll kiss the ground you walk upon. SOLO | C | G6 G* | Am | Em C7/B | F | C/E | Dm F/G G6 G* Twenty-first century man C G6 G* Things aren't how you thought they were, Am Em C7/B Nothing have you planned, F C/E So pick up your penny and your suitcase, Dm B B/A B/Ab You're not a twenty-first century man. G G/F C/E F Dm Am Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow, G G/F C/E F Fm You still wander the fields of your sorrow - tomorrow C Dm Em Twenty-first century man [maaaaan] F C Dm Em F Twenty-first century man [maaaaan] C Dm Em [maaaaan] F C Dm Em F Twenty-first century man [maaaaan] [FADE]