Modern World

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Song title:       Modern World
Original Album:	  The Modern Lovers

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright 1976 Beserkley Records
Published by Modern Lovers Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfretsnet)


INTRO:   E 


VERSE:
              E
Well, there's sex in the sunny day
That shines down on Boylston street
And I love the USA
So share the modern world with me


CHORUS:
       A                    B
'Cause I'm in love with the USA now
A                    B
I'm in love with the modern world now
A                  G        NC
Put down your cigarette and drop out of BU!

Alright
That's right


VERSE:
      E
Well, out in the afternoon
Out in the arid plane
We'll share a modern love
Under suburban rain


CHORUS:
    A                   B
And me in love with the USA now
    A                   B
And me in love with the modern world now
A                 G        NC
Put down the cigarette and act like a true girl! Oh!


VERSE:
      E
Well, out on route 9,
It's bleak and nearly dying
Stop all this Greek stuff
And drop out of BU!


CHORUS:
    A                   B
And me in love with the USA now
    A                   B
And me in love with the modern world now
A                 B        NC
Put down the cigarette and drop out of high school, oh

Oh, that's right


CHORUS:
    A                   B
And me in love with the USA now
    A                   B
And me in love with the modern world now
A                 G        NC
Put down the cigarette and act like a true girl!

Well, listen


VERSE:
          E
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


CHORUS:
     A                   B
With me in love with the USA, now
     A                   B
With me in love with the modern world, now
A                 G        NC
Put down the cigarette and share the modern world with me


CHORDS:
E     022100
A     x02220 or 577655
B     224442 or 799877
G     355433

Chordpro

[E] Well there's sex in the sunny day
That shines down on Boylston street
And I love the usa
So share the modern world with me

[A] 'Cause I'm in love with the [B] usa now
[A] I'm in love with the [B] modern world now
[A] Put down your cigar[G#m]ette
And drop out of BU

Alright
That's right

[E] Well out in the afternoon
Out in the arid plane
We'll share a modern love
Under suburban rain

[A] And me in love with the [B] usa now
[A] And me in love with the [B] modern world now
[A] Put down the cigar[G#m]ette
And act like a true girl, oh

[E] Well out on route 9
It's bleak and nearly dying
Stop all this weak stuff
And drop out of BU!

[A] With me in love with the [B] usa now
[A] And me in love with the [B] modern world now
[A] Put down the cigar[G#m]ette
And drop out of high school, oh

Oh that's right

[A]Well I'm in love with the [B] usa now
[A] I'm in love with the [B] modern world now
[A] Put down the cigar[G#m]ette
And act like a true girl

Well listen

[E] 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
[A] With me in love with the [B] usa now
[A] With me in love with the [B] modern world now
[A] Put down the cigar[G#m]ette
And share the modern world with me

Lyrics

Well there's sex in the sunny day
That shines down on Boylston street
And I love the USA
So share the modern world with me

'Cause I'm in love with the usa now
I'm in love with the modern world now
Put down your cigarette
And drop out of BU

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 usa 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 weak stuff
And drop out of BU!

With me in love with the usa now
And 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 usa 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 usa now
With me in love with the modern world now
Put down the cigarette
And share the modern world with me

Lyrics

Well there's sex in the sunny day
That shines down on Boylston street
And I love the usa
Share the usa with me

I love the usa now
I'm in love with the modern world now
Put down your cigarette
And drop out of BU

Well out on a weeknight
Lost in the arid plane
We'll share a modern love
Under suburban rain

And me in love with the usa now
And me in love with the modern world now
Put down the cigarette
And drop out of junior college

All right

Well if you are a true girl
Let's debate the earth [???]
For you've got ???
And I love the world

And me in love with the usa now
And me in love with the modern world now
Put down the cigarette
And act like a true girl

Let's hit it now

1,2,3,4

With me in love with the usa now
And me in love with the modern world now
Put down the cigarette
And drop out of BU

All right

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 usa now
With me in love with the modern world now
Put down the cigarette
And share the modern world with me

Lyrics

[This is about the modern world because we love the modern world, I say David?]

Well there's sex on Boylston street
Sex the sunny day
And there's sex in the usa
So share the modern world with me

Well I love the usa
And I love the modern world
So Put down the cigarette
And act like a real girl

Well out on route 9
Act like a real girl
And do all the things that hurt
And I love the world

Hey

I love the usa
And I love the modern world
So Put out on route 9
And drop out of BU!

Well, out in the aired plane
Out on the modern world
We'll share a modern love
Under suburban rain

And, I love the usa
I love the modern world
So put your ???? out on route 9
And drop out of BU!

Now hit it

Well I love the usa
And I love the modern world
So Put down the cigarette
And drop out of BU!

Lyrics

I know there's hatred in the modern world
And I know it's getting worse everyday
But I still don't want to go away
Cause I gotta stay here and try to help the usa

I love the usa
And I love the modern world
So I won't go away
I'd rather die here tryin to help the usa

You know the modern world really bites
And I know it scares people everyday
But I won't go away
I'm gonna try to stay around cause I love the usa

I love the usa
I said, I love the modern world
So I won't go away
I'm gonna stay you know, I'm gonna try and help it, look out

[Here we go, I know it's tough but, goin in modern world overdrive now, keep hangin in tough everybody we'll stick it out]

I love the usa
And I say, I love the modern world
So I won't go away
I said I'm gonna stay and try to help the us a

All right, way down, let's think about it,

Now I know there's hatred in the modern world
And I know it's gettin worse everyday
But please don't go away
I want my friends to help me here, we'll try to help the usa

I love the usa
I love the modern world
So please don't go away
Help try to save the modern world, with me

Lyrics

Well there's sex in the sunny day
That shines down on Boylston street
And ??? love the USA
So share the usa with me

Well I'm in love with ???
And I'm in love with the modern world so
Put down your cigarette
And drop out of BU

Look out

Well out in the moonlight
Lost in the arid plane
We'll share a modern love
Under suburban rain

And me in love with the usa
And me in love with the modern world so
Put down the cigarette
And act like a real girl, uh

Well
Well the modern world is not so bad
Not like the students say
??? Modern love is
You'd share the modern world with me

And I'm in love with the usa
And I'm in love with the modern world so
Put down the cigarette
And drop out of BU

All right

1, 2
1 2 3 4
I'm in love with the usa
And I'm in love with the modern world so
Put down the cigarette
And drop out of BU

All right

Well

Well now listen

Well the modern world may last a year
???
Well you and I ??? too
But I want to live now

2 3 4
I'm in love with the usa
And I'm in love with the modern world so
Put down the cigarette
And share the modern world with us

Put down the cigarette
And act like a true girl

Well listen