1976
Alan Jackson
CountryEasy for beginners3 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
A
D
E
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: A D E A E A A D E Rocky burned up the movie screen and I was turnin seventeen A D E Tie-dyed shirts and Levis jean, lookin cool at the Dairy Queen A D E Tryin to impress a young woman in her Sunday dress Chorus: D A And that was 1976, didn't know who I was yet E A A pretty little blonde haired girl stole my heart and changed my world D A Two kids and a moonlit sky, a little love on a Friday night E D A Built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976 Solo: A D E A E A A D E My high school days I packed away, set my sights on a bigger stage A D E Jimmy Carter moved to DC, a Georgia boy just like me, A D E Life seemed easy nothin much that we needed Chorus That was 1976, didn't know who I was yet A pretty little blonde haired girl stole my heart and changed my world Two kids and a moonlit sky, a little love on a Friday night Built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976 Interlude: A D A E A D A E D A A D E Eight track tapes were still in style and Elvis was still alive A D E Wonder Woman sure looked fine, Bionic Man was still Prime Time A D E And that girl I liked, we kept on tryin till we got it right Chorus And that was 1976, didn't know who I was yet A pretty little blonde haired girl stole my heart and changed my world Two kids and a moonlit sky, a little love on a Friday night Built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976 A D A Yeah, that was 1976, didn't know who we were yet E D A Built a fire that just wont quit and that was 1976 E D A We built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976
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Chord set
A · D · E
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.