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Modern World

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Eminor

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This song is a pretty straight Em-A-B song.  The verses let you just jam on Em, with a 
bit of a turn around that goes kinda like this
 Emfill:
        A7-8-8-7
E  7--10        10
                               Em   Emfill
Well there's sex in the sunny day
That shines down on Boylston street
And I love the U.S.A.
So share the modern world with me
A'Cause I'm in love with the BU.S.A. now
AI'm in love with the modern Bworld now
APut down your cGigarette
EAnd drop out of B.U.
Alright
That's right
Em
Well out in the afternoon
Out in the arid plane
We'll share a modern love
Under suburban rain
And me in love with the U.S.A. now
And me in love with the modern world now
Put down the cigarette
And act like a true girl, oh.
Well out on route 9
It's bleak and nearly dying
Stop all this Greek(weak) stuff
And drop out of B.U.!
With me in love with the U.S.A. now
Me in love with the modern world now
Put down the cigarette
And drop out of high school, oh
Oh that's right.
Well I'm in love with the U.S.A. now
I'm in love with the modern world now
Put down the cigarette
And act like a true girl.
Well listen
Well the modern world is not so bad
Not like the students say
In fact I'd be in heaven
If you'd share the modern world with me
With me in love with the U.S.A. now
With me in love with the modern world now
Put down the cigarette
And share the modern world with me.

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Modern World

by The Modern Lovers

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Chords in this song · guitar

This song is a pretty straight Em-A-B song. The verses let you just jam on Em, with a

bit of a turn around that goes kinda like this

fill:

7-8-8-7

E 7--10 10

Em Em

fill

Well there's sex in the sunny day

That shines down on Boylston street

And I love the U.S.A.

So share the modern world with me

A B

'Cause I'm in love with the U.S.A. now

A B

I'm in love with the modern world now

A G

Put down your cigarette

And drop out of B.U.

Alright

That's right

Well out in the afternoon

Out in the arid plane

We'll share a modern love

Under suburban rain

And me in love with the U.S.A. now

And me in love with the modern world now

Put down the cigarette

And act like a true girl, oh.

Well out on route 9

It's bleak and nearly dying

Stop all this Greek(weak) stuff

And drop out of B.U.!

With me in love with the U.S.A. now

Me in love with the modern world now

Put down the cigarette

And drop out of high school, oh

Oh that's right.

Well I'm in love with the U.S.A. now

I'm in love with the modern world now

Put down the cigarette

And act like a true girl.

Well listen

Well the modern world is not so bad

Not like the students say

In fact I'd be in heaven

If you'd share the modern world with me

With me in love with the U.S.A. now

With me in love with the modern world now

Put down the cigarette

And share the modern world with me.

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