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Artist: David Bowie
Song: Modern Love (single version)
[Spoken Intro]
      Gsus2     GI know when to go out 
    D       Dsus4I know when to stay in.
      Dsus4       Dsus4Get things done
D   Em
[Verse 1]
CI catch the paper boy 
CBut things don’t really chGange 
I’m standing in the wAmind 
But I never wave bye-Ebye E7  
  FBut I Ctry, I Gtry Em  Em7  
[Verse 2]
CThere’s no sign of life 
CIt’s just the power to cGharm 
I’m lying in the Amrain 
But I never waved bye-Ebye E7  
  FBut I Ctry, I Gtry Em  
[Chorus]
Em7Never gonna fall for 
C(Modern love) - walks besides me 
D(Modern love) - walks on by 
Em(Modern love) - gets me to the 
FChurch on time 
C(Church on time) - terrifies me 
D(Church on time) - makes me party 
Em(Church on time) - puts my trust in 
FGod and man 
C(God and man) - no confessions 
D(God and man) - no religion 
Em(God and man) - don’t believe in 
FModern love 
[Sax solo]
(Verse chords)
  C|   C|   G|   Am|   E   E7|   F|   C|   G|    Em  Em7  
[Verse 3]
CIt’s not really work 
CIt’s just the power to Gcharm 
Still standing in the wAmind
But I never waved bye-Ebye E7  
  FBut I Ctry, I Gtry Em  
(repeat chorus)
[Chorus]
Em7Never gonna fall for 
C(Modern love) - walks besides me 
D(Modern love) - walks on by 
Em(Modern love) - gets me to the 
FChurch on time 
C(Church on time) - terrifies me 
D(Church on time) - makes me party 
Em(Church on time) - puts my trust in 
FGod and man 
C(God and man) - no confessions 
D(God and man) - no religion 
Em(God and man) - don’t believe in 
FModern love 
[Playout]
(Part 1)
Modern Clove, modern Dlove 
Modern Emlove, modern Flove x 3
(Part 2)
CModern love walks besides me
D(Modern love)
EmModern love walks on byF....

The story behind the song

"Modern Love" is a rock song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, co-produced by Bowie and Nile Rodgers. It was the opening track on his 1983 album Let's Dance and was released as the third single from the album that same year. Recorded in Manhattan, it was one of the first tracks laid down for the album and was frequently performed on Bowie's Serious Moonlight Tour, often closing the shows. A music video for the song, featuring a tour performance, was also released in 1983.

AI-written from these sources:Modern Love (David Bowie song) — Wikipedia ↗David Bowie — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Modern Love

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Artist: David Bowie

Song: Modern Love (single version)

[Spoken Intro]

Gsus2 G

I know when to go out

D Dsus4

I know when to stay in.

Dsus4 Dsus4

Get things done

D Em

[Verse 1]

I catch the paper boy

C G

But things don’t really change

I’m standing in the wind

E E7

But I never wave bye-bye

F C G Em Em7

But I try, I try

[Verse 2]

There’s no sign of life

C G

It’s just the power to charm

I’m lying in the rain

E E7

But I never waved bye-bye

F C G Em

But I try, I try

[Chorus]

Em7

Never gonna fall for

(Modern love) - walks besides me

(Modern love) - walks on by

(Modern love) - gets me to the

Church on time

(Church on time) - terrifies me

(Church on time) - makes me party

(Church on time) - puts my trust in

God and man

(God and man) - no confessions

(God and man) - no religion

(God and man) - don’t believe in

Modern love

[Sax solo]

(Verse chords)

C C G Am E E7 F C G Em Em7

| | | | | | | |

[Verse 3]

It’s not really work

C G

It’s just the power to charm

Still standing in the wind

E E7

But I never waved bye-bye

F C G Em

But I try, I try

(repeat chorus)

[Chorus]

Em7

Never gonna fall for

(Modern love) - walks besides me

(Modern love) - walks on by

(Modern love) - gets me to the

Church on time

(Church on time) - terrifies me

(Church on time) - makes me party

(Church on time) - puts my trust in

God and man

(God and man) - no confessions

(God and man) - no religion

(God and man) - don’t believe in

Modern love

[Playout]

(Part 1)

C D

Modern love, modern love

Em F

Modern love, modern love x 3

(Part 2)

Modern love walks besides me

(Modern love)

Em F

Modern love walks on by....

About Modern Love Chords by David Bowie

Learn how to play Modern Love by David Bowie with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Modern Love chords”, “Modern Love guitar chords”, or “David Bowie Modern Love chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Modern Love chords and for experienced players who want accurate Modern Love lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Gsus2, G, D, Dsus4, Em, C.

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