The Kinks - 20th Century Man: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "20th Century Man" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn 20th Century Man ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "20th Century Man" smoothly on your ukulele.

 A                                          E
This is the age of machinery, a mechanical nightmare
   A
A wonderful world of technology
 D                                 A
Napalm, hydrogen bomb, biological warfare
                                               E
This is the twentieth century, too much aggrevation
  A
It's the age of insanity
  D                      G              D
What has become of the green pleasant fields of
   A
Jeruselem?
 A                  G A                    G
Ain't got no ambition, I'm just disillusioned
        D
I'm a twentieth century man but
                             A
 don't want, don't wanna be here

My mama said she can't understand me
She can't see my motivation
Just give me some security
I'm a paranoid, schizoid product of
the twentieth century

You keep all your smart modern writers
Give me William Shakespeare
You keep all your smart modern painters
I'll take Rembrandt, Titian,
Da Vinci and Gainsborough

Girl, we gotta get out of here,
we gotta find a solution
I'm a twentieth century man but
I don't want, don't wanna die here

Girl, we gotta get out of here
I'm a twentieth-We gotta find a solution
century man but
I don't want, I don't want to be here

      A
I was born in a welfare state,
                  G
ruled by bureaucracy
      D                 A
Controlled by civil servants and
 F                 A
people dressed in grey
 A                           G Em
Got no privacy, got no liberty
           D               A
Cos the twentieth century people
        F              A
took it all away from me

Don't wanna get myself shot down
By some trigger happy policeman
Gotta keep a hold on my sanity
I'm a twentieth-century man but
I don't wanna die here

My mama says she can't understand me
She can't see my motivation
Ain't got no security
I'm a twentieth-century man but
I don't wanna die here

I don't want twentieth-century, man
No more twentieth-century man
I don't want twentieth-century, man

This is the twentieth century
But too much aggravation
This is the edge of insanity
I'm a twentieth-century man but
I don't wanna be here

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "20th Century Man" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "20th Century Man" by The Kinks.

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