Zager And Evans
In The Year 2525 Bass Tab
In The Year 2525
1969 Single release by US duo Zager & Evans. A Massive number one
on both sides of the Atlantic. Tab by bass50611.
Straight forward, think my tab is as per original recording.
Comments at bass254@btinternet.com
Intro: (Played Quietly under Vocals & Guitar)
“In the year 2525......If man is still alive.....If woman can survive
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-4---------------------2--------------------------0---------------------
“They may find” (Play this bit Louder)
G|------------| |-------------------
D|------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-5-
A|--------6---| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6----
E|------------| |-------------------
Verse in G#m: (Play This x4)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Key Change to Am:
G|-------------------------------------
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-6-
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
E|-------------------------------------
Verse in Am: (Play This x2)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lead into Key Change:
G|------------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|------------------
Verse in Bbm: (Break)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---8-
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Played This Bit Quietly under Vocals & Guitar)
“Now it’s been 10,000 years.....Man has cried a billion tears”
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------6----------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
“For what he never knew.....Now man’s reign is through”
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-9------------------------8--------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------
“But through eternal night......the twinkling of starlight”
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|-6-----------------------------4-------------------------
“So very far away.....Maybe it’s only yesterday
G|----------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------6-7-
A|-----------------------------------------------8----
E|-2------------------1-------------------------------
Outro: (Repeat To Fade/End)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------6-7-
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8-88----
E|-------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8------