Chords for Bloc Party - This Modern Love (Acoustic)
Tempo:
115.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[F] [C]
[B] [A]
[C] [Em]
[F] [C]
[B] [A] To be [C] lost in a forest, to be caught [Em] adrift
You've been trying to reach me, you bought me a book
To be [C] lost in a forest, to be [B] caught adrift
I've [A] been way, I've been way, I've been lost in a forest
To be caught [Em] adrift
You've been trying to reach me, [F] you bought me a book
To [C] be lost in a forest, to be caught [B] adrift
I've been [A] way, I've been way, I've [C] been
[G]
[C] [G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
Don't get offended [G] if I seem absent-minded
Just [C] keep telling me facts and [G] keep making me smile
[C] And don't get offended if I seem absent-minded
[Am] I get tongue [C]-tied, baby, you've got [G] to be more discerning
[C] I've never known what's [G] good for me and
[C] Baby, you've got to be more demanding
[Am] I will be yours
[G] [C] [D]
I'll pay for you
[G]
[C] At any [Am] time
[Em]
[C] [D] [Am] I'll pay for you
[G] At [C]
any time
[G]
[C] [G] [C]
[G]
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
[C] Well, jump right in, sure, [G] eat and gorge your way
[Cm] And you told me you wanted [G] to eat up my sadness
Jump [C] right, baby, you've got [G] to be more discerning
[C] I've never known what's [G] good for me and
[C] Baby, you've got to [G] be more demanding
Jump, [C] lad, what are you [G] holding out [C] for?
[G] What's always in the [Cm] way?
[G] Why so damn [C] [G] absent-minded?
[C] [G] Why so [Am] scared of romance?
[E] [G]
[C] [D] This [Am] modern love [G] [C]
breaks [Am] me
[G] [C]
[D] This [Am] modern love
[G] [C] wastes [Am] me
[Em] [G] [C]
[Am] This modern love [G]
[C] breaks [Am] me
[G] [C] [D] This modern [Am] love [G]
[C] wastes [F] me
[Am]
[C]
[Am]
[C]
[G] This modern [C] love
This model [C] love, [G] this model love, breaks me.
This model love, this [C] model love, this model love, wastes [G] me.
[C] Do you wanna come
[Em] [F]
[C] over and kill some time?
[Am]
Throw your arms [B] around [C] me.
[F] [C]
[B] [A]
[C] [Em]
[F] [C]
[B] [A] To be [C] lost in a forest, to be caught [Em] adrift
You've been trying to reach me, you bought me a book
To be [C] lost in a forest, to be [B] caught adrift
I've [A] been way, I've been way, I've been lost in a forest
To be caught [Em] adrift
You've been trying to reach me, [F] you bought me a book
To [C] be lost in a forest, to be caught [B] adrift
I've been [A] way, I've been way, I've [C] been
[G]
[C] [G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
Don't get offended [G] if I seem absent-minded
Just [C] keep telling me facts and [G] keep making me smile
[C] And don't get offended if I seem absent-minded
[Am] I get tongue [C]-tied, baby, you've got [G] to be more discerning
[C] I've never known what's [G] good for me and
[C] Baby, you've got to be more demanding
[Am] I will be yours
[G] [C] [D]
I'll pay for you
[G]
[C] At any [Am] time
[Em]
[C] [D] [Am] I'll pay for you
[G] At [C]
any time
[G]
[C] [G] [C]
[G]
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
[C] Well, jump right in, sure, [G] eat and gorge your way
[Cm] And you told me you wanted [G] to eat up my sadness
Jump [C] right, baby, you've got [G] to be more discerning
[C] I've never known what's [G] good for me and
[C] Baby, you've got to [G] be more demanding
Jump, [C] lad, what are you [G] holding out [C] for?
[G] What's always in the [Cm] way?
[G] Why so damn [C] [G] absent-minded?
[C] [G] Why so [Am] scared of romance?
[E] [G]
[C] [D] This [Am] modern love [G] [C]
breaks [Am] me
[G] [C]
[D] This [Am] modern love
[G] [C] wastes [Am] me
[Em] [G] [C]
[Am] This modern love [G]
[C] breaks [Am] me
[G] [C] [D] This modern [Am] love [G]
[C] wastes [F] me
[Am]
[C]
[Am]
[C]
[G] This modern [C] love
This model [C] love, [G] this model love, breaks me.
This model love, this [C] model love, this model love, wastes [G] me.
[C] Do you wanna come
[Em] [F]
[C] over and kill some time?
[Am]
Throw your arms [B] around [C] me.
Key:
C
G
Am
Em
F
C
G
Am
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ To be [C] lost in a forest, to be caught [Em] adrift
You've been trying to reach me, you bought me a book
To be [C] lost in a forest, to be [B] caught adrift
I've [A] been way, I've been way, I've been lost in a forest
To be caught [Em] adrift
You've been trying to reach me, [F] you bought me a book
To [C] be lost in a forest, to be caught [B] adrift
I've been [A] way, I've been way, I've [C] been
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Don't get offended [G] if I seem absent-minded
Just [C] keep telling me facts and [G] keep making me smile
[C] And don't get offended if I seem absent-minded
[Am] I get tongue [C]-tied, baby, you've got [G] to be more discerning
[C] I've never known what's [G] good for me and
[C] Baby, you've got to be more demanding
[Am] I will be _ yours
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
I'll pay for you
_ _ [G] _
_ [C] At any [Am] time
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] I'll pay for you
_ [G] At _ [C] _
any time
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
[C] Well, jump right in, sure, [G] eat and gorge your way
[Cm] And you told me you wanted [G] to eat up my sadness
_ Jump [C] right, baby, you've got [G] to be more discerning
[C] I've never known what's [G] good for me and
[C] Baby, you've got to [G] be more demanding
_ Jump, [C] lad, what are you _ _ [G] holding out [C] for?
_ [G] What's _ always _ in the [Cm] way?
_ [G] Why so damn [C] _ _ [G] absent-minded?
[C] _ _ [G] Why so [Am] scared _ of romance?
_ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] This [Am] modern love _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
breaks [Am] me
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ This [Am] modern love _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ wastes [Am] me
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] This modern love _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ breaks [Am] me _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] This modern [Am] love _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ wastes [F] me
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ This modern [C] love _
This model [C] love, _ [G] this model love, _ _ breaks me.
_ This model love, _ _ this [C] model love, _ _ this model love, _ _ _ wastes [G] me.
_ [C] Do you wanna come _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ over and kill some time?
[Am]
Throw your arms [B] around _ [C] _ me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ To be [C] lost in a forest, to be caught [Em] adrift
You've been trying to reach me, you bought me a book
To be [C] lost in a forest, to be [B] caught adrift
I've [A] been way, I've been way, I've been lost in a forest
To be caught [Em] adrift
You've been trying to reach me, [F] you bought me a book
To [C] be lost in a forest, to be caught [B] adrift
I've been [A] way, I've been way, I've [C] been
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Don't get offended [G] if I seem absent-minded
Just [C] keep telling me facts and [G] keep making me smile
[C] And don't get offended if I seem absent-minded
[Am] I get tongue [C]-tied, baby, you've got [G] to be more discerning
[C] I've never known what's [G] good for me and
[C] Baby, you've got to be more demanding
[Am] I will be _ yours
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
I'll pay for you
_ _ [G] _
_ [C] At any [Am] time
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] I'll pay for you
_ [G] At _ [C] _
any time
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
[C] Well, jump right in, sure, [G] eat and gorge your way
[Cm] And you told me you wanted [G] to eat up my sadness
_ Jump [C] right, baby, you've got [G] to be more discerning
[C] I've never known what's [G] good for me and
[C] Baby, you've got to [G] be more demanding
_ Jump, [C] lad, what are you _ _ [G] holding out [C] for?
_ [G] What's _ always _ in the [Cm] way?
_ [G] Why so damn [C] _ _ [G] absent-minded?
[C] _ _ [G] Why so [Am] scared _ of romance?
_ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] This [Am] modern love _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
breaks [Am] me
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ This [Am] modern love _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ wastes [Am] me
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] This modern love _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ breaks [Am] me _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] This modern [Am] love _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ wastes [F] me
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ This modern [C] love _
This model [C] love, _ [G] this model love, _ _ breaks me.
_ This model love, _ _ this [C] model love, _ _ this model love, _ _ _ wastes [G] me.
_ [C] Do you wanna come _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ over and kill some time?
[Am]
Throw your arms [B] around _ [C] _ me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _