Saat debut perilisannya, lagu ini sukses menempati peringkat ke-3 tangga lagu UK Singles Chart pada 10 Maret 1973 selama tiga minggu berturut-turut.
Lagu ini ditulis oleh Marc Bolan dan diproduseri oleh Tony Visconti.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “20th Century Boy” dari T.Rex.
[Intro]
E E E E
[Verse]
A5
Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good
E
Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood
A5
I move like a cat, charge like a ram
E
Sting like a bee, babe I wanna be your man
A B
well it's plain to see you were meant for me, yeah
E
I'm your toy, your 20th century boy
A
Friends say its fine, friends say it's good
E
Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood
A5
Fly like a plane, drive like a car
E
Ball like a hen, babe I wanna be your man - oh
A B
Well it's plain to see you were meant for me, yeah
E
I'm your toy, your 20th century boy
[Chorus]
E G E
20th century toy, I wanna be your boy
E G E
20th century toy, I wanna be your boy
E G E
20th century toy, I wanna be your boy
E G E
20th century toy, I wanna be your boy
[Verse]
A5
Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good
E
Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood
A5
I move like a cat, charge like a ram
E
Sting like a bee, babe I wanna be your man
A B
well it's plain to see you were meant for me, yeah
E
I'm your toy, your 20th century boy
[Chorus]
E G E
20th century toy, I wanna be your boy
E G E
20th century toy, I wanna be your boy
E G E
20th century toy, I wanna be your boy
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