INTRO: A C#m X2 E A X2 VERSE 1: A C#m A C#m E A E A In 1985, I placed a bet and lied, losing all that I had, at least with all my heart intact A C#m A C#m E A E A In 1985, Orwell was proved right, Torville and Dean's bolero, redundant as a sad welsh chapel F#m A F#m A E B In 1985, in 1985 F#m A E B So God is dead, like Nietzsche said, F#m A E B Superstition is all we have left F#m A E B Circle the wagons, we're under attack A We've realised there's no going back, we've realised there's no going back BREAK (intro repeated): A C#m X2 E A X2 VERSE 2: A C#m A C#m E A E A In 1985, the Civil War failed why, kept hidden like scars of birth, nature unable to soften the words A C#m A C#m E A E A In 1985, my words they came alive, friends were made for life, Morrissey and Marr gave me choice F#m A F#m A E B In 1985, in 1985 F#m A E B So God is dead, like Nietzsche said F#m A E B Only 16 years of age, he said F#m A E B See all the tears, for the walking dead A We've realised there's no going back, we've realised there's no going back BREAK (intro repeated twice): A C#m X2 E A X2 A C#m X2 E A X2 ENDING: A C#m A C#m E A E A In 1985, I placed a bet and lied, losing all that I had