• Song:

    The Modern Age

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

  • Album:

    2002-08-23: Reading Fes...

intro

part 1 (x4)
E---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---------
B---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---------
G---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---------
D---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------

part 2a (x2)   
         [chord: D]
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G--11-11-11-11---9-9-9-9------
D---x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x------
A---9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7------
E-----------------------------

part 2b (x2)
         [chord: G]
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G---9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7------
D---x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x------
A---7--7--7--7---5-5-5-5------
E-----------------------------

(repeat part 2a & 2b two times each until the chorus)

 [ D5 (part 2a)]
  Up on a hill, that?s where we begin
                                     [ G5 (part 2b)]
  This little story, a long time ago,

                                       etc.

chorus:
[ G5 ]             [ D5 *]
   Leavin' just in time
                [ E5  **]   
   Stayed here for a while
                [ F#5 ]          
   Rollin' in the ocean
                [ A5 ] 
   Trying to catch her eye
                [ D5 ] 
   We're caught, and say it's easy 
                [ E5 ] 
   Do it just to please me
                [ F#5 ]  
   Tomorrow it is different 
                [ A5 ]
   So I pretend, I pretend
                [ D5 ]   
   I'm leavin'


lead guitar in chorus:
                     [D/F#]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
E------------------------------------------------
                     
                     [Em]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
E------------------------------------------------

                     [F#m]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
E------------------------------------------------

                     [A]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-
E------------------------------------------------


(solo: D - G)
   
(then goes back to part 2a & part 2b)

last chorus:

[ G5 ]             [ D5 *]
   Leavin' just in time
                [ E5  **]   
   Stayed here for a while
                [ F#5 ]          
   Rollin' in the ocean
                [ A5 ] 
   Trying to catch her eye
                [ D5 ] 
   We're caught, and say it's easy 
                [ E5 ] 
   Do it just to please me
                [ F#5 ]  
   Tomorrow it is different 
                [ A5 ]             [ G5 ]
   And this is why I'm leavin'
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