Modern Blue Chords
Modern Blue by Roseanne Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords B7, Em, C, G, D and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
B7 Em Em C G Em Em C G Em Em C G
Em C G Em Em C G
I went to Barcelona on the midnight train
Em C G Em Em C G
I walked the streets of Paris in the pouring rain
Em C G Em Em 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 G Em Em C G
With a million shades of modern blue
Em Em C G
Em C G Em Em C G
Everybody around here moves too fast
Em C G Em Em C G
And it feels so good but its never gonna last
Em C G Em Em 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 Am G G
Em Em G D
Am Am B7 B7 B7
B7 Em C G Em Em C G
Will you still be there when I round the curve?
Em C G Em Em C G
Will you hold my hand when I lose my nerve?
Em C G Em Em C
I went to Barcelona and my mind got changed
G Em C G
So Iâ??m headin back to Memphis on the midnight train
C
keep my head down
D
I keep my eyes on you
Em Em
Its a big wide world
Em C
I keep my head down
D Em Em
I keep my eyes on you
C
I keep my head down
D
I keep my eyes on you
Em
Its a big wide world
C G Em Em C G
With a million shades of modern blue
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