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Modern Blues

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Modern Blues
Intro
 E   D(6 times)
ESyDstEem Dwonder, i stopped believing /
ECrDawEleDd out the morning, climbed up the ceiling /
EBlDew EoDut the gaslight, ain't got my mind right /
EI'Dm Eon Dthe wrong side, calling, calling /
EI'Dve EgDot the modern blues for yer honey /
EI'Dve EgDo the modern blues
EI'Dve EgDot the modern blues for yer honey /
EI'Dve EgDo Ethe modern blues
EHeDre EcDome the bad times, don't follow leaders /
EFoDld EuDp the red flag, tear up your Nietzsche /
EFoDrgEet Dtomorrow, all thoughts are borrowed /
EI'Dve Egot this feeling, i'm falling, falling /
EI'Dve EgDot the modern blues for yer honey /
EI'Dve EgDot the modern blues /
GI've got the mind to find where you're coming /
AI Bgot the evening news /
 E   D(8 times)
ESoDmeEboDdy spare me this twisted philosophy /
EI'Dm EseDarching for meaning in a world of mediocrity /
ECaDn'Et Dmove for preachers, but i can't find no teachers /
EThDinEk Di'm gonna stay here in bed /
ESo EmblAue, so blue /
EBlEmue, Ablue, blue /
E'CF#os i wasted my whole life working for fools /
GRuAnning on amphetamine, turning purple and blue /
EI'F#ve got blood on my fingers, i've got stones in my shoes /
GTeAll me, what's a man, what's a man to do?
B A G D
 E   D(8 times)
EI'Dve EgDot the modern blues for yer honey /
EI'Dve EgDot the modern blues /
EI'Dve EgDot the modern blues for yer honey /
EI'Dve EgDot the modern blues /
 E  D...and so on

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Modern Blues

by Kula Shaker

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Modern Blues

Intro

E D

(6 times)

E D E D

System wonder, i stopped believing /

E D E D

Crawled out the morning, climbed up the ceiling /

E D E D

Blew out the gaslight, ain't got my mind right /

E D E D

I'm on the wrong side, calling, calling /

E D E D

I've got the modern blues for yer honey /

E D E D

I've go the modern blues

E D E D

I've got the modern blues for yer honey /

E D E D E

I've go the modern blues

E D E D

Here come the bad times, don't follow leaders /

E D E D

Fold up the red flag, tear up your Nietzsche /

E D E D

Forget tomorrow, all thoughts are borrowed /

E D E

I've got this feeling, i'm falling, falling /

E D E D

I've got the modern blues for yer honey /

E D E D

I've got the modern blues /

I've got the mind to find where you're coming /

A B

I got the evening news /

E D

(8 times)

E D E D

Somebody spare me this twisted philosophy /

E D E D

I'm searching for meaning in a world of mediocrity /

E D E D

Can't move for preachers, but i can't find no teachers /

E D E D

Think i'm gonna stay here in bed /

E Em A

So blue, so blue /

E Em A

Blue, blue, blue /

E F#

'Cos i wasted my whole life working for fools /

G A

Running on amphetamine, turning purple and blue /

E F#

I've got blood on my fingers, i've got stones in my shoes /

G A

Tell me, what's a man, what's a man to do?

B A G D

E D

(8 times)

E D E D

I've got the modern blues for yer honey /

E D E D

I've got the modern blues /

E D E D

I've got the modern blues for yer honey /

E D E D

I've got the modern blues /

E D

...and so on

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