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Modern Love

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Capo on 6th fret
[Intro]
  D    A    Bm    Gx2
[Verse 1]
DShe said this talkin' just kinda wAears me out
BmAnd all these salesmen, baby, make mGe tired
DThey're no good, tell Ayou the truth she saiBmd
I've been gettiGng' used to liars
DThey sing me love songs, store-bought Awords
BmThey make promises like politiGcians
DSo we stumble and we dAisconnectBm  
BmOver and oveAr againD  
[Chorus]
DThis modern love is Anot enough
BmShe said watch your back
GI'm nobody's girlfriend
DThis modern love is Anot enough
BmOh oh oh oh Goh
BmThey said one big exhale never did me no Agood
[Verse 2]
I let 'em in I
Oh man, I let 'em win
I burned my house down
Just to hear 'em scream my name
I've carried hope
And heavy daydreams
She said
But I'm done with sleepin'
[Bridge 1]
Take the phone calls
Take this circus
Take the drama
Cuz baby it's
Just worthless
[Chorus]
DThis modern love is Anot enough
BmShe said watch your back
GI'm nobody's girlfriend
DThis modern love is Anot enough
BmOh oh oh oh Goh
BmThey said one big exhale never did me no Agood
One big exhale never did me no good
[Bridge 2]
And the bright light shines
Still we ache n we break n we
Try
The stage lights shine
And they blind our eyes
To it all
Oh oh
Still we ache n we break n we just can't
Get it right
[Chorus]
DThis modern love is Anot enough
BmShe said watch your back
GI'm nobody's girlfriend
DThis modern love is Anot enough
BmOh oh oh oh Goh
Oh oh
[Chorus / Outro]
This modern love
Yeah, it's a taco truck
Come on, take the phone calls
N I'll take the silence
This modern love
Is not enough
Oh oh oh oh Oh yeah
One big exhale
Never did me no good
One exhale
One big exhale, yeah
One exhale
Never did me no good
Oh, never did me no good

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Modern Love

by Matt Nathanson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 6th fret

[Intro]

D A Bm G

[Verse 1]

D A

She said this talkin' just kinda wears me out

Bm G

And all these salesmen, baby, make me tired

D A Bm

They're no good, tell you the truth she said

I've been getting' used to liars

D A

They sing me love songs, store-bought words

Bm G

They make promises like politicians

D A Bm

So we stumble and we disconnect

Bm A D

Over and over again

[Chorus]

D A

This modern love is not enough

She said watch your back

I'm nobody's girlfriend

D A

This modern love is not enough

Bm G

Oh oh oh oh oh

Bm A

They said one big exhale never did me no good

[Verse 2]

I let 'em in I

Oh man, I let 'em win

I burned my house down

Just to hear 'em scream my name

I've carried hope

And heavy daydreams

She said

But I'm done with sleepin'

[Bridge 1]

Take the phone calls

Take this circus

Take the drama

Cuz baby it's

Just worthless

[Chorus]

D A

This modern love is not enough

She said watch your back

I'm nobody's girlfriend

D A

This modern love is not enough

Bm G

Oh oh oh oh oh

Bm A

They said one big exhale never did me no good

One big exhale never did me no good

[Bridge 2]

And the bright light shines

Still we ache n we break n we

Try

The stage lights shine

And they blind our eyes

To it all

Oh oh

Still we ache n we break n we just can't

Get it right

[Chorus]

D A

This modern love is not enough

She said watch your back

I'm nobody's girlfriend

D A

This modern love is not enough

Bm G

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh

[Chorus / Outro]

This modern love

Yeah, it's a taco truck

Come on, take the phone calls

N I'll take the silence

This modern love

Is not enough

Oh oh oh oh Oh yeah

One big exhale

Never did me no good

One exhale

One big exhale, yeah

One exhale

Never did me no good

Oh, never did me no good

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