E
he wakes and says hello
B
turns on the breakfast show
F# B
she fixes coffee while he takes a shower
Dbm F#m
"hey, that was great," he said
B
"I wish we could stay in bed
Dbm F#m G A
but I got to be at work in less than an hour,"
Bm
she manages a smile
E
as he walks out the door
Bm
she's a modern girl
A
who's been through this movie before
Chorus
G
she don't build her world
D
'round no single man
Em
but she's getting by
D
doing what she can
G
she is free to be
D
what she wants to be
Em
all she wants to be
D
is a modern girl
Dbm F#
it looks like rain again
B
she takes the train again
F#m
she's on her way again
B
through London town
F#
where she peels a tangerine
B
flicks through a magazine
F# G
until it's time to leave her dreams
A
on the underground
Bm
she walks to the office
Em
like everyone else
Bm
an independent lady
A
taking care of herself
G
she don't build her world
D
'round no single man
Em
but she's getting by
D
doing what she can
G
she is free to be
D
what she wants to be
Em
all she wants to be
D
is a modern girl
G D Em D
nanananana, she's a modern girl
G F# Em
she's been dreaming about it all day long
G F#
As soon as she's home
Em Bm
it's him on the telephone
he asks her to dinner
E
she says: "I'm not free
Bm
tonight I'm gonna stay at home
A
and watch my t.v.
E G
I don't build my world
D
'round no single man
Em
I been getting by
D
doing what I can
G
I am free to be
D
what I want to be
Em
all I want to be
D
is a modern girl,"
nanananana, she's a modern girl