C G F C I'll tell you a story of a modern manC G F C A really funny story of a modern manF Who spends all his time doing the best he canG Even quits his job as singer in his rock and roll band [Verse 2]C G F C So he goes out and finds himself a modern girlC G F C Gets himself in trouble with his modern girlF And they bring a new life into the modern worldG And after one year, it's all over [Chorus]Am And wowF C G What can this philosophy bring?Am I said nowF C Is this a 21st century thing? [Break]C G F C x2 [Verse 3]C G F C So we all want our freedom and we want our choiceC G F C Better take responsibility for freedom's voiceF And then you pays your money and you takes your chanceG To live with a distinctive lack of permanence [Verse 4]C G F C So the young and the lonely need a helping handC G F C It may be hard to find in these shifting sandsF And who knows what it is that future history bringsG And who knows on what behaviour it all may hinge [Chorus]Am I say wowF C G What can this philosophy bring?Am I said nowF C Is this a 21st century thing? [Bridge]F C G 'Cause it's the 21st century way that carries on, yes it isF C G And it's all that matters when all the other centuries are gone [Verse 5]C G F C So we all want our remedies, we want our curesC G F C If we don't learn from history we're damned for sureF You see monogamy makes economic senseG But the nature of man is so against that expense [Chorus]Am I say wowF C G We'll see what future history bringsAm I said nowF C It's a 21st century thing
21St Century Thing
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