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Verse 1:
E
Hot, strong, young and dumb
Ab        A
Yeah, we had no fear
E                Ab
Way back when we said
             A
We'd both be millionaires
E                  Ab
Now those days are over
    A
And we are all ghosts

Interlude: E A E

Pre-chorus:
E
We used to sleep all day and talk all night
Ab              A             E    A    E
Stay up by the TV light (oh, oh)
E
When your baby teeth ain't milky white
Ab                 A                   E   A   E
Wipe the stardust from your eyes (oh, oh)
Ab
I said "oh come on love, we'll be just fine
            A
We're gonna live just like it's 1999"

Interlude: E Ab

Chorus:
A      E   Ab
In 1990
A      E   Ab
In 1999
A      E   Ab
In 1990
A
In 1999

Post-chorus:
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E|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|
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Verse 2:
E                 Ab
Back then we were trading
        A
Cards behind the swing
E              Ab
Oh no, now its money, gold
    A
And diamond rings
E
Now those days are over
    Ab          A
And we are all ghosts

Interlude: E A E

Pre-chorus:
E
We used to sleep all day and talk all night
Ab              A             E    A    E
Stay up by the TV light (oh, oh)
E
When your baby teeth ain't milky white
Ab                 A                   E   A  E
Wipe the stardust from your eyes (oh, oh)
Ab
I said "oh come on love, we'll be just fine
            A
We're gonna live just like it's 1999"

Interlude: E Ab

Chorus:
A      E   Ab
In 1990
A      E   Ab
In 1999
A      E   Ab
In 1990
A
In 1999

Bridge:
Oh, oh no, where does it go?

Will we ever fill your body up with chemicals

Oh, oh no, kaleidoscope

But whatever living better in

Chorus:
A      E   Ab
In 1990
A      E   Ab
In 1999
A      E   Ab
In 1990
A
In 1999

Interlude: E A E

Outro:
E
Nintendo, Atari
Ab         A
Sega's my Ferrari
E                       Ab
I got it, I love it, I, I
   A
In 1990
E
Sony electronics
Ab      A
Voodoo economics
E                      Ab
I got it, I love it, I, I
   A
In 1999
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