The Song doesn't actually have any guitar in it until the bridge but I've tabbed the appropriate chords for purposes such as singing along to it :) VERSE 1 (Slight Distortion Until Bridge) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) I had no cares in the 1990s |-7-----------------------7---| |-9-----------------------7---| |-9-----------------------8---| |-9-----------------------9---| |-7-----------------------9---| |-------------------------7---| G#m (133111@4) F# (244322@1) I knew of no downfalls |-4-----------------2---| |-4-----------------2---| |-4-----------------3---| |-6-----------------4---| |-6-----------------4---| |-4-----------------2---| E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) Though war was breaking out all around me |-7--------------------------------------7---| |-9--------------------------------------7---| |-9--------------------------------------8---| |-9--------------------------------------9---| |-7--------------------------------------9---| |----------------------------------------7---| G#m (133111@4) F# (244322@1) My concerns were with prank calls |-4---------------------------2---| |-4---------------------------2---| |-4---------------------------3---| |-6---------------------------4---| |-6---------------------------4---| |-4---------------------------2---| E (022100@1) She kissed me on the cheek, she kissed me on the cheek |-7---------------------------7-----------------------------| |-9---------------------------9-----------------------------| |-9---------------------------9-----------------------------| |-9---------------------------9-----------------------------| |-7---------------------------7-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) F# (244322@1) Right in front of the older kids |-7-------------4-------------2---| |-7-------------4-------------2---| |-8-------------4-------------3---| |-9-------------6-------------4---| |-9-------------6-------------4---| |-7-------------4-------------2---| E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) Well our self belief, our self belief |-7---------------------7-----------7---| |-9---------------------9-----------7---| |-9---------------------9-----------8---| |-9---------------------9-----------9---| |-7---------------------7-----------9---| |-----------------------------------7---| G#m (133111@4) C# (x43121@1) Wasn't scarred by the modern itch |----------4-------------------[4]-x8-| |----------4-------------------[6]----| |----------4-------------------[6]----| |----------6-------------------[6]----| |----------6-------------------[4]----| |----------4-------------------[-]----| C# (x43121@1) Cos now it feels like... |-[4]-x8-| |-[6]----| |-[6]----| |-[6]----| |-[4]----| |-[-]----| CHORUS E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) We kiss with one eye on our TV set |-7-----------------7------------4---| |-9-----------------7------------4---| |-9-----------------8------------4---| |-9-----------------9------------6---| |-7-----------------9------------6---| |-------------------7------------4---| F# (244322@1) E (022100@1) And the more I give the less I get |----------------2---------------7---| |----------------2---------------9---| |----------------3---------------9---| |----------------4---------------9---| |----------------4---------------7---| |----------------2-------------------| B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) Needing fairground rides just to spark a smile |--------------------7---------------------4---| |--------------------7---------------------4---| |--------------------8---------------------4---| |--------------------9---------------------6---| |--------------------9---------------------6---| |--------------------7---------------------4---| F# (244322@1) There's little here to miss... |------------------------2------| |------------------------2------| |------------------------3------| |------------------------4------| |------------------------4------| |------------------------2------| E (022100@1) Bring back 1996 |------------7---| |------------9---| |------------9---| |------------9---| |------------7---| |----------------| B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) Bring back 1996 |-7-----------4---| |-7-----------4---| |-8-----------4---| |-9-----------6---| |-9-----------6---| |-7-----------4---| F# (244322@1) E (022100@1) So hard to beat those teenage kicks |-2--------------------------------7---| |-2--------------------------------9---| |-3--------------------------------9---| |-4--------------------------------9---| |-4--------------------------------7---| |-2------------------------------------| B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) C# (x43121@1) Bring back 1996 |-7------------4------4---| |-7------------4------6---| |-8------------4------6---| |-9------------6------6---| |-9------------6------4---| |-7------------4----------| VERSE 2 E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) We were cloning sheep in the 1990's |-7------------------------------7---| |-9------------------------------7---| |-9------------------------------8---| |-9------------------------------9---| |-7------------------------------9---| |--------------------------------7---| G#m (133111@4) F# (244322@1) We were building telescopes |-4--------------------2-----| |-4--------------------2-----| |-4--------------------3-----| |-6--------------------4-----| |-6--------------------4-----| |-4--------------------2-----| E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) And sugar filled the whole of my body |-7-----------------------------------7---| |-9-----------------------------------7---| |-9-----------------------------------8---| |-9-----------------------------------9---| |-7-----------------------------------9---| |-------------------------------------7---| G#m (133111@4) F# (244322@1) As I urged it on to grow |-4---------------------2---| |-4---------------------2---| |-4---------------------3---| |-6---------------------4---| |-6---------------------4---| |-4---------------------2---| E (022100@1) I kissed her on the cheek, I kissed her on the cheek |-7--------------------------7-----------------------------| |-9--------------------------9-----------------------------| |-9--------------------------9-----------------------------| |-9--------------------------9-----------------------------| |-7--------------------------7-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) F# (244322@1) Just to impress the older kids |-7-------4-------------------2---| |-7-------4-------------------2---| |-8-------4-------------------3---| |-9-------6-------------------4---| |-9-------6-------------------4---| |-7-------4-------------------2---| E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) Well my self belief, my self belief |-7--------------------7---------7---| |-9--------------------9---------7---| |-9--------------------9---------8---| |-9--------------------9---------9---| |-7--------------------7---------9---| |--------------------------------7---| G#m (133111@4) C# (x43121@1) Wasn't lost in the modern glitch |---------4-------------------[4]-x8-| |---------4-------------------[6]----| |---------4-------------------[6]----| |---------6-------------------[6]----| |---------6-------------------[4]----| |---------4-------------------[-]----| C# (x43121@1) Cos now it feels like... |-[4]-x8-| |-[6]----| |-[6]----| |-[6]----| |-[4]----| |-[-]----| CHORUS E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) We kiss with one eye on our TV set |-7~----------------7~-----------4~--| |-9~----------------7~-----------4~--| |-9~----------------8~-----------4~--| |-9~----------------9~-----------6~--| |-7~----------------9~-----------6~--| |-------------------7~-----------4~--| F# (244322@1) E (022100@1) And the more I give the less I get |----------------2---------------7---| |----------------2---------------9---| |----------------3---------------9---| |----------------4---------------9---| |----------------4---------------7---| |----------------2-------------------| E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) Needing fairground rides just to spark a smile |-7-----------------7----------------------4---| |-9-----------------7----------------------4---| |-9-----------------8----------------------4---| |-9-----------------9----------------------6---| |-7-----------------9----------------------6---| |-------------------7----------------------4---| F# (244322@1) There's little here to miss... |------------------------2------| |------------------------2------| |------------------------3------| |------------------------4------| |------------------------4------| |------------------------2------| E (022100@1) Bring back 1996 |------------7---| |------------9---| |------------9---| |------------9---| |------------7---| |----------------| B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) Bring back 1996 |-7-----------4---| |-7-----------4---| |-8-----------4---| |-9-----------6---| |-9-----------6---| |-7-----------4---| F# (244322@1) E (022100@1) So hard to beat those teenage kicks |-2--------------------------------7---| |-2--------------------------------9---| |-3--------------------------------9---| |-4--------------------------------9---| |-4--------------------------------7---| |-2------------------------------------| B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) C# (x43121@1) Bring back 1996 |-7------------4------4---| |-7------------4------6---| |-8------------4------6---| |-9------------6------6---| |-9------------6------4---| |-7------------4----------| BRIDGE E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) Stop talking, stop talking |-7----------------------7---| |-9----------------------7---| |-9----------------------8---| |-9----------------------9---| |-7----------------------9---| |------------------------7---| G#m (133111@4) F# (244322@1) I need a lover not a friend tonight |-4-----------------------2---| |-4-----------------------2---| |-4-----------------------3---| |-6-----------------------4---| |-6-----------------------4---| |-4-----------------------2---| E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) I'm leaving, I'm leaving |-7-------------------7---| |-9-------------------7---| |-9-------------------8---| |-9-------------------9---| |-7-------------------9---| |---------------------7---| G#m (133111@4) C# (x43121@1) I'm not cut out for the modern life |-4-------------------------[4]x8----| |-4-------------------------[6]------| |-4-------------------------[6]------| |-6-------------------------[6]------| |-6-------------------------[4]------| |-4-------------------------[-]------| OUTRO (Plenty of overdrive and high tone) B* E (022100@1) B* G#m (133111@4) B* B (x2444x@1) B* D#m... ect x7 |-14-14-147--7-7/14-14-1411--11-11/14-14-147--7-7/14-14-1411--11-11/14-| |-16-16-169--9-9/16-16-1612--12-12/16-16-167--7-7/16-16-1611--11-11/16-| |-16-16-169--9-9/16-16-1613--13-13/16-16-168--8-8/16-16-1611--11-11/16-| |-16-16-169--9-9/16-16-1613--13-13/16-16-169--9-9/16-16-1613--13-13/16-| |-14-14-147--7-7/14-14-1411--11-11/14-14-149--9-9/14-14-1413--13-13/14-| |---------------------------------------------7--7-7----------11--11-11----| On the 3rd repeat the lyrics: "I'll never beat those teenage kicks" are sang over for the next 3 repeats On the 6th repeat the lyrics: "Bring back 1996" are sang On the 7th time it's just the guitar and drums Guitar begins to fade out gradually from the 3rd repeat B* is a normal B just an octave higher than a usual one performed on the second fret Can't play "1996"? 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