Modern Girl — Sheena Easton
Chords and lyrics for Modern Girl by Sheena Easton (key of G).
Intro
[Gsus4] [C] [Bm]
Verse
[B7sus4]He wakes and says "hello", [E]turns on the breakfast show
[B7sus4]She fixes coffee while he [E]takes a shower
[B7sus4]"Hey, that was great" he said, [E]"I wish we could stay in bed"
[B7sus4]"But I got to be at work in [Cmaj7]less than an [D]hour"
She [Em7]manages a smile as he [Am7]walks out the door
She's a [Em7]modern girl who's been through this [D]movie before
Chorus
She don't [C]build her world 'round no [G/B]single man
But she's [Am7]gettin' by, doin' [G]what she [G7]can
She is [C]free to be, what she [G/B]wants to be
All she [Am7]wants to be, is a [G]modern [G7]girl
[C]Na-na-na-na-na, [G/B]na-na-na-na-na, [Am7]na-na-na-na-na
She's a [G]modern [C]girl[Bm]
Verse
[B7sus4]It looks like rain again, [E]she takes the train again
[B7sus4]She's on her way again through [E]London town
[B7sus4]Where she eats a tangerine, [E]flicks through a magazine
[B7sus4]Until it's time to leave her [Cmaj7]dreams on the [D]underground
She [Em]walks to the office like [Am7]everyone else
An [Em]independent lady takin' [D]care of herself
Chorus
She don't [C]build her world 'round no [G/B]single man
But she's [Am7]gettin' by, doin' [G]what she [G7]can
She is [C]free to be, what she [G/B]wants to be
All she [Am7]wants to be, is a [G]modern [G7]girl
[C]Na-na-na-na-na, [G/B]na-na-na-na-na, [Am7]na-na-na-na-na
She's a [G]modern [C]girl[Bm]
Instrumental
[B7sus4] [E] [B7sus4] [E] [B7sus4] [E] [B7sus4] [Em] [Am7] [Em]
Bridge
She's been [C]dreaming 'bout him [Bm]all day [Am7]long
As [C]soon as she gets [Bm]home, it's [Am7]him on the [Bsus4]tele - [B]phone
He [Em]asks her to dinner, she [Am7]says, "I'm not free"
[Em]"Tonight I'm gonna stay at home and [D]watch my TV"
Chorus
I don't [C]build my world 'round no [G/B]single man
But I'm [Am7]gettin' by, doin' [G]what I [G7]can
I am [C]free to be, what I [G/B]wants to be
All she [Am7]wants to be, is a [G]modern [G7]girl
Outro
[C]Na-na-na-na-na, [G/B]na-na-na-na-na, [Am7]na-na-na-na-na, She's a [G]modern girl [C] [Bm]
(Repeat many times & fade)
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