Billy Joel – Modern Woman (Guitar)

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[Intro] | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | x2 [Verse 1]
F          Eb6                F          Eb6
 You see her sitting with her coffee and her paper

         F      Eb6             F       F13/A
With her high top sneakers of Italian design

       Bb       Ab6         Bb            Ab6
With a long cool stare she aggravates the tension

Bb             Ab6             Bb           C
   Makes up her face while she makes up her mind

F               Eb6             F           Eb6
   Now you're in trouble, maybe she's an intellectual

F           Eb6                  F        F13/A
  What if she figures out you're not very smart

   Bb            Ab6                 Bb     Ab6
Or maybe she's the quiet type who's into heavy metal

        Bb            Ab6                   Bb
Boy, you got to get it settled, cause she's breaking your heart
[Chorus]
C                       Dm11
 Don't try to put on an act

    Am7      Bb        F/A    Gm7     Bb/F   C/E
You can't do that to a modern woman

           C                Dm11
And you're an old fashioned man

    Am7   Bb        F/A           Gm7      F
She understands the things you're doin'

Eb
She's a modern woman
[Interlude] | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | [Verse 2]
F          Eb6            F         Eb6
  She looks sleek and she seems so professional

F                 Eb6               F       F13/A
She's got a lot of confidence, it's easy to see

Bb                  Ab6           Bb     Ab6
  You want to make a move but you feel so inferior

      Bb           Ab6       Bb            C
Cause under that exterior is someone who's free

F          Eb6              F          Eb6
  She's got style and she's got her own money

         F       Eb6               F       F13/A
So she's not another honey you can quickly disarm

Bb             Ab6         Bb        Ab6
   She's got the eyes that make you realize

    Bb          Ab6             Bb
She won't be hypnotized by your usual charm
[Chorus]
C                            Dm11
You've got your plan of attack

     Am7     Bb        F/A    Gm7     Bb/F      C/E
That won't attract the modern woman

            C                 Dm11
When you're an old fashioned man

    Am7   Bb        F/A           Gm7     F
She understands the things you're doin'

Eb
She's a modern woman
[Interlude] | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | | DbM7 | Eb6 | DbM7 | AbM7 | DbM7 | Eb6 | DbM7 | Csus4 | % | | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | [Verse 3]
F        Eb6              F           Eb6
Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment

F             Eb6                 F           F13/A
  She says she loves you but she doesn't know why

      Bb          Ab6                   Bb         Ab6
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper

       Bb         Ab6           Bb            C
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

F               Eb6             F           Eb6
  But times have changed things are not the same, baby

F        Eb6          F       F13/A
  You overcame such a bad attitude

              Bb          Ab6               Bb       Ab6
Rock and roll just used to be for kicks and nowadays it's politics

    Bb      Ab6     Bb
And after 1986 what else could be new
[Chorus]
C                     Dm11
You got to learn to relax

     Am7     Bb       F/A    Gm7     Bb/F      C/E
And face the facts of modern woman

               C             Dm11
When you're an old fashioned man

    Am7    Bb       F/A           Gm7  F
She understands the things you're doin'

Eb
She's a modern woman
[Outro] | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | F – Eb6 | (till fade)