Born in the ’50s / [outro] chords by The Police
Verse 1
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We were born, born in the 50's
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Born, born in the 50's
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Born, born in the 50's
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Born, born in the 50's
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My mother cried when President
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Kennedy died
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She said I was a communist,
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but I knew better
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Well they dropped the bomb on us
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while we made love on the beach
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We were the class they couldn't teach,
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cause we knew better
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We were born, born in the 50s
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Born, born in the 50s
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Born, born in the 50s
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Born, born in the 50s
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They screamed when
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the beatles sang
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And they laughed when the
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king fell down the stairs
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Oh, it shoulda known better
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Oh, we hated our rights
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And we messed in our pants
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And we lost our faith
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and praise to the TV
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Oh, it shoulda known better
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We were born, born in the 50s
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Born, born in the 50s
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Born, born in the 50s
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Born, born in the 50s
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We freeze like statues
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on the pages of history
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Niffin' was never like this
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when we shook all those GCs
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Ah, you open the door for us
And then you turn to dust
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You don't understand us,
so don't reprimand us
We're digging the future,
we don't need no teacher
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So I'm born, born in the fair days
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Born, born in the fair days
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Born, born in the fair phase
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Born, born in the fair days
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Born, born in the best days
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Born, born in the best days
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Born, born in the best days
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Born, born in the best days you
Born in the ’50s / [outro]
The Police
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