Old World

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  • Here is another Modern Lovers song that has two chords (this time they
    are A & G).
     
  • Opening riff goes like this:
    (please listen to the record for the rhythm, feel, and ability to keep
    your place in the old world, etc., but this is the basic idea)
  •  
    A
    e---0-0-0-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-0-----------
  • B---2-2-2---2-------------3-3-3-----
    G---2-2-2---2----------------------- REPEAT FOUR TIMES
    D---2-2-2---2-----------------------
  • A---0-0-0---0-----------------------
    E---x-x-x---x-----------------------
     
  •  
    After the opening riff, while singing the song, this little riff can
    be played at the end of each phrase in which the chord is an A:
  •  
    A
    e---0------------------------------3--0-----0--
  • B---2------------------------------------3-----
    G---2------------------------------------------
    D---2------------------------------------------
  • A---0------------------------------------------
    E---x------------------------------------------
     
  • Well the old world may be dead . . .
     
    (I think this little end riff is probably played by the organ, as it
  • is heard on the record, but this seems to work for solo guitar.)
     
    The solo riff from the middle of the song goes soemthing like this:
  •  
    e------0-------0---0-------------------------------
    B----2---2-------2---------------------------------
  • G---------------------2----------0--2--------------
    D--------------------------------------------------
    A--------------------------------------------------
  • E--------------------------------------------------
     
    e------0-------0-0-0---3-2------0------------------
  • B----2---2------------------2------------2---------
    G--------------------------------------------------
    D--------------------------------------------------
  • A--------------------------------------------------
    E--------------------------------------------------
     
  • e------0-------0---0-------------------------------
    B----2---2-------2---------------------------------
    G----------------------2----------0--2-------------
  • D--------------------------------------------------
    A--------------------------------------------------
    E--------------------------------------------------
  •  
    e------0-------0-0-0---3-2------0------------------
    B----2---2------------------2------------2---------
  • G--------------------------------------------------
    D--------------------------------------------------
    A--------------------------------------------------
  • E--------------------------------------------------
     
    (please listen to the record for the exact rhythm here)
  •  
    e----0---0---0---0-------------
    B--2---2---2---2---2-0---------
  • G-----------------------2------
    D------------------------------
    A------------------------------
  • E------------------------------
     
     
  • e----0---0---0---0---3-2------0---
    B--2---2---2---2----------2-------
    G---------------------------------
  • D---------------------------------
    A---------------------------------
    E---------------------------------
  •  
    e----0---0---0---0-------------
    B--2---2---2---2---2-0---------
  • G-----------------------2------
    D------------------------------
    A------------------------------
  • E------------------------------
     
     
  • e----0---0---0---0---3-2------0---
    B--2---2---2---2----------2-------
    G---------------------------------
  • D---------------------------------
    A---------------------------------
    E---------------------------------
  •  
    (then just these strummed chords a few times)
     
  • A G A
    e----------------------------------------
    B----------------------------------------
  • G----------------------------------------
    D----------------------------------------
    A----------------------------------------
  • E----------------------------------------
     
    (and so on . . . .)
  •  
    Here it is with the lyrics:
     
  • Opening riff (see above)
     
    A (end riff )
  • Well the old world may be dead
    A
    Our parents can't understand
  • G
    But I still have parents
    A
  • And I still love the old world
    A
    Oh, I had a New York girlfriend
  • A
    And she couldn't understand how I could
    G A
  • Still have parents and still love the old world
     
    So I told her:
  • A
    I want to keep my place in the old world
    A
  • Keep my plave in the arcane
    G A
    'Cause I still have parents and I still love the old world
  • A
    Alright
    A
  • I say old world
    A
    I say old world
  • A G A
    I say
     
  • Well I see a '50's apartment house
    Bleak in the morning sun
    But I still love the '50's
  • And I still love the old world
    I wanna keep my place in the old world
    Keep my place in the arcane
  • 'Cause I still have parents and I still love the old world
    Alright
     
  • SOLO (see the solo riff tabbed above, insert it here)
     
    I see the '50's apartment house
  • It's bleak in the 1970's sun
    But I still love the '50's
    And I still love the old world
  • I wanna keep my place in this old world
    Keep my place in the arcane knowledge
    And I still love the '50's and I still love the old world
  •  
    Alright now we say bye bye old world
    Gotta help the new world
  • Oh bye bye
    I say bye bye bye bye old world
  • PLAY TOO ..
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