• Song:

    Fifty Years

  • Artist:

    Uncanny X-men

This classic/daggy Aussie song from the Uncanny Xmen has resonated with me for the 
last 25 years.  This is what I came up with in standard E tuning. Enjoy.

Verse 1
C (x32010@1)                     F (133211@1)    G/Fits (120003@1)nearly time we were leaving 
C (x32010@1)                         F (133211@1) G/Dm
we'll have one more for the road

Pre-chorus
Dm (xx0231@1)         Git (320003@1)dont mean nothin x2

Verse 2
C (x32010@1)                     F (133211@1)   G/Fso (120003@1)we gather 'round the table 
C (x32010@1)                        F (133211@1) G/Dm
raise our champagne in the air

Dm (xx0231@1)          Git (320003@1)dont mean nothin x2

Chorus
G (320003@1)             F# (244322@1)          G (320003@1)             C (x32010@1)             Amcause (x02210@1)weve got, this night together well have hear and now forever 
F# (244322@1)         G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)         Amdont (x02210@1)tell me now... you can write me a letter 
F# (244322@1)          G (320003@1)    Cwhere (x32010@1)will we be in 50 years (in 50 years)

Verse 3
so while we're still together 
there aint no need to cry it

dont mean nothin x2 
chorus

Bridge
Dm (xx0231@1)           Glike (320003@1)to say, say to you like to say, 
Dm (xx0231@1)          Gsay (320003@1)its true (yeah yeah yeahay) and theres 
Dm (xx0231@1)           G (320003@1)             Cno (x32010@1)one i would rather than you (oh no no), 
Dm (xx0231@1)            Glets (320003@1)talk about it, 
Csome (x32010@1)day when we're old

it dont mean nothin x2 
chorus x2

where will we be in 50 years X4

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