Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 guitar tab

: Tap Gray

IN THE YEAR 2525

Zager & Evans

(very slowly)

Em

In the year 2525

D

If man is still alive

C B7

If woman can survive they may find

(moderately fast)

Em

In the year 3535

D

Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies

C

Everything you think do and say

B7

Is in the pill you took today

Em

In the year 4545

D

You ain't gonna need your teeth won't need your eyes

C

You won't find a thing to chew

B7

Nobody's gonna look at you

Em

In the year 5555

D

Your arms hangin' limp at your sides

C

Your legs got nothin' to do

B7

Some machine's doing that for you

Em - Fm

Fm

In the year 6565

Eb

You won't need no husband, won't need no wife

Db

You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too

C7

From the bottom of a long glass tube

Fm

In the year 7510

Eb

If God's a comin He oughta make it by then

Db

Maybe He'll look around Himself and say

C7

Guess it's time for the judgement day

Fm

In the year 8510

Eb

God is gonna shake His mighty head

Db

He'll either say I'm pleased where man has been

C7 Fm - F#m

Or tear it down and start again woh oh

F#m

In the year 9595

E

I'm kinda wonderin' if man is gonna be alive

D

He's takin everything this old earth can give

C#7 F#m

and he ain't put back nothin woh oh

(very slowly)

F#m

Now it's been ten thousand years

E

Man has cried a billion tears

D

For what he never knew

C#7

Now man's reign is through

F#m

But through eternal night

E

the twinkling of starlight

D

So very far away

C#7

Maybe it's only yesterday

(moderately fast)

F#m

In the year 2525

E

If man is still alive

D C#7 - F#m (strum last chord only once)

If woman can survive, they may find

Who says we didn’t have timeless pop songs in the 60’s?

Tap Gray (bogie@digital.net)