The World In 1984 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][Am][D][Am][D][Am][Em][F][C][Dm][Bb][Am][D][Am][Em][F][C][Dm][Bb][Am][D]

[Verse 1]
"When our [Am]column ad[Em]vanced, and we [Dm]saw [F]what we'd [C]done, we were [Dm]sure that we c[Bb]ould never tell [Am]the folk[D]s back home," said m[Am]y father to [Em]me, I had j[F]ust turned sixteen,
[C]and we were wal[Dm]king from my [Bb]school to his apartmen[Am]t alo[D]ne. And[Dm] he said, "You'd think the[C] world you're in would alway[E]s rem[F]ain, but some worlds c[C]an just disappe[D]ar. Some[G] wo[Dm]rlds you en ter just [C]for seconds [E]at a time, and[F] some last until y[C]ou'r[D]e forg[G]iven.
[E]When

[Verse 2]
[Am]my m[Em]other[F] an[C]d m[Dm]e tak[Bb]e th[Am]e dr[D]ive [Am]into town, I c[Em]an't tell if [F]she's lost in tho[C]ught or l[Dm]ost where we a[Bb]re. She turns th[Am]e radio to 92 Sta[D]r, wh[Am]ere Ronnie Mils[Em]ap sings w[F]ha[C]t he would not have mi[Dm]ssed it for,[Bb][Am][D]
and she [Dm]says, "What do [C]you think you're gonna [E]do with your [F]life?" And [C]I say, "You've got [D]to teach me to [G]drive." [Dm]She just laugh[C]s at that, and m[E]usses my hair, and say[F]s, "Kid, you're lucky [C]to be [D]alive."

[Outro 1]
[G][E][Am][Em][F][C][Dm][Bb][Am][D]