1996

[C]I had no cares in the 199[G]0s
[Em]I knew of no down[D]falls
[C]Though war was breaking out all arou[G]nd me
[Em]My concerns were with prank[D] calls

[C]She kissed me on the cheek, she kissed me on the cheek
[G]Right in f[Em]ront of the older k[D]ids
[C]When our self belief, our self bel[G]ief
Wasn't sc[Em]arred by the modern it[A]ch
[A]Cos now it feels like...

[C]We kiss with one e[G]ye on our TV set
[Em]And the more I g[G]ive the less I get
[C]Needing fairground[G] rides just to spark a smile
[Em]There's little here to [D]miss...

Bring back 19[C]96
[G]Bring back 1[Em]996
[D]So hard to beat those teenage ki[C]cks
[G]Bring back 19[Em]96    [D]

[C]We were cloning sheep in the 1990[G]'s
[Em]We were building telesc[D]opes
[C]And sugar filled the whole of my bod[G]y
[Em]As I urged it on to g[D]row

[C]I kissed her on the cheek, I kissed her on the cheek
[G]Just to [Em]impress the older k[D]ids
[C]When my self belief, my self belie[G]f
Wasn't l[Em]ost in the modern gl[A]itch
[A]Cos now it feels like...

[C]We kiss with one e[G]ye on our TV set
[Em]And the more I g[G]ive the less I get
[C]Needing fairground[G] rides just to spark a smile
[Em]There's little here to [D]miss...

Bring back 19[C]96
[G]Bring back 1[Em]996  [A]

[C]Stop talking, stop talk[G]ing
[Em]I need a lover not a fr[D]iend tonight
[C]I'm leaving, I'm lea[G]ving
[Em]I'm not cut out for the m[A]odern life

[C]  [Em]  [G]  [Bm]  x4

[C]  [G]  [Em]  [D]   x3