Al Stewart – Modern Times (Guitar)
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This is another Al Stewart song that I cannot find on ultimate guitar so I thought I would add it.
I found it on a web site run by Adrie Meijer https://adriemeijerguitartabs.weebly.com/
and claim no credit at all for the tab. All have done is formatted it for this site
and made a minor correction to the lyrics to bring them in line with this you tube version (for which
[Intro]
Em
Hello old friend, what a strange coincidence to find youIt's been fifteen years since we last met, but I still recognised you
G F Em D C D So call the bar-man over here and let us fill our glasses G Em D C D And drink a toast to olden times where all our memories lie, G D Em Where all our memories lie.
[Verse 1]
G Em C G Do you remember, the time when we were young Em C F C/E Lowly lowly low G Em C G Outside the window the frosty moonlight hung Em C On the midnight snow D C G So we pulled our scarves up around our faces in the night D C G Huddled on the doorsteps where the fairylights shone bright D C A Singing christmas carols while our breath hung in the light G D A C D Em It all comes back like yesterday D C It almost seems like yesterday
[Verse 2]
G Em C G Do you remember the changes as we grew Em C F C/E Slowly, slowly, slow G Em C G Sneaking in the back way into movies after school Em C For the evening show D C G Chasing skinny blue jeaned girls across the building site D C G Checking out the dance floor while the band played hold me tight D C A See the blonde one over there - I bet she'd be alright G D A C D Em It all comes back like yesterday D C It almost seems like yesterday. G D A While I talked he sat and he never made a sound C G D E Staring at the glass beside me C G D A Hey old friend tell me what's on your mind C G D E D C Silence grows on you like i-vy i-vy
[Verse 3]
G Em C G Do you remember the church across the sands Em C F C/E Holy, holy, ho G Em C G You stood outside and planned to travel to the lands Em C Where the pilgrims go D C G So you packed your world up inside a canvas sack D C G Set off down the highway with your rings and Kerouac D C A Someone said they saw you in Nepal a long time back G D A C D Em Tell me why you look away D A Don't you have a word to say?
[Bridge 1]
G He said I don't remember, I don't want to remember F G A In fact I've heard too much already G I don't want to think, just leave me here to drink F G A Wrapped up in the warmth of New York City C G D A Oh oh, it seems you just don't know C G D E And you just don't understand me C G D A Got no use for the tricks of modern times C G D E D C They tangle all my thoughts like ivy, ivy.
[Verse 4]
G Em C G So I left him and I went out to the street Em C F C/E Lowly, lowly, low G Em C G Where the red light girls were coming after me Em C Forty dollar show D C G All across the city's heart the lights were coming on D C G The hotel lift softly hummed a Cole Porter song D C A If I went to look for him I knew he would be gone G D A C D Em A picture-card of yesterday D C A photograph of yesterday C G D A And far off in a deserted part of town C G D E The shadows like a silent army C G D A Flooded out the rooms in pools of blue and brown C G D E D C D E And stuck to all the walls like ivy, ivy, ivy.