• Song:

    The Modern Age

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

  • Album:

    2002-08-23: Reading Fes...

Intro:

D - D9
D - D9
G - G


Verse 1:

D             D9
Up on a hill, heres where we begin
D                  D9              G   G
This little story, a long time ago
D                 D9
Start to pretend, start pretending
D                  D9                  G   G
It seems this game is simply neverending


        D                     D9
Oh in the sun sun having fun, its in my blood
D                    D9
I just cant help it, dont want you here right now
    G
Let me go
      G
Let me go go go go go go go go



pre Chorus:

G



Chorus:
               D
Leaving just in time
               Em
Stay there for a while
              F#m
Rolling in the ocean
                   A
Trying to catch her eye
                    D
Work hard and say its easy
                 Em
Do it just to please me
                F#m
Tomorrow will be different
                A
So Ill pretend Im leaving




Solo:

D - D - D9 - D9
D - D - D9 - D9
D - D9 - G - G




Verse 2

       D
I feel so different now
              D9
We trained at AVA
           D
I wish you hadnt stayed 
           D9                 G        G
My visions clearer now but Im unafraid
D                D9
Flyin over seas, no time to feel the breeze
D               D9            G        G
I took too many varieties  



        D                     D9
Oh in the sun sun having fun, its in my blood
D                    D9
I just cant help it, dont want you here right now
       G
Let me go, wooooooooo
             G
Darling let me go go go go go go go go



pre Chorus:

G 



Chorus:
               D
Leaving just in time
               Em
Stay there for a while
              F#m
Rolling in the ocean
                   A
Trying to catch her eye
                    D
Work hard and say its easy
                 Em
Do it just to please me
                F#m
Tomorrow will be different
                A
So this is why I'm leaving
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