Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
A
E
A
Verse 1
B
E
the Charleston
A
G#m
F#m
or Bootleg Whiskey cross a county line
E
B
C#m
I wasn't around when the stock
B
E
market crashed down,
F#m
Bsus4
B
back in 29
E
B
E
The only gangster I've ever seen
A
G#m
F#m
was Cagney on the Late Late Show
E
A
But I've been down some
E
C#m
dangerous roads
B
E
where Al Capone wouldn't dare to go
A
E
Back in my roaring twenties,
B
E
I burned a candle at both ends
A
E
I never thought I'd see thirty,
F#m
Bsus4
B
talking like I did back then
A
E
Ended my life on the wild side,
B
Cdim
C#m
there was nothing too crazy to do
A
E
Back in my roving twenties,
B
E
A
back before there was you
E
B
E
Fast times and faster winnin'
A
G#m
F#m
Was all that I was livin' for
E
B
E
But you came and you cared
B
C#m
You showed my heart
B
F#m
B
Bsus4
there
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E
B
E
Now I'm drivin' fifty -five
A
F#m
E
Instead of about a hundred and ten
A
E
I've got a reason to ride the line
C#m
B
E
I didn't have back then
A
E
Back in my roaring twenties,
B
E
I burned a candle at both ends
A
E
I never thought I'd see thirty,
F#m
Bsus4
B
rockin' like I did back then
A
E
Livin' my life on the wild side
B
Cdim
C#m
There was nothin' too crazy to do
A
E
Back in my roarin' twenties
B
E
Back before there was you
A
E
Back in my roarin' twenties
Outro 1
E
A
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A B G#m F#m...
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