Old World
(Appears on Live at the Longbranch and More, Radio On, The Modern Lovers (castle) and The Modern Lovers)
The Modern Lovers version - Chords
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)
(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
The Modern Lovers version - Lyrics
Well the old world may be dead
Our parents can't understand
But I still have parents
And I still love the old world
Oh, I had a New York girlfriend
And she couldn't understand how I could
Still have parents and still love the old world
So I told her:
I want to keep my place in the old world
Keep my plave in the arcane
'Cause I still have parents and I still love the old world
Alright
I say old world
I say old world
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
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
Live at the Longbranch and More version - Chords
Live at the Longbranch and More version - Lyrics
hey New York Mets kids
can't you understand
why we still love our parents
and still love the old world
I see a 1950's apartment house
and It's bleak in the 1970's sun
But I still love the '50's
And I still love the old world
(ok John why don't we tell them ....)
Well the old world may be dead
parents can't understand
But I still have our parents
And I still love the old world
Out on Route 9
I wanna be a motorhead
cause I still have the 50s
and I still love the old world
I cherish my place in the old world
I cherish my place in the arcane
because I still have the 50s
and I still love the old world
Hey New York Mets kids
hope you understand
cause I still have the 50s
and I still love my parents
well
well
I say old world
I say old world
I say
I say old world
I say old world
old world
(well way down)
(way down)
I had a New York girlfriend
she couldn't understand
but I still love the girlfriend
and I still love her old world
I wanna keep my dreams of the arcane
and not cherish my place in the old world
cause I still have my parents
and I still love the old world
I love the old world
I love the old world
I still have the parents
and I still love the old world
all right john
Well the old world may be dead
parents can't understand
But I still have our parents
And I still love the old world
I wanna keep my place in the old world
Keep my dreams in the arcane
'Cause I still have my parents and I still love the old world
Alright old world I say bye bye
I say bye bye
I say bye bye bye bye