The Modern World Chords by The Jam
Tempo:
160 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
B
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [D] [A] This is a modern world.
[D] This is a modern [G] world
[C] What kind [G] of fool do you think [C] I am?
[F]
[C] Do you [G] think I know nothing of the modern [C] world?
[A] All my [Dm] life has been the [A] same.
I've learned to [Am] live by head and feet.
It's [F] my Inspirational [D] drive
[G]
[C] I've [G] learned more than you'll ever [C] know
Even in school I felt quite sure
[Am] That one [F] day I would be [A] on top
And I'd [F] look down upon [A] the map
And the teachers would say that I'd [D] be nothing Yeah
[B] [D]
This [E] is a modern world that [A] I've learned about
[Bm]
[D] This is [E] a modern world that you [A] don't need no one
[B] To challenge for some right or [G] wrong
[Dm] This is a modern [Am] world
[A]
[D] Say what [A] you like
Cause I [D] don't care
[G] [A]
[D] I know where [A] I am and [D] go where to
Cause
[B] [G] somewhere I won't leave [B] you
Don't have to [G] explain myself to [Bm] you
I don't give [G] a damn about your [E] view
[B] [D]
This is [E] a modern world that [A] I've learned about
[D] This is [E] a modern world
We [A] don't need no one
[B] To tell us what's the right [A] or wrong
The modern world descends, descends, descends, [D] descends
Descends, descends, [E] descends
Every [A] time you don't want
[Bm] To tell us what's [B] the right or [G] wrong
[A] This is a modern world
This is a modern world
[D] This is a modern [G] world
[C] What kind [G] of fool do you think [C] I am?
[F]
[C] Do you [G] think I know nothing of the modern [C] world?
[A] All my [Dm] life has been the [A] same.
I've learned to [Am] live by head and feet.
It's [F] my Inspirational [D] drive
[G]
[C] I've [G] learned more than you'll ever [C] know
Even in school I felt quite sure
[Am] That one [F] day I would be [A] on top
And I'd [F] look down upon [A] the map
And the teachers would say that I'd [D] be nothing Yeah
[B] [D]
This [E] is a modern world that [A] I've learned about
[Bm]
[D] This is [E] a modern world that you [A] don't need no one
[B] To challenge for some right or [G] wrong
[Dm] This is a modern [Am] world
[A]
[D] Say what [A] you like
Cause I [D] don't care
[G] [A]
[D] I know where [A] I am and [D] go where to
Cause
[B] [G] somewhere I won't leave [B] you
Don't have to [G] explain myself to [Bm] you
I don't give [G] a damn about your [E] view
[B] [D]
This is [E] a modern world that [A] I've learned about
[D] This is [E] a modern world
We [A] don't need no one
[B] To tell us what's the right [A] or wrong
The modern world descends, descends, descends, [D] descends
Descends, descends, [E] descends
Every [A] time you don't want
[Bm] To tell us what's [B] the right or [G] wrong
[A] This is a modern world
This is a modern world
Key:
A
D
G
B
C
A
D
G
[N] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ This is a modern world.
_ _ _ [D] This is a modern [G] world _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ What kind [G] of fool do you think [C] I am?
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ Do you [G] think I know nothing of the modern [C] world? _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ All my [Dm] life has been the [A] same.
I've learned to [Am] live by head and feet.
It's [F] my _ Inspirational [D] drive
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ I've [G] learned more than you'll ever [C] know _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Even in school I felt quite sure _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ That one [F] day I would be [A] on top
And I'd [F] look down upon [A] the map
And the teachers would say that I'd [D] be nothing Yeah
_ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ This [E] is a modern world that [A] I've learned about
_ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ This is [E] a modern world that you [A] don't need no one
[B] To challenge for some right or [G] wrong _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] This is a modern [Am] world _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Say what [A] you like
Cause I [D] don't care
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ I know where [A] I am and [D] go where to
Cause _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [G] somewhere I won't leave [B] you
Don't have to [G] explain myself to [Bm] you
I don't give [G] a damn about your [E] view
_ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ This is [E] a modern world that [A] I've learned about _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ This is [E] a modern world
We [A] don't need no one
[B] To tell us what's the right [A] or wrong
The modern world descends, descends, descends, [D] descends
Descends, descends, [E] descends
Every [A] time you don't want
[Bm] To tell us what's [B] the right or [G] wrong _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ This is a modern world
_ _ _ This is a modern world _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] This is a modern [G] world _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ What kind [G] of fool do you think [C] I am?
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ Do you [G] think I know nothing of the modern [C] world? _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ All my [Dm] life has been the [A] same.
I've learned to [Am] live by head and feet.
It's [F] my _ Inspirational [D] drive
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ I've [G] learned more than you'll ever [C] know _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Even in school I felt quite sure _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ That one [F] day I would be [A] on top
And I'd [F] look down upon [A] the map
And the teachers would say that I'd [D] be nothing Yeah
_ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ This [E] is a modern world that [A] I've learned about
_ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ This is [E] a modern world that you [A] don't need no one
[B] To challenge for some right or [G] wrong _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] This is a modern [Am] world _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Say what [A] you like
Cause I [D] don't care
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ I know where [A] I am and [D] go where to
Cause _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [G] somewhere I won't leave [B] you
Don't have to [G] explain myself to [Bm] you
I don't give [G] a damn about your [E] view
_ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ This is [E] a modern world that [A] I've learned about _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ This is [E] a modern world
We [A] don't need no one
[B] To tell us what's the right [A] or wrong
The modern world descends, descends, descends, [D] descends
Descends, descends, [E] descends
Every [A] time you don't want
[Bm] To tell us what's [B] the right or [G] wrong _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ This is a modern world
_ _ _ This is a modern world _ _ _ _ _ _