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         C 
Life was simple, 
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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 
     C            F   Am  G 
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, 
               Am       G        C       F        Am 
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, 
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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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