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Modern Guilt

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Ebminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Modern Guilt (Acoustic)
[Chorus Riff]
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|--9-7-6-8----6-8-11-9--|--9-7-6-8----11-9-8-9--|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
EbmHeyyyy da da dada da
EbmI feel uptight when I walk in the F#cityA  
BI feel so cold when I'm at hF#omeBb  
EbmFeels like everything's starting to F#hit meA  
BI lost my bearings ten minutes F#agoBb  
BModern F#guilt, I'm stranded with EbmnothingBb7  
BModern F#guilt, I'm under lock and EbmkeyBb7  
BMisappreF#hension Dturning into Aconvention
BDon't know what I've F#done
                Bb7(Bb7-G#7-F#7-F7)
But I feel ashamed
EbmStanding outside the glass on the F#sidewalkA  
BThese people talk about impossible tF#hingsBb  
EbmAnd I'm falling out of the converF#sationA  
BAnd I'm a pawn piece in a human sF#hieldBb  
BModern F#guilt is all in our EbmhandsBb7  
BModern F#guilt won't get me to EbmbedBb7  
BSay what you F#will, Dsmoke your last Acigarette
BDon't know what I've F#done
               Bb7(Bb7-G#7-F#7-F7)
But I feel afraid
(Ride the Ebm for a bar)
EbmDa da da
C#Da da da
BDa da da
Bb7Da da da

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Modern Guilt

by Beck

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Bb7

G#7

F#7

Modern Guilt (Acoustic)

[Chorus Riff]

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|

B|-----------------------|-----------------------|

G|-----------------------|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|-----------------------|

A|--9-7-6-8----6-8-11-9--|--9-7-6-8----11-9-8-9--|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|

Ebm

Heyyyy da da dada da

Ebm F# A

I feel uptight when I walk in the city

B F# Bb

I feel so cold when I'm at home

Ebm F# A

Feels like everything's starting to hit me

B F# Bb

I lost my bearings ten minutes ago

B F# Ebm Bb7

Modern guilt, I'm stranded with nothing

B F# Ebm Bb7

Modern guilt, I'm under lock and key

B F# D A

Misapprehension turning into convention

B F#

Don't know what I've done

Bb7 G#7 F#7

(Bb7---F7)

But I feel ashamed

Ebm F# A

Standing outside the glass on the sidewalk

B F# Bb

These people talk about impossible things

Ebm F# A

And I'm falling out of the conversation

B F# Bb

And I'm a pawn piece in a human shield

B F# Ebm Bb7

Modern guilt is all in our hands

B F# Ebm Bb7

Modern guilt won't get me to bed

B F# D A

Say what you will, smoke your last cigarette

B F#

Don't know what I've done

Bb7 G#7 F#7

(Bb7---F7)

But I feel afraid

(Ride the Ebm for a bar)

Ebm

Da da da

Bb7

Da da da

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