Biography:
Modern English is a rock band best remembered for their iconic 1982 song "I Melt With You" which, despite not reaching the top 40 in either the US or U.K., has appeared in various commercials and movies over the years with a popular music video that became an MTV staple. Exploring post-punk themes of loss, reflection, and devotion, the group faced changing waves of success over the 80s and early 90s, putting four albums into the Billboard 200 chart.
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This is my first tab. There are only 2 chords used primarily throughout the entire song.
of redundant, but play that little lick and it makes it sound more interesting. Play
C right after the riff.
Play this riff after every line
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------3---0-------|
A-----3---------------|
E---------------------|
[Intro:] C F C F
[Verse]
C F
Moving forward using all my breath
C F
Making love to you was never second best
C F
I saw the world thrashing all around your face
C F
Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace
[Chorus:]
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
C F
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
[Verse]
C F
Dream of better lives the kind which never hate
C F
Dropped in the state of imaginary grace
C F
I made a pilgrimage to save this humans race
C F
What I’m comprehending a race that long gone bye
[Chorus:]
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
C F
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
Play an Em
The future’s open wide
[Solo:] C F C F
[Chorus:]
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
You’ve seen some changes and it’s getting better all the time
C F
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
Em again
The future’s open wide
C
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
F
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
C
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
F
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
[Chorus:]
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
C F
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
of redundant, but play that little lick and it makes it sound more interesting. Play
C right after the riff.
Play this riff after every line
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------3---0-------|
A-----3---------------|
E---------------------|
[Intro:] C F C F
[Verse]
C F
Moving forward using all my breath
C F
Making love to you was never second best
C F
I saw the world thrashing all around your face
C F
Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace
[Chorus:]
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
C F
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
[Verse]
C F
Dream of better lives the kind which never hate
C F
Dropped in the state of imaginary grace
C F
I made a pilgrimage to save this humans race
C F
What I’m comprehending a race that long gone bye
[Chorus:]
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
C F
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
Play an Em
The future’s open wide
[Solo:] C F C F
[Chorus:]
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
You’ve seen some changes and it’s getting better all the time
C F
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
Em again
The future’s open wide
C
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
F
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
C
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
F
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
[Chorus:]
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
C F
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
C F
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
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