Modesto
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste:
4th traste
As recorded by Pedro the Lion
(From the 2024 Album SANTA CRUZ)
Capo 4th fret.
If you don't want to use a capo transpose +4 steps.
* strum once and let ring
[Intro]
G*
[Chorus]
C
Modesto isn’t boring like you thought it would be
Am
Modesto it’s not bologna like you thought it would be
A# G
Modesto isn’t lonely like you thought it would be
[Verse 1]
C
At first I worked a vacuum cleaner salesman job
Am
For men I later recognized in Glengarry Glen Ross
A#
I only sold one
A#
She couldn’t afford it
G
She wrote out the check
G
And burst out sobbing
[Verse 2]
C
After work I hung out with my new church friends and traded stories
Am
We decided I should quit and then we laughed and carried on til morning
A# G
Next day I got a part-time job at the local guitar store
[Chorus]
C
Modesto isn’t boring like you thought it would be
Am
Modesto it’s not bologna like you thought it would be
A# G
Modesto isn’t lonely like you thought it would be
[Verse 3]
C
I heard the perfect song at work today
Am
Having asked if there were bands to see and spots to play
A# G
Jim said hell yeah then he handed me a tape
[Bridge]
C
What I heard in my walkman headphones
Am
Pacing by the speakers and PAs
Am
Was a beautiful hilarious tragic mess
A#
That sent tears streaming down my face
G
Grabbed me by the lapels, stood me up, and put a 4-track in my hand and told me son
E
Make all the messes you can manage to make
A
And move back to Seattle
A
Be the drummer in a band
A
There’s a girl from there that fridays on my lunch break
F#m
I write letters to
F#m
And I think she likes me too
F#m
And I'm gonna find out
G
I'm gonna go to bible college on my cousin’s dime
E
In my volvo wagon
E
Speeding up I-5
[Outro]
A F#m G E A
How to play Modesto
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.