20th Century Boy - T. Rex
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
T. Rex 20th Century boy

[Intro]
E, E (oww)
e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G----1--------------------------------|
D----2--------------------------------|
A----2--------------------------------|
E---------0-0-3-0---3b4--0--3b4--0----|
(repeat)
[Verse]
This is a blues style riff.
e---------------------------|
B----2-2--4--2-2--4---------|
G----2-2--4--2-2--4---------|
D----2-2--4--2-2--4---------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
(friends say its fine...) (repeat)

Then repeat intro then repeat verse again then it goes to the bridge.

[Bridge]
A
(and its plain to see)
B
(you were meant for me)
E
(I'm your boy 20th century toy)

Back to intro, verse, intro, verse, then bridge then the chorus.

[Chorus]
(D) (C)(D) (F)* (D)
20th century boy, I wanna be your toy


these are best played as barre chords with the F played on the 10th fret

Tabbed by Phil Sellars 7th July 2001
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is a very simple song but i like it, have fun, please rate.
Standard Tuning.

E E
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1---1-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---OWWW!----2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2-----------|
A|-2---2------------2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2-----------|
E|---------------------------3------3-----3--------------|


[Part A]

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|--2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
E|-----------3------3-----3------------------------------|(x3)

[Verse]
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2---x--x--2--x--x----------------------|
D|---2--2---x--x--2--x--x----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
continue this muted strumming throughout the verse,
listen to the song to get the rythm correct. Then

[Part A]

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|--2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
E|-----------3------3-----3------------------------------|(x2)

[Verse]
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2---x--x--2--x--x----------------------|
D|---2--2---x--x--2--x--x----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

[Part A]

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|--2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
E|-----------3------3-----3------------------------------|(x2)

[Chorus]
....and its plain to see you were meant for me yeh
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---2------------------------------4-----4---4---4--|
D|---2------------------------------4-----4---4---4--|
A|----------------------------------2-----2---2---2--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

im your boy, your 20 century toy
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--2------------------------------|
A|--2------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


[Part A]

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|--2----2---2---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
E|-----------3------3-----3------------------------------|(x2)

[Verse]
[Part A]
[Verse]
[Chorus]

[Bridge]

...20.....cent..ury....toy....i..wan...na...be....your..boy
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---9----9---7--7-----9-----9----9----9----9-----12----9--------|
D|-9---9----9---7--7-----9-----7----7----7----7-----10----7--------|
A|-7---7----7---5--5-----7-----7----7----7----7-----10----7--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|(x4)

[Verse]
[Part A]
[Verse]
[Part A]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]

play an Em til fade -

e|-0-|
B|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|-2-|
A|-2-|
E|-0-|



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| x Dead note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

e|-000-000-|-000-------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-000-000-|-000-------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-111-111-|-111-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-222-222-|-222-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-222-222-|-222----------------------x4-|---------------------------------|
E|-000-000-|-000-0-0-3b-0-0-3b-0-3b-0----|---------------------------------|


[Verse]

e|-----------5-5--------5-5---------5-5-----------000----------------------|
B|-----------5-5--------5-5---------5-5-----------000----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------111----------------------|
D|-2-2-4-4-2----2-4-4-2-----2-4-4-2-----2-4-4-2---222----------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---222----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3~000-0-0-3b-0-0-3b-0-3b-0-|

e|-000---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-000---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-111---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-222---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-222-----------------------x2--------------------------------------------|
E|-000-0-0-3b-0-0-3b-0-3b-0------------------------------------------------|

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|

e|-000---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-000---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-111---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-222---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-222---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-000-0-0-3b-0-0-3b-0-3b-0-x2---------------------------------------------|


[Verse]

e|-----------5-5--------5-5---------5-5-----------000----------------------|
B|-----------5-5--------5-5---------5-5-----------000----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------111----------------------|
D|-2-2-4-4-2----2-4-4-2-----2-4-4-2-----2-4-4-2---222----------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---222----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3~000-0-0-3b-0-0-3b-0-3b-0-|

e|-000---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-000---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-111---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-222---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-222-----------------------x2--------------------------------------------|
E|-000-0-0-3b-0-0-3b-0-3b-0------------------------------------------------|

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|


Twentieth century boy i wanna be your toy
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-999-9-9-9-9-7-9--9-9-9-9----999-9-9-9-9-12-9----------------------------|
D|-999-9-9-9-9-7-9--9-9-9-9----999-9-9-9-9-12-9----------------------------|
A|-777-7-7-7-7-5-7--7-7-7-7----777-7-7-7-7-10-7------------------x4--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse]

e|-----------5-5--------5-5---------5-5-----------000----------------------|
B|-----------5-5--------5-5---------5-5-----------000----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------111----------------------|
D|-2-2-4-4-2----2-4-4-2-----2-4-4-2-----2-4-4-2---222----------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---222----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3~000-0-0-3b-0-0-3b-0-3b-0-|

e|-000---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-000---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-111---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-222---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-222-----------------------x2--------------------------------------------|
E|-000-0-0-3b-0-0-3b-0-3b-0------------------------------------------------|

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|


Twentieth century boy i wanna be your toy
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-999-9-9-9-9-7-9--9-9-9-9----999-9-9-9-9-12-9----------------------------|
D|-999-9-9-9-9-7-9--9-9-9-9----999-9-9-9-9-12-9----------------------------|
A|-777-7-7-7-7-5-7--7-7-7-7----777-7-7-7-7-10-7------------------x4--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro solo thing]
(not quite sure on this part)

e|-6b-6b-6b-6b-6b-6b-6b-6b-6b-6b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-7-10b-7-10b-7-10b-7---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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Song info
20th Century Boy
T. Rex
2001
  • Rock
  • Glam
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