G G C C G G C C

[Verse 1]
G                        C
I was born the year punk broke
C                         D
Days before the king was dead
D
It was the year of the snake
D                  G
I was a red-faced child
G                     C
Who stumbled where he tread
C                   D
Was kept in orderly file
G
My parents name me Ed
C                      D
I tried my hardest to smile
G                   C
And like my daddy said
C                  D
I've tried to be myself
D
Sometimes daydreaming for hours
D                        G
Wishing for a dangerous life
G                    C
Cut the leash some slack
C                     D
Run into the morning light
D
Race the trains by the track
D                    Em
Until my mouth feels dry

[Chorus]
Em
But can you count on me?
Gb      G         Em
I might let you down
G                 Em
In a world that is so sensational
C
No you can count on me
D                  G
I'm living for the now
G                     Em
Up against the older generation's wall

[Refrain]
C
Born in the '70s
C
Born in the '70s

[Verse 2]
G                  C
After a length of time
C              D
You're this parody
D
Just like the record's stuck
D                     G
Always repeating the past
G                     C
That never liked you before
C                    D
You had no reason to last
G
We're in a silent war
C                      D
A telepathic blast
G                   C
And like my daddy said
C                  D
These are exciting times
D
The future grabs my throat
D                      G
And let's me know it's alright
G                 C
If I believe in love
C                      D
Then I believe in hate too
D
I'll taste the darker stuff
D                    Em
To find some lasting truth

[Chorus]
Em
But can you count on me?
Gb      G               Em
I might let you down
G                 Em
In a world that is so sensational
C
No you can count on me
D                  G
I'm living for the now
G                     Em
Up against the older generation's wall

[Refrain]
C
Born in the '70s
C
Born in the '70s
C
Born in the '70s
C
Born in the '70s

[Instrumental]
G  D  C  C  D  G  C

[Outro]
C            D
Born in the '70s
G            C
Born in the '70s
C            D
Born in the '70s
G            C
Born in the '70s
D            G
Born in the '70s
G            C
Born in the '70s