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Modern Man Tabs

(ver. 1)
Black Flag
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Both of these intro's are the live versions.

MODERN MAN
	 by
           BLACK FLAG

intro:

E---0--2--3--2--5------------------------------------------|
A------------------2--3--2--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

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| \      ___
| /     |__
| \     |
|_/LACK |  LAG

====
Andrew Campbell - Mr. Zippy




Intro:
   F		Dflat		   Gsharp	      Eflat      F
E----------------------16-15-13-16-15-13-16-16-15-15-13-15-16-15-13----------|
B------------13--13-14----------------------------------------------16-14-13-|
G--13--13-13-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 	Dflat			     Gflat	      Dflat  Eflat  f
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------15-13--------------13--------------13-----------------------|
G--15---13-13-13-15-------15-13-15-13-----15-13-15-13-----15-13-12-13-----------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse I:

 F                Dflat
I've got nothing to say,
I've got nothing to do,

 F		   Gsharp
all of my neurons are functioning smoothly

   Dflat   		  Eflat    F
yet still I'm a cyborg just like you.

 F		      Dflat
I'm one big myoma that thinks,
my planet supports only me,

 F			    Gsharp
I've got this one big problem will I live forever?

    Dflat            Eflat     f
I've got just a short time to see.

Chorus:

 F   Gsharp   Eflat     F-Eflat-F
Modern man - evolutionary betrayer,
modern man - ecosystem destroyer,
Modern man - destroy yourself in shame,

 F   Gsharp   Dflat              Eflat
modern man - pathetic example of earth's organic heritage.

verse II(same as above):

When I look back and think, when I ponder and ask "why?"
I see my ancestors spend with careless abandon assuming eternal supply

Solo:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--13--13-13-17--17-15-13-17-15-13-17-15-13-17-15-13-17-15-13-17-15-13-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------16-15-13--16-15-13--16-15-13-15-16-15-13--131315151616181820---|(b)
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-17-15-13-17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

 F   Gsharp   Eflat    F-Eflat-F
Modern man - evolutionary betrayer
Modern man - ecosystem destroyer
Modern man - destroy yourself in shame

 F   Gsharp   Dflat				Eflat
Modern man - patheric example of earth's organic heritage,

 Dflat			Eflat
just a sample of carbon-based wastage

 Dflat		     Eflat              F
just a f**king tragic epic of you and I . . .


Dflat  F  Dflat  F  Gsharp  Dflat  Eflat  F
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (end.)


Chords:

F ----  G ---  Gsharp ---  Dflat ---  Eflat ---  F (chorus only) ---
  ----    ---         ---	 ---	    ---			 ---
  -10-    ---         ---	 -6-	    -8-			 ---
  -10-    -5-         -6-	 -6-	    -8-			 -3-
  --8-    -5-         -6-	 -4-	    -6-			 -3-
  ----    -3-         -4-	 ---	    ---			 -1-

In the solo, (b) = bend.


So there it is.  The solos aren't quite right, I don't think, but they
should be pretty close. Enjoy. --Geoff.


@SONG: MODERN MAN

intro:
E---0--2--3--2--5----------------------------------------|
A------------------2--3--2--7--8--7--8--7--8-------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
(X?)

ALL CHORDS ARE 5TH'S.

  H[F#]e's too stra[G]ight and yo[F#]u can w[G]ait
	Mo[B]dern m[C#]an [B][C#]
	I'v[F#]e only got ti[G]me for a fe[F#]w, and not yo[G]u
	Mo[B]dern m[C#]an [B][C#]
	I'l[F#]l push you ha[G]rd, I ca[F#]n't know yo[G]u
	Mo[B]dern m[C#]an [B][C#]
	'Cause then we'd ha[F#]ve to be fri[G]ends, and that ju[F#]st
won't d[G]o
	Mod[B]ern m[C#]an, Mo[B]dern m[C#]an

[BASSLINE:]
Living tommorow is everyones sorry
Modern mans daydreams have turned into nighmears

It's for yo[F#]u that I si[G]ng to sh[F]are what I fe[G]el
Mo[B]dern M[C#]an [B][C#]
The thi[F#]ngs I ne[G]ed in th[F#]is wo[G]rld
Mod[B]ern M[C#]an [B][C#]
If y[F#]ou don't li[G]ke it, you can lea[F#]ve me alo[G]ne
Mod[B]ern ma[C#]n, Mo[B]dern ma[C#]n
'Cause wh[F#en I talk to y[G]ou I want to ha[F#]ng up the ph[G]one
Mod[B]ern m[C#]an, Mod[B]ern m[C#]an

[BASSLINE:]
Living tommorow is everyones sorry
Modern mans daydreams have turned into nighmears

  H[F#]e's too stra[G]ight and yo[F#]u can w[G]ait
	Mo[B]dern m[C#]an [B][C#]
	I'v[F#]e only got ti[G]me for a fe[F#]w, and not yo[G]u
	Mo[B]dern m[C#]an [B][C#]
	I'l[F#]l push you ha[G]rd, I ca[F#]n't know yo[G]u
	Mo[B]dern m[C#]an [B][C#]
	'Cause then we'd ha[F#]ve to be fri[G]ends, and that ju[F#]st
won't d[G]o
	Mod[B]ern m[C#]an, Mo[B]dern m[C#]an

-andrew.
            
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