Hall & Oates - Method of Modern Love: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Method of Modern Love" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Method of Modern Love Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Hall & Oates

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Method of Modern Love" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

(Love, love, love)
C               Dm      A#
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E

C
In the moonlite
Dm
Under starlite
G#/A#
Songs old as the night are what
I've been dreaming of
C
Everybody's
Dm
Hard as iron
G#/A#
Locked in a modern world
Dreams are made of a different stuff

Fm9                 A#7
I believe love will always be the same
Fm9                        A#7              G#   A#
The ways and means are the parts subject to change

Chorus:
C               Dm
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
                         A#
It's a method of modern love
C               Dm      A#
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
                         A#
It's a method of modern love

I can call you
Got your number
Share my life with you a thousand miles away
If you hurt me
I haven't shown it
Time's too tight to fight
And we're never face to face

Style is timeless and fashion's only now
(Love, love, love)
We got the ways, no one needs to show us how

Chorus

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Love, love, love
Ooh, ooh
Method of, method of
Love, love, love
Love
Method of, method of
Love, love, love
Love

M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
(Love, love-love, love)
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
(Love, love)
It's a modern love
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
I know what you're dreaming of
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
What we got is a method of modern love
It's a method of
It's a method of modern love
We know what we do, or don't we
(M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E)
We know what we do, or don't we
(M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E)
In the moonlight
In the starlight
Songs old as the night
Are what I've been dreamin' of
(It's a method of) It's a method of modern love
Dreams are made of a different stuff
(M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E)
And we're living in a method of modern love
At present tense, past, time behind
(M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E)
And don't fall for the same old line
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
Don't you know that it's a method of modern love?
I've got the way we work (M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E)
I've got a way we run
I do believe that I'm inclined to look ahead
and not behind
(M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E)
I got the method, baby, and it's right on time
And it's a method of modern love
(It's a method of modern love)
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
I know what you're dreaming of
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
Ooh
It's a method of modern love
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E
Don't mess with imperfection
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Fm9

Guitar chord Fm9

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Method of Modern Love" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Method of Modern Love" by Hall & Oates.