Turn of the Century – Bee Gees Song Chord/Tab and Lyric

Turn of the Century ? Bee Gees

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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

A little bit of a guilty pleasure but this tune is just so catchy! Not a guitar song as
but still nice to play and sing. In the Bee Gees’ version the main instrument is a harpsichord.
In order to get the feel I mostly use the voicings suggested below and strike them hard and
short with a plec in the first part of the verses. The rest (starting with the C chord) can be
strummed ad lib.

TURN OF THE CENTURY
(Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb)
From: Bee Gees 1st (1967)

Intro (semi-baroque woodwind)
[Am/G] [Am/F] [Am/E] [E/D] [E/C] [E/B]

e|—————-|—-5———–|—————|—————|
B|—————-|————5—|3-5-6———-|—-6—5553—|
G|—-2-4-5-4?2—|—————-|———–4—|—————|
D|—————-|—————-|—————|—————|
A|—————-|—————-|—————|—————|
E|—————-|—————-|—————|—————|

[Am/G] [Am/F] [Am/E] [E/D] [E/C] [E/B]

e|—————-|—————-|—-4———–|————–|
B|—————-|————5—|————5—|————–|
G|—-2-4-5-4?2—|–4-5-4-5——-|4—————|—-4———|
D|—————-|—————-|—————-|————–|

A|—————-|—————-|—————-|————–|
E|—————-|—————-|—————-|————–|

Link (brass)

e|—————-|—————-|—————|————–|
B|—-3-5-6-5-3—|—-2-3-5-3-2—|3————–|————–|

G|————–?-|—————-|————-2-|4————-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————|————4-|
A|—————-|—————-|—————|————–|
E|—————-|—————-|—————|————–|

e|—————-|—————-|——–2——|————–|
B|—————-|—————-|—————|————–|
G|—————-|3—————|—-4-4——–|————–|
D|5————-5-|—————-|—————|————–|
A|—————-|—————-|—————|————–|
E|—————-|—————-|—————|————–|

Outro (brass)

e|—————-|—————-|—————|————–|
B|—-5-7-8-7-5—|—-4-5-7-5-4—|5————–|————–|
G|————–?-|—————-|————-4-|6————-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————|————6-|
A|—————-|—————-|—————|————–|
E|—————-|—————-|—————|————–|

e|——————|——————|—————–|
B|——————|——————|—————–|
G|——————|5—————–|6—————-|
D|7—————7-|——————|—————–|
A|——————|——————|—————–|
E|——————|——————|—————–|

Intro | Am Am/G | Am/F Am/E | E/D E/C | E/B E | (2 times)

Ev’rything’s [Am/G]happening
[Am/F] At the [Am/E]turn of the [E/D]century.[E/C][E/B]
I’m gonna buy myself a [Am/G]time mac[Am/F]hine
Go to the [Am/E]turn of the century[G/A].
[G/B] And all those people passing by
And the town crier makes his cry
At the turn of the century,
Turn of the century.

Big wide hats and [Am/G]men in spats
[Am/F]At the [Am/E]turn of the [E/D]century.[E/C][E/B]
With those horseless [Am/G]carriages[Am/F]
At the [Am/E]turn of the century[G/A].
[G/B] And there are lots of things to do
On a bicycle built for two
At the turn of the century,
Turn of the century.

| Bb | A | D | Bm | Em | F# | E | F# | F# |
(Link)

Ev’rything’s h[Bm/A]appening
[Bm/G] At the [Bm/F#]turn of the [F#/E]century[F#/D].[F#/C#]
I’m gonna buy myself a [Bm/A]time mac[Bm/G]hine
Go to the [Bm/F#]turn of the centu[A/B]ry.[A/C#]
And all those people passing by
And the town crier makes his cry
At the turn of the century,
Turn of the century.
Turn of the century.

| C | B | E | C#m | F#m | G# | C#
(Outro)

e-B-G-D-A-E

Am 0-1-2-x-x-x—–|
Am/G 0-1-0-x-x-x—|
Am/F 0-1-2-3-x-x—|
Am/E 0-1-2-2-x-x—|
E/D 0-0-1-0-x-x—-|
E/C 0-0-1-x-3-x—-|
E/B 0-0-1-x-2-x—-|
E 0-0-1-2-x-x——|
G 3-3-0-0-x-3——|
G/A 3-3-0-0-0-x—-|
G/B 3-3-0-0-2-x—-|
Bm x-3-4-4-2-x—–|
Bm/A x-3-4-4-0-x—|
Bm/G x-3-4-4-x-3—|
Bm/F# x-3-4-4-x-2–|
F#/E 2-2-3-2-x-x—|
F#/D 2-2-3-0-x-x—|
F#/C# 2-2-3-x-4-x–|
F# 2-2-3-4-x-x—–|
A/B 0-2-2-2-2-x—-|
A/C# (0)-2-2-2-4-x-|