Reed Turner – Modern Man Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Reed Turner – Modern Man Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEmEmmaj7Cmaj7Asus2BmEsus4Em7Em6AmAm7/GGD/F#

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These are Modern Man Chords by Reed Turner on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em Emmaj7 Cmaj7 Asus2 Bm
Em Emmaj7 Cmaj7 Asus2 Esus4



[Verse 1]
Em     Emmaj7
He's a modern man,
     Cmaj7
Says things well
nearly
    Asus2    Esus4
all look the same,
Em
Fidgets with a
Emmaj7
ballpoint pen,
       Cmaj7
And he hangs his
head like
  Asus2    Esus4
a worn out picture
Em
frame.

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[Verse 2]
          Emmaj7
It's been far too
long,
         Cmaj7
Since he gave a
dam about
Asus2     Esus4
anyone or anything,
Em          Emmaj7
Points to a photograph,
     Cmaj7
Just that one there
  Asus2    Esus4 Em
reminds me of my home,
    Emmaj7   Cmaj7
Ooh oooh ooh home,
  Asus2    Esus4
Reminds me of my
Em   Em7  Em6  Em
home.


[Interlude]
Em Em7 Em6 Emaddb13 Bm


[Verse 3]
Em
Steady like a
Emmaj7
workman's ward,
          Cmaj7
There's a clock in
 the kitchen that
Asus2      Esus4
won't stop ticking,
Em          Emmaj7
Time is the devil's
thorn,
      Cmaj7
It'll drag it down and
Asus2     Esus4   Em
just keep kicking out,
              Emmaj7
When she's supposed to
know,
   Cmaj7
Forever didn't seem
 that
Asus2   Esus4 Em
long so long ago,
             Emmaj7
oh so long ago . . .
 Cmaj7 Asus2 Esus4  Em

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[Interlude]
Em Em7 Em6 Emaddb13 Bm


[Chorus]
Am     Am7/G
Just a little white
light,
Am          Am7/G
Ignore that voice
inside,
Am
No one here,
          G
Will ever know,
Am
The things you
Am7/G
didn't want to,
Am
You let them
  Am7/G
define you,
Am
You at all
              G  D/F#
shouldn't let go.


[Interlude]
Am   Em Emmaj7 Cmaj7 Am Bm
Hmm . . .
Em Emmaj7 Cmaj7 Am Bm

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[Verse 4]
Em
This is how the
Emmaj7
story goes,
Cmaj7
Roads and roads of
Asus2   Esus4
Highway towns,
Em        Emmaj7
Metal and compromise,
        Cmaj7
But the best
disguises are the
Asus2    Esus4 Em
ones you keep around,
          Emmaj7
Don't you make a
sound,
Cmaj7
No surprises till the
Asus2  Esus4   Em
sun it settles down,
    Emmaj7   Cmaj7
Aah aah      aah aah,
    Asus2  Esus4
The sun it settles
Em  Em7  Em6  Em*
down . . .


[Interlude]
Em Em7 Em6 Emaddb13 Bm


[Chorus]
Am     Am7/G
Just a little
white light,
Am
Ignore that
Am7/G
voice inside,
Am
No one here,
          G
Will ever know,
Am
The things you
Am7/G
didn't want to,
Am
You let them
  Am7/G
define you,
Am
You at all
              G
shouldn't let go.

[Interlude]
Am
Em Emmaj7 Cmaj7 Asus2 Esus4
Em Emmaj7 Cmaj7 Asus2 Esus4


[Outro]
Em
Oh listen to the
Emmaj7
night sometime,
        Cmaj7
You can hear those
guiles a man
Asus2   Esus4
they're talking,
Em
Singing the
   Emmaj7
September skies,
    Cmaj7
The moon is
hidden but
    Asus2
the clouds are
Esus4   Em
walking back.
        Emmaj7
Fall in one straight
 line,
Cmaj7
Step outside,
feel the
Asus2     Esus4
wind fall right
   Em
in time,
  Emmaj7  Cmaj7
I I   I   I ,
    Asus2     Esus4
The wind fall right
   Em  Em7  Em6  Em
in time.
Em  Em6  Em  Em
Em  Em6  Em  Em
Em  Em6  Em  Em
Em  Em6  Em  Em
Oh . . .
Em  Em6  Em  Em
Em  Em6  Em  Em
Oh . . .
Em  Em6  Em  Em
Em  Em6  Em  Em
    Oh . . .
Em  Em6  Em  Em
Em  Em6  Em  Em
    Oh . . .
Em  Em6  Em  Em

Watch: Modern Man

From Reed Turner - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Modern Man: key, chords and progression

Modern Man by Reed Turner is built around E minor (one sharp: F♯), with 13 chords in all: Em, Emmaj7, Cmaj7, Asus2, Bm, Esus4, Em7, Em6, Emaddb13, Am, Am7/G and G and 1 more.

Listen for Em – Emmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Asus2 (i – i – VImaj7 – IVsus2 in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Emmaj7, Bm and Em6 are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Emmaj7 chord on guitar (021000)
Emmaj7E G B D♯
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
Asus2 chord on guitar (x02200)
Asus2A B E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Esus4 chord on guitar (022200)
Esus4E A B
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
Em6 chord on guitar (022020)
Em6E G B C♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Modern Man chords: questions

What key is Modern Man in?

Modern Man by Reed Turner is centred on E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Modern Man?

Modern Man uses 13 chords: Em, Emmaj7, Cmaj7, Asus2, Bm, Esus4, Em7, Em6, Emaddb13, Am, Am7/G, G and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of Modern Man?

The main progression is Em – Emmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Asus2 (i – i – VImaj7 – IVsus2).

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