Intro: A-D-E-A-E-A
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Rockie burned up the movie screen and I was turnin seventeen
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Tie-dyed shirts and Levis jean, lookin cool at the Dairy Queen
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Tryin to impress a young woman in her Sunday dress
Chorus
D A
And that was 1976, didn't know who I was yet
E A
A pretty little blonde haired girl, stole my heart and changed my world
D A
Two kids and a moonlit sky, a little love on a Friday night
E D A
Built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976
Solo: A-D-E-A-E-A
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My high school days I packed away, set my sights on a bigger stage
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Jimmy Carter moved to DC, a Georgia boy just like me,
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Life seemed easy, nothin much that we needed
Repeat Chorus
D A
And that was 1976, didn't know who I was yet
E A
A pretty little blonde haired girl, stole my heart and changed my world
D A
Two kids and a moonlit sky, a little love on a Friday night
E D A
Built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976
Instrumental: A-D-A-E-A-D-A-E-D-A
A D E
Eight track tapes were still in style and Elvis was still alive
A D E
Wonder Woman sure looked fine, Bionic Man was still Prime Time
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And that girl I liked, we kept on tryin till we got it right
Repeat Chorus
D A
And that was 1976, didn't know who I was yet
E A
A pretty little blonde haired girl, stole my heart and changed my world
D A
Two kids and a moonlit sky, a little love on a Friday night
E D A
Built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976
A D A
Yeah, that was 1976, didn't know who we were yet
E D A
Built a fire that just wont quit and that was 1976
E D A
We built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976
