1945

	  		

C 
Looking at the radio caught up in a dream, 
                  D 
'Bout the days gone by when no one had a TV, 
  F 
Hopin' that the weatherman would say good things, 
                G 
Like no rain on Friday for the drive-in movie, 
C 
Little kids didn't have a care, 
                    G 
There was love growing up everywhere, 
                      F 
But when I open my eyes and the dream stops playin', 
G 
You can still find me somewhere saying, 


    C                                F 
I shoulda been born in '45, 
      Am        G 
In '54 I woulda been 9, 
C                                        F 
White shirt, Poodle skirt, Silk hair tie, 
            Am                         G 
Dancing in the moonlight,  
                                 C     F   Am   G 
That woulda been nice, 
                                         C     F   Am   G 
Yeah, that woulda been nice, 


            C 
Boombox on my shoulder wit' my favorite tape, 
                     G 
I'm reppin' my 8 tracks and my buckle-up skates, 
F                                                 G 
How do I know about that you say, You say, 
                  C 
You wear bell-bottom jeans get a double take, 
                       G 
From all the guys and the girls who look your way, 


F 
Back then people didn't always agree, 
               G 
But the love goin' round was revolutionary 
       Am 
And even though the world was crazy, 
G 
I'd still go back if my dreams could take me oh, 


C                                    F 
I shoulda been born in '65, 
    Am         G 
In '74 I woulda been 9, 
C                                    F 
Tryna' get home after playin' outside, 
Am                            G 
Racin' street lights racin' street lights, 
C                                  F 
I shouda been born in '65, 
                Am                         G 
I woulda been a teenager in '79, 
C                                    F  
Teasing my hair so it looks just right, 
             Am                G 
On a Saturday night yeah, 
                                Am 
That woulda been nice, 


Am                            F 
Growin' up I never really had a care, 
Am                                                  G 
There was love all the time and everywhere, 
Am                                                  F 
And even though sometimes my world may get a little crazy, 
Am                                                G 
I find myself bein' proud when I say, yeah 


C                                  F 
I coulda been born in '45, 
              Am                        G 
But the truth is I got here right on time, 


         C                                  F 
And I thank God for every day of life, 
     Am                             G 
It suits me just right, It suits me just right, 
       C             F 
And lovely 1991, 
Am                         G 
That's the year that I come from, 
           C                                          F 
And I wouldn't wanna trade it for another time, 
   Am                  G 
I love this life yeah, 
                C     F   Am 
I love this life, 
             G                       C     F  Am 
Ooohhh, I love this life, 
               G 
Ooohhh, I love this life...