The Modern World — The Jam
Chords and lyrics for The Modern World by The Jam (key of Am).
Verse 1
[A] [D] [A] This is a modern world
[A] [D] [A] This is the modern world
[G]
[C] What kind of [G]fool do you think I [C]am?[G][F]
[C] You think I know [G]nothing 'bout the modern [C]world.[C7]
[Am] All my [F]life it's been the [Am]same,
I've learnt to [F]live by hate and [Am]pain,
It's my [F]inspiration [D][F]drive.[G]
[C] I've learnt [G]more than you'll ever [C][F]know,[G]
[C] Even at [G]school I felt quite [C]sure,[C7]
[Am] That one day [F]I would be on [Am]top,
And I'd look [F]down upon the [Am]map,
The teachers who [F]said I'd be [D][F]nothing.[G]
Hey!
[D] This is the [E]modern world that I've [A]learnt [Bm]about,[A][G]
[D] This is the [E]modern world we don't [A]need no-one to [Bm]tell us what's a-right or
[G]wrong.
This is the modern world!
[Am][A](guitar solo)
[D] Say what you [A]like cos I don't [D]care,[A][G]
[D] I know where I [A]am and going [D]too,[D7]
[Bm] It's somewhere [G]I won't preview,
[Bm] Don't have to [G]explain myself to [Bm]you,
I don't give two [G]fucks about your [E][Bm]review.[A][G]
[D] This is the [E]modern world that I've [A]learnt [Bm]about,[A][G]
[D] This is the [E]modern world we don't [A]need no-one to [Bm]tell us what's a-right or
[G]wrong.
The modern world, this is, this is, this is, this is, [D]this is, [E]this is,
hey,
We don't [A]need no-one to [Bm]tell us what's a right-or [G]wrong.
[G]Aaaaaahhh.
[A] [D] [A] This is a modern world,
[A] [D] [A] This is the modern world.
[A] [D] [A]
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