| I took it home and tuned it up and I began to bop
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| I played that thing all night and day, each fret from neck to nut
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| There weren’t no riff, I did not know no lick, I could not cut
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| In '73 I joined a band and wrote some snappy tunes
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| Went out to play six nights a week to all you drunken hoons
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| From Leederville to Bondi the news it travelled far
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| That maybe we could play that 1976 guitar
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| Wah wah pedal, old Vox amp, Marshall and a Fender
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| Plug 'em in and tune 'em up, it’s the sound we all remember
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| In '74 we got tight, in '75 we starred
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| Then we knew we had to play that 1976 guitar
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| All the way to number one the music did not stop
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| We were high and mighty but it’s lonely at the top
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| Then one night I met a girl at the Sebel bar
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| And she taught me how to play that 1976 guitar
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| Wah wah pedal, old Vox amp, Marshall and a Fender
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| Plug 'em in and tune 'em up, it’s the sound we all remember
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| We were coming close close but no cigar
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| Then I found the key to play that 1976 guitar
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| Ooh, it¹s been a long time since I’ve opened up that case
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| Plugged it in and gave the next door neighbours just a taste
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| Now I know we weaved some magic up upon that stage
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| Somewhere in the spotlight I think we came of age
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| But I learnt one simple lesson, no matter who you are
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| Maybe you can play that 1976 guitar
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| Wah wah pedal, old Vox amp, Marshall and a Fender
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| Plug 'em in and tune 'em up, it’s the sound we all remember
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| In '74 we got tight, in '75 we starred
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| Then we learned to play that 1976 guitar
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| If you walk the walk, no matter who you are
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| You can learn to play that 1976 guitar
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| Could be a Gibson Les Paul, or Fender Jaguar
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| Just as long as she’s a 1976 guitar
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| Just as long as she’s a 1976 guitar |