Modern World chords by The Pogues

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Mary's sellin' flowers on a stall in EC1
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To night she'll be out
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lookin' for some fun
Her mate, Gerry's in the basement,
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he hasn't got a home
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But prides himself that he's got
most things done
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Verse 2

Meanwhile, I'm up on the roof

Waitin' for the sun to shine

I haven't got an excuse

So, I'll just keep my head down

Verse 3
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David's in the city,
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he's just made a deal
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And the boys they want to
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take his trousers down
So they buy some little pills which
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will make poor David ill
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And they find themselves in some
club downtown
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Verse 4
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Meanwhile, I  got off the roof
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'cause the rain keeps pouring down
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And I haven't got a clue
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Why there's faith in all these clowns

Verse 5

This is the modern world

Interlude 1

Verse 6
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Jim and Jane hit the grapevine 'cause
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they're lookin' for a party
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A secret number knows
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where it can be found
So they pick up Pete and Sheila,
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then they head down the M40
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But someone said they closed
the country down
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Verse 7
Meanwhile,
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I've locked myself in the kitchen
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Waitin' for the storm to pass
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And if there's too much damage
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I think I'll get the fuck out fast
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Verse 8
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This is the modern world
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This is the modern world
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This is the modern world
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This is the modern world
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This is the modern world