Slaughter Beach, Dog – A Modern Lay (Guitar)

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At The Moonbase (2020) [Intro] C G D C D [Verse 1]
D                          Em
Jenny found herself in the supermarket line

         G                       D
With the crossword editor of the New York Times

          Bm                     E7
She said, "How does it feel to be so well-read?

A
I can't even guess what you're reading"

          D                     Em
He says, "I know I'm a big shot literary boss

      G               G#dim
But I do not intend to die on that cross

  Bm                     E7
I make what I earn and I won't take no less

A
I'm not writing birthday greetings."

         C
And then Jenny's blood ran hot

            G
She said, "I'm not one for desk jockeys

    A
But I'll give you a shot."
[Chorus]
D           Em
Love in the United States

D/F#                G
Empathy makes mе a modern lay

A                        F#      Bm
American kids swing the Amеrican way

C                      A
What do you learn from your lover?
[Instrumental] D Em D G A Bm C A [Verse 2]
D                          Em
Tommy works all day sewin' baseball gloves

  G                             D
Well he's up all night watching Punch Drunk Love

Bm                          E7
He writes fanfiction on the factory floor

A
Mostly concerning Fernando

          D                   Em
And then one fine day on the production line

G                              G#dim
Fernando says, "Hey Tommy, I'm runnin' out of time!

Bm                       E7
I'm 28 years old, at the edge of my prime

    A
And I can't even play the piano."

    C
And Tommy says, "Well, hell, Fern, neither can I

G                                  A
Do you wanna come over and watch a movie sometime?"
[Chorus]
D           Em
Love in the United States

D/F#                G
Empathy makes me a modern lay

A                        F#      Bm
American kids swing the American way

C                           A
What do you learn from your lover?
[Interlude] F#m7 F# Bm Daug/C A/C# Bm/G# Bm/G Bb7 A [Sax Solo] D/F# Bm/A Bm F#m/D F# Bm Daug/C A/C# Bm/G# Bm/G Bb7 A [Bridge]
D               Em
   Folks, we're nearing the end here

G                            D
   You've been a lovely audience

                     Bm
You just look like a, like a million bucks

E7                        A
   If all fifteen of you split that up
You could, you could, uh, well
                           D
Anyway, we've got one more stop on this

Em                                  G              D
 Humble escapade through the Great American Bedroom

Bm    E7
     Isaac?

A
 Lovely
[Verse 3]
D                       Em
Margaret starts with an absinthe mist

G                   D
Tops it off with a lemon twist

Bm                E7
Slides a lowball glass down the bar

     A
To a new face in a yellow raincoat

D                      Em
Wrings the rag out and wipes down the wood

G                             G#dim
Starts to feel like she don't feel so good

Bm                    E7
Steals a glance at an old Polaroid

A
Tacked up by the Bushmills

D                 Em
Danny outside the Divine Lorraine

G                          D
Just standin' there in the pouring rain

Bm                E7
One year from the day he died

A
Smiling like a child

D                            Em
She hears a crackle from the back of the room

G                  G#dim
Slow fade-in on a Neil Young tune

Bm                  E7
Turns around at the end of the bar

A
Sees another smile

C
And Margaret says, "Hey, stranger, let me ask you a question

G
You don't look like a dancer

A
But would you make an exception?"
[Chorus]
D           Em
Love in the United States

D                  G
Empathy makes me a modern lay

A                        F#      Bm
American kids swing the American way

C                           A
What do you learn from your lover?

D           Em
Love in the United States

D                                    G
Make it while you're payin' off your FHA

A                        F#      Bm
American kids swing the American way

C                            A
What do you learn from your lover?

C                            A
What do you learn from your lover?

C                            A
What do you learn from your lover?
[Outro] D Em D G A Bm C A (x2 and fade out)