Modest Mouse - The World at Large

Submitted by: pxs

Original key: F# Major

Suggested capo: 6

Helpers

F# Major

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vii°

Chords used

Capo 6

Intro

C – G6 – Am – Em –

Verse 1

C – G6 – Am – Em – x4
Ice age heat wave, can't complain
If the world's at large, why should I remain?
Walked away to another plan
Gonna find another place, maybe one I can stand
I move on to another day
To a whole new town with a whole new way
Went to the porch to have a thought
Got to the door, and again, I couldn't stop
You don't know where and you don't know when
But you've still got your words and you've got your friends
Walk along to another day
Work a little harder, work another way
Well uh-uh, baby, I ain't got no plan
Well I float on, maybe would you understand?
Gonna float on, maybe would you understand?
Well I float on, maybe would you understand?

Break 1

C – G6 – Am – Em –

Verse 2

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The days get shorter and the nights get cold
I like the autumn but this place is getting old
I pack up my belongings and I head for the coast
It might not be a lot, but I feel like I'm making the most
C – G6 – Am – F –
The days get longer and the nights smell green
I guess it's not surprising, but it's spring and I should leave
C – G6 – Am – Em –
I like songs about drifters, books about the same
They both seem to make me feel a little less insane
Walked on off to another spot
I still haven't gotten anywhere that I want
C – G6 – Am – F –
Did I want love? Did I need to know?
Why does it always feel like I'm caught in an undertow?

Break 2

C – G6 – Am – F –

Verse 3

C – G6 – Am – Em –
The moths beat themselves to death against the lights
Adding their breeze to the summer nights
Outside, water, like air, was gray
I didn't know what I had that day
C – G6 – Am – F –
Walk a little farther to another plan
You said that you did, but you didn't understand
C – G6 – Am – Em –
I know that starting over's not what life's about
But my thoughts were so loud I couldn't hear my mouth
My thoughts were so loud I couldn't hear my mouth
My thoughts were so loud

Outro

C – G6 – Am – F –

I practiced this song ✓

I practiced this song by heart ♥︎

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