Bathroom scenario (intro)
 
 D A
1. Everywhere I go, I find birthpills in the bathroom,
 D A
 part of the scenery, have you had one today ?
G - D
 No longer shocking the inside of handbags
E - A
 used to be hidden, now out on display.
 
 D  A
2. Professional women who work for a living,
 D A
 run through their washing when they come home at night.
G - D
 Jars of cosmetics, open and oozing,
E - A  
 petroleum jelly like Turkish delight.
 
 D A D A
Modern World, how I hate it ! Modern World, you can take it !
 G D
Modern World, your magic's gone for me,
 E A D – A D - A
where's the mystery that there used to be?
 
 D A
3. No more escaping, you're caught in the crossfire.
 D A
 See yourself naked as you stand on the scales.
G  - D
 No more illusions, under strip lighting,
E - A  
 so heartless and truthful, it tells you no lies. 
 
+ CHORUS + D – A D – A D – A D – A ….
 
(orig. =capo 3rd) (Fischer Z)