David Bowie – Modern Love (Guitar)

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Artist: David Bowie Song: Modern Love (single version) [Spoken Intro]
Gsus2 G
         I know when to go out 

D   Dsus4
         I know when to stay in.

Dsus4 Dsus4
           Get things done
D Em [Verse 1]
C 
I catch the paper boy 

C                         G
But things don’t really change 

                     Am
I’m standing in the wind 

                     E   E7  
But I never wave bye-bye 

F       C      G   Em  Em7
  But I try, I try 
[Verse 2]
C
There’s no sign of life 

C                       G
It’s just the power to charm 

                 Am
I’m lying in the rain 

                      E   E7
But I never waved bye-bye 

F       C      G   Em  
  But I try, I try 
[Chorus]
Em7
Never gonna fall for 

C 
(Modern love) - walks besides me 

D 
(Modern love) - walks on by 

Em 
(Modern love) - gets me to the 

F 
Church on time 

C 
(Church on time) - terrifies me 

D 
(Church on time) - makes me party 

Em 
(Church on time) - puts my trust in 

F 
God and man 

C 
(God and man) - no confessions 

D 
(God and man) - no religion 

Em 
(God and man) - don’t believe in 

F 
Modern love 
[Sax solo] (Verse chords) C | C | G | Am | E E7 | F | C | G | Em Em7 [Verse 3]
C
It’s not really work 

C                      G
It’s just the power to charm 

                       Am
Still standing in the wind

                      E   E7
But I never waved bye-bye 

F       C      G   Em  
  But I try, I try 
(repeat chorus) [Chorus]
Em7
Never gonna fall for 

C 
(Modern love) - walks besides me 

D 
(Modern love) - walks on by 

Em 
(Modern love) - gets me to the 

F 
Church on time 

C 
(Church on time) - terrifies me 

D 
(Church on time) - makes me party 

Em 
(Church on time) - puts my trust in 

F 
God and man 

C 
(God and man) - no confessions 

D 
(God and man) - no religion 

Em 
(God and man) - don’t believe in 

F 
Modern love 
[Playout] (Part 1)
       C            D
Modern love, modern love 

       Em           F
Modern love, modern love x 3
(Part 2)
C
Modern love walks besides me

D 
(Modern love)

Em                     F
Modern love walks on by....