We begin a week, with the intention of inspired living. We begin the week with the final guitar 100 tutorial, and we will move into the 200 series, starting this week. This means that songs will be included that don't just have major and minor chords, but frequent sustained and augmented arrangements. Don't worry, these words will become familiar during the 200 series. Today, I follow up from yesterday's TMD podcast with the song in the year 2525, and further the discussion on the lifting influence of successive rises in chords; ie. C to C# to D, to Eb, to E.
There is a conscious and subconscious melding of the emotions with the elevation of the song. It is one of the longer songs of the era, at least, longer lyrical content, so we will only play with a couple of versus. In the Year 2525
In the year 2525
G
If man is still alive
F E
If woman can survive, they may find
Am
In the year 3535
G
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies
F
Everything you think, do and say
E
Is in the pill you took today
Am
In the year 4545
G
Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes
F
You won't find a thing to chew
E
Nobody's gonna look at you
Am
In the year 5555
G
Your arms hanging limp at your sides
F
Your legs got nothing to do
E
Some machine's doing that for you
Am
In the year 6565
G
Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife
F
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
E Bbm
From the bottom of a long glass tube, whoa-oh
Bbm
In the year 7510
G#
If God's a-comin' He oughta make it by then
F#
Maybe He'll look around Himself and say
F
Guess it's time for the judgment day
Bbm
In the year 8510
G#
God is gonna shake His mighty head
F#
He'll either say I'm pleased where man has been
F Bbm
Or tear it down and start again, whoa-oh
Bm
In the year 9595
A
I'm kinda wonderin' if man is gonna be alive
G
He's taken everything this old Earth can give
F# Bm
And he ain't put back nothin', whoa-oh
Bm
Now it's been ten thousand years
A
Man has cried a billion tears
G
For what he never knew
F#
Now man's reign is through
Bm
But through eternal night
A
The twinkling of starlight
G
So very far away
F#
Maybe it's only yesterday
Bm
In the year 2525
A
If man is still alive
G F#
If woman can survive, they may find
Bm
In the year 3535 ...
Set8
This week begins the theme of inspired living, today's caveat, elevate, breath deeper, but walk with a lightness of being. I hope you enjoy.
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