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Modern Times / Convenience
Store... by Capo Dave Williams
Db...capo on 6 with G form but better
with capo on 1 with C form
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G D G
Joanie is a friend, a friend of
mine
D
G
She's at the register every day when I stand in line
C G Em
A six pack, a lottery ticket, make a play you just might win it
D G
So convenient when you're livin' in modern times
G D G
Joanie's got a boyfriend, his name is Marty
D G
She met him last week at a trailer party
Bm
C
Now
Marty's van is parked behind the store
G
D
its been three days but he's not around no more
C
D
Joanie stands to watch as the van gets towed
Em
D
and she's thinkin' about the fifty she is owed
C
D
G
And it's just another day in these modern times
G D G
Joanie hasn't been around the store much lately
D G
she's not feelin' good since she had the baby
C G
Singin' halleluiah down at the mission, a little something for a nervous
Em
condition,
D
G
We all need help in these modern times
G D G
Marty came back and he's got a new tattoo
G
D
G
with the name spelled wrong guess he really didn't have a clue
Bm
C
Joanie says that Marty's all she's got
Em
D
and he does okay, just hope he don't get caught
C D
G
Doin' a little business in these modern times |
G D G
Joanie started back workin' two to ten
D
G
She's feelin' low, now Marty's gone again
C G Em
Spanish lady won the daily double, gonna help get her hijo out of trouble
D G
Winners and losers in these modern times
G D G
Joanie's in a room down at the police station
D G
the money's all gone, she knew the combination
Bm
C
"I ain't the one", poor Joanie starts to sob
G
D
she'll do some time, too bad it cost her job
C
D
and me, I'll be stayin out of sight
Em
D
I'm not sayin' that what I done was right
C D
G
I'm just gettin' by in these modern times.
C D
G
I'm just gettin' by in these modern times.
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