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Modern Romance
Francis Rossi & Bernie Frost
1985
|D| |G| |A| |D| 
|B7| |Em| |A7| |D  
(D)                    Bm  
I've been wastin' my time 
holdin' a lF#mine to youA  
Dand I've waited so lBmong
holding a bF#mreath for youA  
GIs it any woAnder?
DIs it any wBmonder?
GThat I'm feelin' so Emblue
Since I laid eAyes on youA7#5  D  
(D)                     Bm  
I've been counting the days
changing my wF#mays for youA  
Dcan't you see what I mBmean
so why don't you hF#murry too?A  
GI might lose the huAnger
DI'm not any yoBmunger
GWhy does it take you so lEmong
where has your unA7derstanding gDone?
You got me on the rGun again
going on and Don again
I need more than jB7ust a frEmiend
don't know where and dAon't know when
I'm gonna fall in lGove againA  
I wanna fall in lDove againB7  
call it what you lEmike my friendA  
call it modern roDmance
|(D)| |Bm| |F#m| |A| 
|D| |Bm| |F#m| |A| 
Some people rGun away
Gmfar away and soDme remain
I'll be here aGll the time if yGmou decideE7  
you want to start a brand new storyA  
anytime anDywhereA7, anytime anyDwhere
You got me on the rGun again
going on and Don again
I need more than jB7ust a frEmiend
don't know where and dAon't know when
I'm gonna fall in lGove againA  
I wanna fall in lDove againB7  
call it what you lEmike my friendA  
call it modern roDmance
I'm gonna fall in lGove againA  
I wanna fall in lDove againB7  
call it what you lEmike my friendA  
call it modern roDmance
I'm gonna fall in lGove againA  
I wanna fall in lDove againB7  
call it what you lEmike my friendA  
call it modern roDmance
:|(D)| |Bm| |F#m| |A| 
|D| |Bm| |F#m| |A|:

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Modern Romance

by Francis Rossi

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F#m

A7#5

Modern Romance

Francis Rossi & Bernie Frost

1985

D G A D

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B7 Em A7 D

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D Bm

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I've been wastin' my time

F#m A

holdin' a line to you

D Bm

and I've waited so long

F#m A

holding a breath for you

G A

Is it any wonder?

D Bm

Is it any wonder?

G Em

That I'm feelin' so blue

A A7#5 D

Since I laid eyes on you

D Bm

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I've been counting the days

F#m A

changing my ways for you

D Bm

can't you see what I mean

F#m A

so why don't you hurry too?

G A

I might lose the hunger

D Bm

I'm not any younger

G Em

Why does it take you so long

A7 D

where has your understanding gone?

You got me on the run again

going on and on again

B7 Em

I need more than just a friend

don't know where and don't know when

G A

I'm gonna fall in love again

D B7

I wanna fall in love again

Em A

call it what you like my friend

call it modern romance

D Bm F#m A

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D Bm F#m A

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Some people run away

Gm D

far away and some remain

G Gm E7

I'll be here all the time if you decide

you want to start a brand new story

D A7 D

anytime anywhere, anytime anywhere

You got me on the run again

going on and on again

B7 Em

I need more than just a friend

don't know where and don't know when

G A

I'm gonna fall in love again

D B7

I wanna fall in love again

Em A

call it what you like my friend

call it modern romance

G A

I'm gonna fall in love again

D B7

I wanna fall in love again

Em A

call it what you like my friend

call it modern romance

G A

I'm gonna fall in love again

D B7

I wanna fall in love again

Em A

call it what you like my friend

call it modern romance

D Bm F#m A

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D Bm F#m A

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