"Modern Times" by New Model Army (from the album "B-Sides and Abandoned Tracks")
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transcribed by Neilska (neilska@web.de)

drop down deep E to D

intro:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-7-8-7-5---5----------------------------------|
A|---5-----------8---8-6-5-3-5------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------0----------------------|

riff 1:

e|---------|---------------|---------|----------------|
B|------3--|------4-----6--|------3--|------4-----8---|
G|-----2---|-----3-----5---|-----2---|-----3-----7----|
D|----0----|----1-----3----|----0----|----1-----5-----|
A|---0-----|---1-----3-----|---0-----|---1-----5------|
D|--0------|--1-----3------|--0------|--1-----5-------|

It seems strange to write about these things now 
but the time has probably come when we should
accept whatever is past and gone
and never will return.
Looking back to the beginning,
I see a flood of painful memories
and the bitter hurt and wounded pride
that comes with our defeat.
We set out with our heads held high,
so sure our ground, our righteousness...
Well, the new Jerusalem to be built
with love and guts and truth.
But in the end we surrendet easily;
it's no use pretending otherwise.
Well, most of us had a little something to loose,
enough to break our nerve.

break:
riff 2:   
4X

e|---------|--------------------|   
B|------8--|--------11------10--|
G|-----7---|-----10-------10----|
D|----5----|----8--------7------|
A|---5-----|---8--------7-------|
D|--5------|--8--------7--------|

Well some of us made an easy peace
and moved into the brave new world;
it's hard for the true believers 
to look back now and realize
that for many of the crowd it was just the fashion,
the cause of the moment;
well we, if anyone
should know, that you can look pretty dumb,
standing in last year's clothes.
And some of us shellshocked still,
ran for shelter and do the rituals,
the same old way pretending that someone out there cares.
And some of us live in the modern world;
we give unto Caesar what is due
and harbour the bitterness of defeat
and daydreams of revenge

break:
riff 2: 4X




e|---------|----|---------|----|-----------|----------|
B|------3--|----|------3--|----|----3---3--|-1--------|
G|-----2---|----|-----2---|----|------2----|-0--2-0h2-|
D|----0----|----|----0----|----|-----------|----0-----|
A|---0-----|----|---0-----|----|-----------|----------|
D|--0------|----|--0------|----|--0--------|----------|

Now nothing you see out there is real
and it matters not, what you believe in;
it matters less, what you say
but only what you are.
It matters what you are,
it matters what you are,
it matters what you are.

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3-4---3---------------|
G|----------------------------------5---3-5-2-3-2-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-h6-p5-3-h5--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------1-3-3/5-5-5-------|
B|----------------1-3-3-h4-p3-1-3-4-------------------|
G|----------0-2-3-------------------------------------|
D|----0-1-3-------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------2-3-5-5/7-5-3-2h3p2---------------------|
A|--0-1-3-3/5-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

e|--5-6-3-5---3---------------------------------------|
B|----------6---4-6-3h4p3---3h4p3---3-4-6-4-3---3-----|
G|------------------------5-------5-----------5-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-3-5-3-2---2-------------------------------------|
D|------------5---5-3-1-0---0-1-0---0h10---0----------|
A|------------------------3--------------3------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------1---------------------------------|
B|------1-4-3-1-3-4---4-3-1-1/3-----------------------|
G|--2-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--4/6-6-6-4-4-3-4-3-3-4-6-4-3h4p3-1-3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---8---5---7----------------------------------------|
A|--6---3---5-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|