In This Modern Land tab by City Calm Down

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro: 0.00 - 0.28 seconds

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5-5-5-5---4-------------| x 2
A augmentedA|--------------------7-5--5-----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------4-------------| x 2
A augmentedA|-7--7--7-7-7-7-----7-5--5------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

(Repeat twice)

Verse 1: 0.28 - 1.00

I've dislocated...  dissociated

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-------------7---------------------|
D MajorD|--7-------------7---------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-------------5---------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7--7--7-7-7-7--5-4-------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--------------|
D MajorD|--------------------7---7------------------7--5---------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|


  As I follow backwards... through the havoc...   I fell into the mud
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7---------------------7---------------------9--------------------9------------|
D MajorD|--7---------------------7---------------------7--------------------7------------|
A augmentedA|--5---------------------5---------------------7--------------------7------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Forgot my name     From where I'd come
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7---------------------7------------------|
D MajorD|--7---------------------7------------------|
A augmentedA|--5---------------------5------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1: 0.41 -1.30

In this modern land

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7--7--7-7-7-7--5-4------------| x 2
A augmentedA|--------------------7--7-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5-5-5-5--4--------------| x 2
A augmentedA|------------------7-5--5-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

(Repeat twice)


I cannot pretend

To believe a word you say

In this modern land

I've doubted everything

Since I cut myself away


Verse 2: 1.30 - 2.02

I tell myself... That I had so much to give

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--7-------------7---------------------|
D MajorD|--7-------------7---------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-------------5---------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7--7--7-7-7-7--5-4-------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--------------|
D MajorD|--------------------7---7------------------7--5---------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|


  But bitter in my haste... I followed mindless thieves...  Took a narrow path
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7---------------------7---------------------9--------------------9------------|
D MajorD|--7---------------------7---------------------7--------------------7------------|
A augmentedA|--5---------------------5---------------------7--------------------7------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 And forced my way    To no relief
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7---------------------7------------------|
D MajorD|--7---------------------7------------------|
A augmentedA|--5---------------------5------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|


Chorus 2: 2.01 - 2.26

In this modern land

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7--7--7-7-7-7--5-4------------| x 2
A augmentedA|--------------------7--7-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5-5-5-5--4--------------| x 2
A augmentedA|------------------7-5--5-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

(Repeat twice)

I cannot pretend

To believe a word you say

In this modern land

I've doubted everything

Since I cut myself away


Bridge - PART 1: 2.27 - 2.53


But I...

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7--7--7-7-7-7--5-4------------| x 2
A augmentedA|--------------------7--7-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5-5-5-5--4--------------| x 2
A augmentedA|------------------7-5--5-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

(Repeat twice)


I saw reflections of a conscience in collapse

A augmentedA hollow man who lacked the will

To tread a minute on the edge of his abyss

To look beyond his dirty hands


Bridge - PART 2: 02.54 - 3.33

Into   the   river  that  soaks
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|--10--10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10-10-|
G+G|--9---9---9--9--9--8---9---9---9--9--|
D MajorD|--7---7---7--7--7--7---7---7---7--7--| X 2
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

the  mud  in  which  he  stands
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|--8---8---8--8--8--8---8---9---9--9--|
G+G|--7---7---7--7--7--7---7---8---8--8--|
D MajorD|--5---5---5--5--5--5---5---5---5--5--| X 2
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

(REPEAT MULTIPLE TIMES AND SLOWLY FADE UNTIL CHORUS AGAIN)


Into the flood of others’ fields

Oh this distortion of my sight lets me deflect

Reflections of my years

In which I should have seen a conscience in collapse


PRE-CHORUS AND CHORUS 3 & OUTRO (FADING OUT) : 3.33 - END (5.24)


.....

In this modern land

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7--7--7-7-7-7--5-4------------| x 2
A augmentedA|--------------------7--7-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5-5-5-5--4--------------| x 2
A augmentedA|------------------7-5--5-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

(MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEN CHORUS 3 AND OUTRO)