Modern Day Romance Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Tempo:
111.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [Am] [G] We met [C] on the highway, she [G] flagged me down.
Had a flat [C] on her stingray, with nobody [G]
around.
So I [Em] helped her out, [C] she said climb [G] in.
[C] So [G] I ditched [D] my old truck [C] just to see [D] where the party [G] would end.
We spent the weekend [C] in Reno, [Em] in a honeymoon [G] suite.
Never saw [C] the casino, [G] barely took time to eat.
I never [Em]
dreamed [C] she would take me [G] that far.
[C] But [G] by Sunday [D] that lady [C] had taken [D] a hold of [G] my heart.
[C] [G] It's a modern [C] day romance, a new [G] kind of game.
With no [D] time to slow dance, in the [G] fast lane.
I tried [C] to love her, without [G] any strength.
[C] [G] But a modern [D] day [C] romance has left me [D] some old [G] fashioned pain.
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [C]
[D]
She never said [C] goodbye, just a note [G] by the phone.
Said thanks [C] for the good times, but it's time to [G] move on.
Well I'm out [Em] here walking, [C]
with my [G] thumb in the air.
[C]
[G] And wondering [D] where she might [C] have gone, [D] and why I [G] even care.
It's just a modern [C] day romance, a new [G] kind of game.
With no [D] time to slow dance, in the [G] fast lane.
I tried [C] to love her, without [G] any strength.
[C] But [G] a modern day romance [C] has left me [D] some [G] old fashioned pain.
[C] [G]
It's a modern [C] day romance, [D]
an old fashioned [Bm] pain.
[Bbm] [Am] [G]
Had a flat [C] on her stingray, with nobody [G]
around.
So I [Em] helped her out, [C] she said climb [G] in.
[C] So [G] I ditched [D] my old truck [C] just to see [D] where the party [G] would end.
We spent the weekend [C] in Reno, [Em] in a honeymoon [G] suite.
Never saw [C] the casino, [G] barely took time to eat.
I never [Em]
dreamed [C] she would take me [G] that far.
[C] But [G] by Sunday [D] that lady [C] had taken [D] a hold of [G] my heart.
[C] [G] It's a modern [C] day romance, a new [G] kind of game.
With no [D] time to slow dance, in the [G] fast lane.
I tried [C] to love her, without [G] any strength.
[C] [G] But a modern [D] day [C] romance has left me [D] some old [G] fashioned pain.
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [C]
[D]
She never said [C] goodbye, just a note [G] by the phone.
Said thanks [C] for the good times, but it's time to [G] move on.
Well I'm out [Em] here walking, [C]
with my [G] thumb in the air.
[C]
[G] And wondering [D] where she might [C] have gone, [D] and why I [G] even care.
It's just a modern [C] day romance, a new [G] kind of game.
With no [D] time to slow dance, in the [G] fast lane.
I tried [C] to love her, without [G] any strength.
[C] But [G] a modern day romance [C] has left me [D] some [G] old fashioned pain.
[C] [G]
It's a modern [C] day romance, [D]
an old fashioned [Bm] pain.
[Bbm] [Am] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Bm
G
C
D
[Bm] _ [Am] _ [G] _ We met [C] on the highway, _ _ _ _ she [G] flagged me down.
_ _ Had a flat [C] on her stingray, _ with nobody [G] _
around.
_ _ _ So I [Em] helped her out, _ _ [C] _ she said climb [G] in.
_ _ [C] _ So [G] I ditched [D] my old truck [C] just to see [D] where the party [G] would end.
_ We spent the weekend [C] in Reno, _ [Em] _ _ in a honeymoon [G] suite.
_ _ _ Never saw [C] the casino, _ [G] _ _ barely took time to eat.
_ _ _ I never [Em] _
dreamed _ [C] she would take me [G] that far.
_ _ [C] _ _ But [G] by Sunday [D] that lady [C] had taken [D] a hold of [G] my heart.
[C] _ [G] _ It's a modern [C] day romance, _ _ a new [G] kind of game.
_ _ With no [D] time to slow _ dance, in the [G] fast lane.
_ I _ tried [C] to love her, _ without [G] any strength.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] But a modern [D] day [C] romance has left me [D] some old [G] fashioned pain.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
She never said [C] goodbye, _ _ _ just a note [G] by the phone. _ _
Said thanks [C] for the good times, _ but it's time to [G] move on. _ _
Well I'm out [Em] here walking, _ _ [C] _
with my [G] thumb in the air.
_ [C] _ _
_ [G] And wondering [D] where she might [C] have gone, [D] and why I [G] even care.
_ It's just a modern [C] day _ _ romance, a new [G] kind of game. _ _
With no [D] time to slow _ dance, _ in the [G] fast lane. _ _
I tried [C] to love her, without [G] any strength.
_ [C] But _ [G] a modern day romance [C] has left me [D] some [G] old fashioned pain.
[C] _ [G] _
It's a modern [C] day romance, _ [D] _
an old fashioned _ [Bm] pain.
_ [Bbm] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Had a flat [C] on her stingray, _ with nobody [G] _
around.
_ _ _ So I [Em] helped her out, _ _ [C] _ she said climb [G] in.
_ _ [C] _ So [G] I ditched [D] my old truck [C] just to see [D] where the party [G] would end.
_ We spent the weekend [C] in Reno, _ [Em] _ _ in a honeymoon [G] suite.
_ _ _ Never saw [C] the casino, _ [G] _ _ barely took time to eat.
_ _ _ I never [Em] _
dreamed _ [C] she would take me [G] that far.
_ _ [C] _ _ But [G] by Sunday [D] that lady [C] had taken [D] a hold of [G] my heart.
[C] _ [G] _ It's a modern [C] day romance, _ _ a new [G] kind of game.
_ _ With no [D] time to slow _ dance, in the [G] fast lane.
_ I _ tried [C] to love her, _ without [G] any strength.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] But a modern [D] day [C] romance has left me [D] some old [G] fashioned pain.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
She never said [C] goodbye, _ _ _ just a note [G] by the phone. _ _
Said thanks [C] for the good times, _ but it's time to [G] move on. _ _
Well I'm out [Em] here walking, _ _ [C] _
with my [G] thumb in the air.
_ [C] _ _
_ [G] And wondering [D] where she might [C] have gone, [D] and why I [G] even care.
_ It's just a modern [C] day _ _ romance, a new [G] kind of game. _ _
With no [D] time to slow _ dance, _ in the [G] fast lane. _ _
I tried [C] to love her, without [G] any strength.
_ [C] But _ [G] a modern day romance [C] has left me [D] some [G] old fashioned pain.
[C] _ [G] _
It's a modern [C] day romance, _ [D] _
an old fashioned _ [Bm] pain.
_ [Bbm] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _