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]I had no cares in the 19[B]90s
[G#m]I knew of no downf[F#]alls
[E]Though war was breaking out all around [B]me
[G#m]My concerns were with prank [F#]calls
[E]She kissed me on the cheek, she kissed me on the cheek
[B]Right in front[G#m] of the older [F#]kids
[E]Well our self belief, our self bel[B]ief
Wasn't sc[G#m]arred by the modern [C#]itch
[C#]Cos now it feels like...
|-[4]-x8-|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[4]----|
CHORUS
[E]We kiss with one e[B]ye on our TV [G#m]set
And the more I [F#]give the less I [E]get
Needing fairground [B]rides just to spark a [G#m]smile
There's little here to [F#]miss...
Bring back [E]1996
[B]Bring back 1[G#m]996
[F#]So hard to beat those teenage kic[E]ks
[B]Bring back 19[G#m]96[C#]
VERSE 2
[E]We were cloning sheep in the 19[B]90's
[G#m]We were building tele[F#]scopes
[E]And sugar filled the whole of my bod[B]y
[G#m]As I urged it on to gr[F#]ow
[E]I kissed her on the cheek, I kissed her on the cheek
[B]Just to [G#m]impress the older ki[F#]ds
[E]Well my self belief, my self be[B]lief
Wasn't l[G#m]ost in the modern gli[C#]tch
[C#]Cos now it feels like...
|-[4]-x8-|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[4]----|
CHORUS
[E]We kiss with one e[B]ye on our TV [G#m]set
And the more I [F#]give the less I [E]get
[E]Needing fairground[B] rides just to spark a [G#m]smile
There's little here to [F#]miss...
Bring back [E]1996
[B]Bring back 1[G#m]996
[F#]So hard to beat those teenage kic[E]ks
[B]Bring back 19[G#m]96[C#]
BRIDGE
[E]Stop talking, stop talk[B]ing
[G#m]I need a lover not a fri[F#]end tonight
[E]I'm leaving, I'm lea[B]ving
[G#m]I'm not cut out for the mo[C#]dern life
OUTRO (Plenty of overdrive and high tone)
B E B G#m B B B D#m... ect x7
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
appropriate chords for purposes such as singing along to it :)
VERSE 1 (Slight Distortion Until Bridge)
[E]I had no cares in the 19[B]90s
|-7-----------------------7---|
|-9-----------------------7---|
|-9-----------------------8---|
|-9-----------------------9---|
|-7-----------------------9---|
|-------------------------7---|
[G#m]I knew of no downf[F#]alls
|-4-----------------2---|
|-4-----------------2---|
|-4-----------------3---|
|-6-----------------4---|
|-6-----------------4---|
|-4-----------------2---|
[E]Though war was breaking out all around [B]me
|-7--------------------------------------7---|
|-9--------------------------------------7---|
|-9--------------------------------------8---|
|-9--------------------------------------9---|
|-7--------------------------------------9---|
|----------------------------------------7---|
[G#m]My concerns were with prank [F#]calls
|-4---------------------------2---|
|-4---------------------------2---|
|-4---------------------------3---|
|-6---------------------------4---|
|-6---------------------------4---|
|-4---------------------------2---|
[E]She kissed me on the cheek, she kissed me on the cheek
|-7---------------------------7-----------------------------|
|-9---------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-9---------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-9---------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-7---------------------------7-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[B]Right in front[G#m] of the older [F#]kids
|-7-------------4-------------2---|
|-7-------------4-------------2---|
|-8-------------4-------------3---|
|-9-------------6-------------4---|
|-9-------------6-------------4---|
|-7-------------4-------------2---|
[E]Well our self belief, our self bel[B]ief
|-7---------------------7-----------7---|
|-9---------------------9-----------7---|
|-9---------------------9-----------8---|
|-9---------------------9-----------9---|
|-7---------------------7-----------9---|
|-----------------------------------7---|
Wasn't sc[G#m]arred by the modern [C#]itch
|----------4-------------------[4]-x8-|
|----------4-------------------[6]----|
|----------4-------------------[6]----|
|----------6-------------------[6]----|
|----------6-------------------[4]----|
|----------4-------------------[-]----|
[C#]Cos now it feels like...
|-[4]-x8-|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[4]----|
|-[-]----|
CHORUS
[E]We kiss with one e[B]ye on our TV [G#m]set
|-7-----------------7------------4---|
|-9-----------------7------------4---|
|-9-----------------8------------4---|
|-9-----------------9------------6---|
|-7-----------------9------------6---|
|-------------------7------------4---|
And the more I [F#]give the less I [E]get
|----------------2---------------7---|
|----------------2---------------9---|
|----------------3---------------9---|
|----------------4---------------9---|
|----------------4---------------7---|
|----------------2-------------------|
Needing fairground [B]rides just to spark a [G#m]smile
|--------------------7---------------------4---|
|--------------------7---------------------4---|
|--------------------8---------------------4---|
|--------------------9---------------------6---|
|--------------------9---------------------6---|
|--------------------7---------------------4---|
There's little here to [F#]miss...
|------------------------2------|
|------------------------2------|
|------------------------3------|
|------------------------4------|
|------------------------4------|
|------------------------2------|
Bring back [E]1996
|------------7---|
|------------9---|
|------------9---|
|------------9---|
|------------7---|
|----------------|
[B]Bring back 1[G#m]996
|-7-----------4---|
|-7-----------4---|
|-8-----------4---|
|-9-----------6---|
|-9-----------6---|
|-7-----------4---|
[F#]So hard to beat those teenage kic[E]ks
|-2--------------------------------7---|
|-2--------------------------------9---|
|-3--------------------------------9---|
|-4--------------------------------9---|
|-4--------------------------------7---|
|-2------------------------------------|
[B]Bring back 19[G#m]96[C#]
|-7------------4------4---|
|-7------------4------6---|
|-8------------4------6---|
|-9------------6------6---|
|-9------------6------4---|
|-7------------4----------|
VERSE 2
[E]We were cloning sheep in the 19[B]90's
|-7------------------------------7---|
|-9------------------------------7---|
|-9------------------------------8---|
|-9------------------------------9---|
|-7------------------------------9---|
|--------------------------------7---|
[G#m]We were building tele[F#]scopes
|-4--------------------2-----|
|-4--------------------2-----|
|-4--------------------3-----|
|-6--------------------4-----|
|-6--------------------4-----|
|-4--------------------2-----|
[E]And sugar filled the whole of my bod[B]y
|-7-----------------------------------7---|
|-9-----------------------------------7---|
|-9-----------------------------------8---|
|-9-----------------------------------9---|
|-7-----------------------------------9---|
|-------------------------------------7---|
[G#m]As I urged it on to gr[F#]ow
|-4---------------------2---|
|-4---------------------2---|
|-4---------------------3---|
|-6---------------------4---|
|-6---------------------4---|
|-4---------------------2---|
[E]I kissed her on the cheek, I kissed her on the cheek
|-7--------------------------7-----------------------------|
|-9--------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-9--------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-9--------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-7--------------------------7-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
[B]Just to [G#m]impress the older ki[F#]ds
|-7-------4-------------------2---|
|-7-------4-------------------2---|
|-8-------4-------------------3---|
|-9-------6-------------------4---|
|-9-------6-------------------4---|
|-7-------4-------------------2---|
[E]Well my self belief, my self be[B]lief
|-7--------------------7---------7---|
|-9--------------------9---------7---|
|-9--------------------9---------8---|
|-9--------------------9---------9---|
|-7--------------------7---------9---|
|--------------------------------7---|
Wasn't l[G#m]ost in the modern gli[C#]tch
|---------4-------------------[4]-x8-|
|---------4-------------------[6]----|
|---------4-------------------[6]----|
|---------6-------------------[6]----|
|---------6-------------------[4]----|
|---------4-------------------[-]----|
[C#]Cos now it feels like...
|-[4]-x8-|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[6]----|
|-[4]----|
|-[-]----|
CHORUS
[E]We kiss with one e[B]ye on our TV [G#m]set
|-7~----------------7~-----------4~--|
|-9~----------------7~-----------4~--|
|-9~----------------8~-----------4~--|
|-9~----------------9~-----------6~--|
|-7~----------------9~-----------6~--|
|-------------------7~-----------4~--|
And the more I [F#]give the less I [E]get
|----------------2---------------7---|
|----------------2---------------9---|
|----------------3---------------9---|
|----------------4---------------9---|
|----------------4---------------7---|
|----------------2-------------------|
[E]Needing fairground[B] rides just to spark a [G#m]smile
|-7-----------------7----------------------4---|
|-9-----------------7----------------------4---|
|-9-----------------8----------------------4---|
|-9-----------------9----------------------6---|
|-7-----------------9----------------------6---|
|-------------------7----------------------4---|
There's little here to [F#]miss...
|------------------------2------|
|------------------------2------|
|------------------------3------|
|------------------------4------|
|------------------------4------|
|------------------------2------|
Bring back [E]1996
|------------7---|
|------------9---|
|------------9---|
|------------9---|
|------------7---|
|----------------|
[B]Bring back 1[G#m]996
|-7-----------4---|
|-7-----------4---|
|-8-----------4---|
|-9-----------6---|
|-9-----------6---|
|-7-----------4---|
[F#]So hard to beat those teenage kic[E]ks
|-2--------------------------------7---|
|-2--------------------------------9---|
|-3--------------------------------9---|
|-4--------------------------------9---|
|-4--------------------------------7---|
|-2------------------------------------|
[B]Bring back 19[G#m]96[C#]
|-7------------4------4---|
|-7------------4------6---|
|-8------------4------6---|
|-9------------6------6---|
|-9------------6------4---|
|-7------------4----------|
BRIDGE
[E]Stop talking, stop talk[B]ing
|-7----------------------7---|
|-9----------------------7---|
|-9----------------------8---|
|-9----------------------9---|
|-7----------------------9---|
|------------------------7---|
[G#m]I need a lover not a fri[F#]end tonight
|-4-----------------------2---|
|-4-----------------------2---|
|-4-----------------------3---|
|-6-----------------------4---|
|-6-----------------------4---|
|-4-----------------------2---|
[E]I'm leaving, I'm lea[B]ving
|-7-------------------7---|
|-9-------------------7---|
|-9-------------------8---|
|-9-------------------9---|
|-7-------------------9---|
|---------------------7---|
[G#m]I'm not cut out for the mo[C#]dern life
|-4-------------------------[4]x8----|
|-4-------------------------[6]------|
|-4-------------------------[6]------|
|-6-------------------------[6]------|
|-6-------------------------[4]------|
|-4-------------------------[-]------|
OUTRO (Plenty of overdrive and high tone)
B E B G#m B B B D#m... ect x7
|-14-14-14\7--7-7/14-14-14\11--11-11/14-14-14\7--7-7/14-14-14\11--11-11/14-|
|-16-16-16\9--9-9/16-16-16\12--12-12/16-16-16\7--7-7/16-16-16\11--11-11/16-|
|-16-16-16\9--9-9/16-16-16\13--13-13/16-16-16\8--8-8/16-16-16\11--11-11/16-|
|-16-16-16\9--9-9/16-16-16\13--13-13/16-16-16\9--9-9/16-16-16\13--13-13/16-|
|-14-14-14\7--7-7/14-14-14\11--11-11/14-14-14\9--9-9/14-14-14\13--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