these chords I took from the original Purcell piece, so they should be pretty much accurate. Take into account
it might not sound as well on guitar as the other version, since I was using a keyboard with those.
(verse chord sequence)
Cm Fm Cm Fm
Cm Fm
Twenty-something good as new
Bb Eb
Expectations got a few
G#dim/C
Find an issue get ahead
F/A F7/A
Got it sorted like you said
G7/B Cm
You’re twenty-something: join the queue
Cm Fm
Twenty-something in the mix
Bb Eb
Always that ironic twist
G#dim/C
Got a start-up good to go
F/A F7/A
When the money starts to flow
G7/B Cm
Oh, Twenty-something, up to tricks
Gsus4 Eb/G
That’s how you are or have to be
D/F# C#/F
In a decadent city at a time of greed
G7/F Cm
You can make believe that it’s all you need
Fm G7sus4
Sometimes it’s hard day to day
G7 Cm
To pay your way
Cm Fm
Twenty-something, quite a catch
Bb Eb
Think you'll ever meet your match?
G#dim/C
You’ve always been somewhat choosy
F/A F7/A
But you’ll love her for the length of a good movie
G7/B
Oh, Twenty-something
Cm
Call her back
Gsus4 Eb/G
That’s how you are or have to be
D/F# C#/F
In a decadent city at a time of greed
G7/F Cm
You can make believe that it’s all you need
Fm Gsus47 G7 Cm
Take your smartphone and make your way home on your own
Cm Fm
Twenty-something, hard to beat
Bb Eb
Check your reflection walking down the street
G#dim/C
Thirty’s calling round the bend
F/A F7/A
Will your ideas ever trend?
G7/B Cm
Oh, Twenty-something feel the heat
Cm Fm Bb Eb
G#dim/C
Find an issue get ahead
F/A F7/A
Got it sorted like you said
G7/B Cm
You’re twenty-something and so to bed
Gsus4 Eb/G
That’s how you are or have to be
D/F# C#/F
In a decadent city at a time of greed
G7/F Cm
You can make believe that it’s all you need
Fm G7sus4
Sometimes it’s hard day to day
G7 Cm
To pay your way
