Modern World Chords by The Modern Lovers
Tempo:
143.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
Em
B
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
Well there's sex in the sunny [A] day, [Em] it shines down on boys as you [A] leave.
[Em] And I love the USA, so share the modern world with me.
[A] Cause I'm in love [B] with the USA [A] now, I'm in love [B] with the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette [Em] and drop out of BU.
Well
[A] [Em]
out in the afternoon, out in the [Am] airplane, [Em] we'll share a modern love, under suburban rain.
[A] And I'm in [B] love with the USA [A] now, I'm in love with [B] the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette [Em] and act like a true girl.
[A] [Em]
[Am] [Em] Well I was on the route of [A] nine, [Em] was bleak and nearly dying.
Stop all this weak stuff and drop out of BU.
[A] Well I'm in love with [B] the USA [A] now, I'm in love [B] with the modern [A] world now.
Put [G] down the cigarette [Em] and drop out of high school.
Well
[A] I'm in love with [B] the USA [A] now, I'm in love [B] with the modern world [A] now.
Put down the [G] cigarette [E] and act like a true girl.
[Em]
Well listen, well the modern world is not so bad, not like the students say.
[E] In fact I'd be in [Em]
heaven if you'd share the modern world with me.
[A] We'd be in love [B] with the USA [A] now, we'd be in [B] love with the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette [Em] and share the [E] modern world with me.
[N]
Well there's sex in the sunny [A] day, [Em] it shines down on boys as you [A] leave.
[Em] And I love the USA, so share the modern world with me.
[A] Cause I'm in love [B] with the USA [A] now, I'm in love [B] with the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette [Em] and drop out of BU.
Well
[A] [Em]
out in the afternoon, out in the [Am] airplane, [Em] we'll share a modern love, under suburban rain.
[A] And I'm in [B] love with the USA [A] now, I'm in love with [B] the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette [Em] and act like a true girl.
[A] [Em]
[Am] [Em] Well I was on the route of [A] nine, [Em] was bleak and nearly dying.
Stop all this weak stuff and drop out of BU.
[A] Well I'm in love with [B] the USA [A] now, I'm in love [B] with the modern [A] world now.
Put [G] down the cigarette [Em] and drop out of high school.
Well
[A] I'm in love with [B] the USA [A] now, I'm in love [B] with the modern world [A] now.
Put down the [G] cigarette [E] and act like a true girl.
[Em]
Well listen, well the modern world is not so bad, not like the students say.
[E] In fact I'd be in [Em]
heaven if you'd share the modern world with me.
[A] We'd be in love [B] with the USA [A] now, we'd be in [B] love with the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette [Em] and share the [E] modern world with me.
[N]
Key:
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E
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_ _ Well there's sex in the sunny [A] day, _ _ [Em] it shines down on boys as you [A] leave.
_ _ [Em] And I love the USA, _ _ _ so share the modern world with me.
_ [A] _ Cause I'm in love [B] with the USA [A] _ now, I'm in love [B] with the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette _ [Em] and drop out of BU.
_ _ _ _ Well _ _
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_ _ _ _ out in the afternoon, _ _ _ out in the [Am] airplane, _ _ [Em] we'll share a modern _ love, _ _ under suburban rain.
_ [A] _ And I'm in [B] love with the USA _ [A] now, I'm in love with [B] the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette _ [Em] and act like a true girl. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] Well I was on the route of [A] nine, _ [Em] was bleak and nearly dying.
_ _ Stop all this weak stuff _ _ and drop out of BU.
_ _ [A] _ Well I'm in love with [B] the USA _ [A] _ _ now, I'm in love [B] with the modern [A] world now.
Put [G] down the cigarette _ _ [Em] and drop out of high school. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ I'm in love with [B] the USA _ [A] now, I'm in love [B] with the modern world [A] now.
Put down the [G] cigarette _ [E] and act like a true girl.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Well listen, _ _ _ _ _ _ well the modern world is not so bad, _ _ not like the students say.
_ _ [E] In fact I'd be in [Em]
heaven _ if you'd share the modern world with me.
_ _ [A] We'd be in love [B] with the USA [A] now, we'd be in [B] love with the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette _ [Em] and share the [E] modern world with me. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Well there's sex in the sunny [A] day, _ _ [Em] it shines down on boys as you [A] leave.
_ _ [Em] And I love the USA, _ _ _ so share the modern world with me.
_ [A] _ Cause I'm in love [B] with the USA [A] _ now, I'm in love [B] with the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette _ [Em] and drop out of BU.
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[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ out in the afternoon, _ _ _ out in the [Am] airplane, _ _ [Em] we'll share a modern _ love, _ _ under suburban rain.
_ [A] _ And I'm in [B] love with the USA _ [A] now, I'm in love with [B] the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette _ [Em] and act like a true girl. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] Well I was on the route of [A] nine, _ [Em] was bleak and nearly dying.
_ _ Stop all this weak stuff _ _ and drop out of BU.
_ _ [A] _ Well I'm in love with [B] the USA _ [A] _ _ now, I'm in love [B] with the modern [A] world now.
Put [G] down the cigarette _ _ [Em] and drop out of high school. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ I'm in love with [B] the USA _ [A] now, I'm in love [B] with the modern world [A] now.
Put down the [G] cigarette _ [E] and act like a true girl.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Well listen, _ _ _ _ _ _ well the modern world is not so bad, _ _ not like the students say.
_ _ [E] In fact I'd be in [Em]
heaven _ if you'd share the modern world with me.
_ _ [A] We'd be in love [B] with the USA [A] now, we'd be in [B] love with the modern world [A] now.
Put down [G] the cigarette _ [Em] and share the [E] modern world with me. _ _ _ _ _
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