The Modern Day chords by Foreigner

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
|D5 | (8x)


Verse 1:
D5
I stand up for my pride
D5
I don't want to be just like anyone
D5
In this world I cannot hide
D5
I must finish what I have begun
          G Em A
That's the way I play
        D5
In the modern day
          G  Em A
Because I want to stay
        D5
In the modern day
D5
Got a picture in my mind
D5
Of the way that I wanna be
D5
So I search until I find
D5
The power inside of me
        G  Em A
It's another phase
       D5
Of the modern day

Chorus:
A        G    D
 Got to face up to this life
A           G    D
 Can't let it get the best of me
A       G  D
 So I make a sacrifice
A           G   D5
 If that's the way it has to be


Instrumental:
|D5 | (3x)


Bridge:
D5
I'm doing what I feel is right
D5
I'm ready if I need to fight
        G  Em A
In the modern way
        D5
In the modern day


Instrumental:
|D Dsus2 D |G A | (2x)
|D Dsus2 D |A Bm |
|D Dsus2 D |G A |
|D5 | (2x)


Chorus:
A        G    D
 Got to face up to this life
A           G    D
 Can't let it get the best of me
A       G  D
 So I make a sacrifice
A           G   D5
 If that's the way it has to be


Instrumental:
|D5 | (3x)


Verse 2:
D5
Like a motor in overdrive
D5
I feel good and I feel alive
D5
I got no need to beg or borrow
D5
Got a shortcut to tomorrow
        G  Em A
And I'm on my way
       D5
To the modern day
       G  Em A
Got a lot to say
        D5
In the modern day
          G Em A
Because I need to stay
       D5
In the modern day


Instrumental:
|D5 | (5x)


Outro:
        G Em A D
In the modern day