1945 chords by
Jamie Grace (Official Version)

2011Pop79 views

Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

C

C

G

G

F

F

G

G

Verse 1
C C 
 
Looking at the radio caught up in a dream
G G 
 
'Bout the days gone by when no one had a TV
F F 
 
Hopin' that the weather man
would say good things
G G 
 
Like no rain on friday for the drive in movie
C C 
 
Little kids didn't have a care
G G 
 
There was love growin' up everywhere
F F 
 
But when I open my eyes
and the dream stops playin
G G 
 
You can still find me somewhere saying

Chorus 1
C C 
 
F F 
 
I shoulda been born in forty-five
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
In fifty-four I woulda been nine
C C 
 
F F 
 
White shirt, poodle skirt, silk hair tie
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Dancing in  the moonlight
C C 
 
that woulda been nice
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh
G G 
 
C C 
 
Oh- oh, that woulda been nice
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh
G G 
 
Ooh- ooh

Verse 2
C C 
 
Boombox on my shoulder wit my favorite tape
G G 
 
I'm reppin' my eight tracks
and my buckle up skates
F F 
 
G G 
 
How do I know about that you say, you say
C C 
 
You wear bell bottom jeans get a double take
G G 
 
From all the guys and the girls
who look your way
F F 
 
Back then people didn't always agree
G G 
 
But the love goin round was revolutionary and

Pre-chorus 1

Am

G

Even though the world was crazy

D/F#

F

I'd still go if my dreams could take me,

oh

Chorus 2
C C 
 
F F 
 
I shoulda been born in sixty-five
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
In seventy-four I woulda been nine
C C 
 
F F 
 
Tryna' get home after playin outside
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Racin' street lights, racin' street lights
C C 
 
F F 
 
I shoulda been born in sixty-five
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
I woulda been a teenager round seventy-nine
C C 
 
F F 
 
Teasing my hair so it looks just right
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
On a saturday night, yeah

Bridge 1
that woulda been
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
(nice) Growin' up I never really had a care
Am Am 
 
There was love all the time
F F 
 
G/F G/F 
 
F F 
 
G/F G/F 
 
and ev ery   where
Am Am 
 
And even though sometimes
Dm Dm 
 
my world may get a little crazy
F F 
 
G G 
 
I find myself bein proud when I say

Chorus 3
C C 
 
F F 
 
I coulda been born in forty-five
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
But the truth is I got here right on time
C C 
 
F F 
 
And I  thank God for every day in my life
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
It suits me just right, it suits me just right
C C 
 
And lovely nineteen
F F 
 
ninety-one
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
That's the year that I  come from
C C 
 
F F 
 
And I wouldn't wanna trade it for another time
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
I love this life yeah, I love this life
F F 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh
G G 
 
C C 
 
I love this life
F F 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh
G G 
 
C C 
 
Ah- ah- ah- ah, I love this life
F F 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh
G G 
 
C C 
 
Oh, I love this life, I love this life
F F 
 
Ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
Uh- oh-   ooh- ohh
C C 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
I love, I love, I love, I love this life
[Fade Out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC G F Am D/F#...

Chords

C
G
F
Am
D/F#
D
G/F
Dm
Am7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G/F: 1-x-0-0-0-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of 1945 by Jamie Grace, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn 1945 the way Jamie Grace intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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