Modern Blue Chords
by Rosanne Cash
Modern Blue by Rosanne Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords Em, C, G, D, Am and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em C G C G
I went to Barcelona on the midnight train
Em C G C G
I walked the streets of Paris in the pouring rain
Em C G C G
I flew across an island in the northern sea
Em C G
And I ended up in Memphis, Tennessee
C
I keep my head down
D
I keep my eyes on you
Em
Its a big wide world
C D
With a million shades of modern blue
Em C G C G
Everybody around here moves too fast
Em C G C G
And it feels so good but its never gonna last
Em C G C G
Everything I had is twice what I knew
Em C G
But I dont have nothin if I dont have you
C
I keep my head down
D
I keep my eyes on you
Em
Its a big wide world
C D
With a million shades of modern blue
Bridge
Am G D
Am G D
Am B
Em C G C G
Will you still be there when I round the curve?
Em C G C G
Will you hold my hand when I lose my nerve?
Em C G C G
I went to Barcelona and my mind got changed
Em C G
And I headed back to Memphis on the midnight train
C
I keep my head down
D
I keep my eyes on you
Em
Its a big wide world
C
I keep my head down
D
I keep my eyes on you
Em
Da da da da daaa da
C
I keep my head down
D
I keep my eyes on you
Em
Its a big wide world
C D G
With a million shades of modern blue