Modern Times Chords by Al Stewart

_ _ Hello old friend, what a strange coincidence to find you
It's been fifteen years since we [C] last met, but I [F] still recognized you
[Ab] So call the [Gb] barman over here and [Eb] let us fill [Db] our glasses
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[Ab] And drink a toast [Fm] to olden times [Eb] where all our [Db] memories [Eb] lie
[Ab] Where all [Eb] our memories [Fm] lie _ _ _ _ _ _
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Do you [Fm] remember [Db] the time when we [Ab] were young?
_ [Fm] Lowly, lowly, [Db] low
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[Ab] Outside [Fm] the window [Db] the frosty [Ab] moonlight hung
_ [Fm] On the midnight [Db] snow _ _
[Eb] So we pulled our scarves [Db] around our faces [Ab] in the night
[Eb] Huddled on the doorsteps [Db] where the fairy [Ab] light shone bright
[Eb] Singing Christmas carols [Db] while our breaths hung [Bb] in the light
_ _ [Ab] It [Eb] all comes back [Bb] like yesterday
It [Fm] _ [Eb] almost seems [Db] like yesterday
_ [Ab] _ Do [Fm] you remember [Db] the changes [Ab] as we grew?
_ _ [Fm] Slowly, slowly, [Db] slow
_ _ [Ab] Sneaking [Fm] in the back way [Db] into movies [Ab] after school
_ [Fm] For the evening [Db] show
_ _ [Eb] Chasing skinny blue jean [Db] girls across the [Ab] building site
[Eb] Checking out the dance floor [Db] while the barman played [Ab] hold me tight
[Eb] See the blond one over [Db] there, I bet she'd be [Bb] alright
_ _ [Ab] It [Eb] all comes back [Bb] like yesterday
_ _ [Fm] It [Eb] almost seems [Db] like yesterday
_ _ _ [Ab] While I talked to your [Eb] son and he never [Bb] made a sound
[Db] _ [Ab] Staring at the glass [F] beside me
[Db] _ [Ab] Hey old friend, tell me [Bb] what's on your mind
[Db] _ Silence grows on you like [F] _ ivy, [Eb] _ [Db] ivy _
[Ab] Do you [Fm] remember [Db] the church across [Ab] the sun? _
_ [Fm] Holy, [Db] holy, holy
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[Ab] You [Fm] stood outside and [Db] planned to travel to [Ab] the lands
_ [Fm] Where the pilgrims [Db] go _ _
[Eb] So you packed your wards [Db] up inside a canvas sack
[Eb] Set off down the highway with [Db] your rings and [Ab] carouac _
[Eb] Someone said they saw you [Db] in the hall a long [Bb] time back
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Tell me why [Bb] you look away
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] Don't you have [Bb] a word to say?
_ _ _ She said I don't remember, I [Ab] don't wanna remember
_ [Gb] In fact I've [Ab] heard too much [Bb] already
I don't wanna think, just leave me here to dream
[Gb] Wrapped up [Ab] in the warmth of New [Bb] York City
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[Eb] Oh it seems you [Bb] just don't [Db] know
[Ab] And you just don't [Eb] understand [F] me
_ [Db] Got [Ab] no use for the tricks [Bb] of my new times
[Db] They tangle [Ab] all my thoughts like [F] ivy, _ [Db] _ ivy
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[Fm] So I left him [Db] and I went out to the street _
_ [Fm] Lonely, lonely, [Db] lonely
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[Ab] Where [Fm] the red light [Db] girls were coming up [Ab] to me
_ [Fm] But it does [Db] show _ _
[Eb] All across the city's [Db] heart the lights were [Ab] coming on
[Eb] The hotel lift sent me [Db] home to cold water [Ab] songs
[Eb] If I went to look for him [Db] I knew he would be [Bb] gone
_ _ [Ab] A picture [Eb] card [Bb] of yesterday
_ _ [Fm] A [Eb] photograph [Db] of yesterday
_ _ _ _ [Ab] In a [Eb] deserted part [Bb] of town
_ [Db] _ [Ab] Shadows like a siren [Eb] [F] tell me
_ [Db] Flooded [Ab] up the rooms [Eb] in pools of blue and [Bb] brown
_ [Db] And stuck [Ab] to all the walls [Eb] like [F] _
ivy, _ [Db] ivy, _ [Eb] _ [F] _
ivy
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