20th Century Son
(capo
second fret)
Intro/verse
G G G G C D Em Em
Chorus
G – Em D G – Em D G
– Em D A7
Bridge
C#m F# F# - E C#m F# F# - E
C#m F# F# - E C#m F# F# - E
C#m F# A A B
A – F#m E A – F#m E A – F#m
born in a shack, a
in the heat of prohibition
he was baptized in the raging river
as the deluge sounded
he heard the strangled voices and he looked up and
down
it was the sound of the sinners
dead and a-weepin’ in the
ground
and he said there was a-somethin’
he’d found
he’d hooked it up to a satellite dish
out on the edge of that
so he broadcast his message of love and understanding
and the lightning started landing
from a steel moon perched in the fireball sky
descended from on high
and when the people hit the carpet
he told them all to look up
and he caught the falling sky in a paper cup
the acid rain was wine
he picked new grapes from a dying vine
he gave everyone a credit card
and said that this was 'armagideon
time
he was a 20th century son
tried to sell me salvation but I didn’t want none
20th
century son
he had a dream
there was a fire
the earth was passing close by the sun
the hills were melting
and the dirt was burning
and his eyes were coals inside his head
the end was near
he saw the end of the tunnel and he had no fear
he’d finally found some kingdom