100 Years Ago

The Rolling Stones - 100 Years Ago: Guitar Chords

Learn to play '100 Years Ago' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn 100 Years Ago Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Rolling Stones

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform '100 Years Ago' smoothly on your guitar.

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 Dm       C                   A#             F
Went out walkin' through the wood the other day
         Dm          C            A#
And the world was a carpet laid before me
Dm             C
The buds were bursting
        A#                       F
And the air smelled sweet and strange
        Dm             C             F
And it seemed about a hundred years ago

 Dm      C           A#          F
Mary and I, we would sit upon a gate,
      Dm              C           A#
Just gazin' at some dragon in the sky.
Dm           C               A#          F
What tender days, we had no secrets hid away,
           Dm             C            F
Well, it seemed about a hundred years ago.

Chorus:
G                               A#
Now all my friends are wearing worried smiles,
 Dm            C                A#
Living out a dream of what they was.
G                     A#                        F
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up?

Went out walkin' through the wood the other day,
Can't you see the furrows in my forehead?
What tender days, we had no secrets hid away,
Now it seems about a hundred years ago.

Chorus:
Now if you see me drinkin' bad red wine,
Don't worry 'bout this man that you love.
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up?

Dm            C       A#        F   Dm C     A#
You're gonna kiss and say good-bye, yeah, I warn you.
Dm            C       A#        F   Dm C     A#
You're gonna kiss and say good-bye, yeah, I warn you.
Dm            C       A#        F   Dm  C       F
You're gonna kiss and say good-bye, oh Lord, I warn you,
      G                       A#
And please excuse me while I hide away.
         F
Call me lazy bones,
              A#
Ain't got no time to waste away,
 F                       A#
Lazy bones ain't got no time to waste away.
 G
Don't you think, don't you think,
      A#                       F
It's just about time to hide away?
 A#    F
Yeah, yeah!


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