Chords for Jonathan Coulton in LA -01-The Future Soon
Tempo:
97.05 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] And it's probably time to start the show so why don't we say ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage Jonathan [N] Colton
[G] Last [D]
week I left a note [F#] on Laura's desk
[Bm] It said I love you, [D] said an anonymous friend
[G] Turns out she's smarter [D] than I thought she was
[G] She knows I wrote it now the [D] whole [F#] class does [Bm] too and I'm all alone during [F#] couples
When [D] she skates by with [E] some guy on her arm
[G] But I know that [A] I'll forget
[G]
Her pretty [A] in her face
[G] When living [A] in my soul her [G] dome won't clap [A] on his face
Cause [D] it's gonna be the future [A] soon and [Bm] I won't always [G] be this way
[D] When the things that [A] make me weak and [Em] strange get [G] engineered away
[D] It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
I've [Bm] never seen it quite [G] so clear
[Gm] When my heart [D] is breaking I [Em] can close my [D] eyes It's already
I'll probably be some kind [F#] of scientist
[Bm] building inventions in [D] my space lab in space
[G] I'll end world hunger.
[D] I'll make dolphins speak
[G] Work through the daytime [D] spend my nights [F#] and weekends
[Bm] Perfecting my [D] warrior robot brakes
Building them one laser [E] gun at a time
[G] I will do my best [A] to teach [G] them about life and what [A] it's worth
[G] Just hope that I can [A] keep [G] them from destroying the [A] earth
[D] Cause it's gonna be the future [A] soon [Bm] and I won't always be this [G] way
[D] When the things that make me [A] weak and [Em] strange [G] get engineered away
[D] It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
[Bm] I've never seen it [G] quite so clear
[Gm] When my [D] heart is breaking [Em] I can close my eyes It's already
[A#] Here on earth [F] where I wonder
As [A#] I piece by piece [D] replace myself
[A#] And the steel and circuits [F] will make me whole
[Em] But I still feel so [A] alone
[G] [Em] Until Laura calls [G] me home
[D] I'll see her standing [F#] by the monorail
[Bm]
She'll look the same [D] except for bionic eyes
[G] She lost the real [D] ones in the robot war
[G]
I'll say I'm sorry she'll [D] say it's not [F#] your fault [Bm] or is it?
She'll eye [F#] me suspiciously
[D]
Hearing the whir [E] of the servos inside
[G]
She'll scream and try [A] to [G] run but there's nowhere she can [A] hide
[G] When a crazy cyborg [A] wants to [G] make you his robot [A] bride
Well [D] it's gonna be the future [A] soon and [Bm] I won't always be [G] this way
[D] When the things that make [A] me weak and [G] strange get engineered [D] away
It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
I've never [Bm] seen it quite [G] so clear
[Gm] When my heart [D] is breaking I [Em] can close my eyes
It's already
[G] Last [D]
week I left a note [F#] on Laura's desk
[Bm] It said I love you, [D] said an anonymous friend
[G] Turns out she's smarter [D] than I thought she was
[G] She knows I wrote it now the [D] whole [F#] class does [Bm] too and I'm all alone during [F#] couples
When [D] she skates by with [E] some guy on her arm
[G] But I know that [A] I'll forget
[G]
Her pretty [A] in her face
[G] When living [A] in my soul her [G] dome won't clap [A] on his face
Cause [D] it's gonna be the future [A] soon and [Bm] I won't always [G] be this way
[D] When the things that [A] make me weak and [Em] strange get [G] engineered away
[D] It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
I've [Bm] never seen it quite [G] so clear
[Gm] When my heart [D] is breaking I [Em] can close my [D] eyes It's already
I'll probably be some kind [F#] of scientist
[Bm] building inventions in [D] my space lab in space
[G] I'll end world hunger.
[D] I'll make dolphins speak
[G] Work through the daytime [D] spend my nights [F#] and weekends
[Bm] Perfecting my [D] warrior robot brakes
Building them one laser [E] gun at a time
[G] I will do my best [A] to teach [G] them about life and what [A] it's worth
[G] Just hope that I can [A] keep [G] them from destroying the [A] earth
[D] Cause it's gonna be the future [A] soon [Bm] and I won't always be this [G] way
[D] When the things that make me [A] weak and [Em] strange [G] get engineered away
[D] It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
[Bm] I've never seen it [G] quite so clear
[Gm] When my [D] heart is breaking [Em] I can close my eyes It's already
[A#] Here on earth [F] where I wonder
As [A#] I piece by piece [D] replace myself
[A#] And the steel and circuits [F] will make me whole
[Em] But I still feel so [A] alone
[G] [Em] Until Laura calls [G] me home
[D] I'll see her standing [F#] by the monorail
[Bm]
She'll look the same [D] except for bionic eyes
[G] She lost the real [D] ones in the robot war
[G]
I'll say I'm sorry she'll [D] say it's not [F#] your fault [Bm] or is it?
She'll eye [F#] me suspiciously
[D]
Hearing the whir [E] of the servos inside
[G]
She'll scream and try [A] to [G] run but there's nowhere she can [A] hide
[G] When a crazy cyborg [A] wants to [G] make you his robot [A] bride
Well [D] it's gonna be the future [A] soon and [Bm] I won't always be [G] this way
[D] When the things that make [A] me weak and [G] strange get engineered [D] away
It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
I've never [Bm] seen it quite [G] so clear
[Gm] When my heart [D] is breaking I [Em] can close my eyes
It's already
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[G] And it's probably time to start the show so why don't we say ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage Jonathan [N] Colton _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Last [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ week I left a note [F#] on Laura's desk
[Bm] It said I love you, [D] said an anonymous friend
[G] Turns out she's smarter [D] than I thought she was
_ [G] She knows I wrote it now the [D] whole [F#] class does [Bm] too and I'm all alone during [F#] couples
_ When [D] she skates by with [E] some guy on her arm
[G] But I know that [A] I'll forget
[G]
Her pretty [A] in her face
[G] When living [A] in my soul her [G] dome won't clap [A] on his face
Cause [D] it's gonna be the future [A] soon and [Bm] I won't always [G] be this way
[D] When the things that [A] make me weak and [Em] strange get [G] engineered away
[D] It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
I've [Bm] never seen it quite [G] so clear
[Gm] When my heart [D] is breaking I [Em] can close my [D] eyes It's already
I'll _ _ _ _ _ probably be some kind [F#] of scientist
_ _ [Bm] building inventions in [D] my space lab in space
_ [G] I'll end world hunger.
[D] I'll make dolphins speak
_ [G] Work through the daytime [D] spend my nights [F#] and weekends
[Bm] _ Perfecting my [D] warrior robot brakes
_ _ Building them one laser [E] gun at a time
[G] I will do my best [A] to teach [G] them about life and what [A] it's worth
[G] Just hope that I can [A] keep [G] them from destroying the [A] earth
[D] Cause it's gonna be the future [A] soon [Bm] and I won't always be this [G] way
[D] When the things that make me [A] weak and [Em] strange [G] get engineered away
[D] It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
[Bm] I've never seen it [G] quite so clear
[Gm] When my [D] heart is breaking [Em] I can close my eyes It's already
[A#] Here on earth [F] where I wonder
_ As [A#] I piece by piece [D] replace myself
[A#] And the steel and circuits [F] will make me whole
_ [Em] But I still feel so [A] alone
[G] _ [Em] Until Laura calls [G] me home
_ [D] I'll see her standing [F#] by the monorail
_ [Bm] _
She'll look the same [D] except for bionic eyes
[G] She lost the real [D] ones in the robot war
[G] _
I'll say I'm sorry she'll [D] say it's not [F#] your fault [Bm] or is it?
She'll eye [F#] me _ suspiciously
[D] _
Hearing the whir [E] of the servos inside
[G]
She'll scream and try [A] to [G] run but there's nowhere she can [A] hide
[G] When a crazy cyborg [A] wants to [G] make you his robot [A] bride
Well [D] it's gonna be the future [A] soon and [Bm] I won't always be [G] this way
[D] When the things that make [A] me weak and [G] strange get engineered [D] away
It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
I've never [Bm] seen it quite [G] so clear
[Gm] When my heart [D] is breaking I [Em] can close my eyes
It's already
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Last [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ week I left a note [F#] on Laura's desk
[Bm] It said I love you, [D] said an anonymous friend
[G] Turns out she's smarter [D] than I thought she was
_ [G] She knows I wrote it now the [D] whole [F#] class does [Bm] too and I'm all alone during [F#] couples
_ When [D] she skates by with [E] some guy on her arm
[G] But I know that [A] I'll forget
[G]
Her pretty [A] in her face
[G] When living [A] in my soul her [G] dome won't clap [A] on his face
Cause [D] it's gonna be the future [A] soon and [Bm] I won't always [G] be this way
[D] When the things that [A] make me weak and [Em] strange get [G] engineered away
[D] It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
I've [Bm] never seen it quite [G] so clear
[Gm] When my heart [D] is breaking I [Em] can close my [D] eyes It's already
I'll _ _ _ _ _ probably be some kind [F#] of scientist
_ _ [Bm] building inventions in [D] my space lab in space
_ [G] I'll end world hunger.
[D] I'll make dolphins speak
_ [G] Work through the daytime [D] spend my nights [F#] and weekends
[Bm] _ Perfecting my [D] warrior robot brakes
_ _ Building them one laser [E] gun at a time
[G] I will do my best [A] to teach [G] them about life and what [A] it's worth
[G] Just hope that I can [A] keep [G] them from destroying the [A] earth
[D] Cause it's gonna be the future [A] soon [Bm] and I won't always be this [G] way
[D] When the things that make me [A] weak and [Em] strange [G] get engineered away
[D] It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
[Bm] I've never seen it [G] quite so clear
[Gm] When my [D] heart is breaking [Em] I can close my eyes It's already
[A#] Here on earth [F] where I wonder
_ As [A#] I piece by piece [D] replace myself
[A#] And the steel and circuits [F] will make me whole
_ [Em] But I still feel so [A] alone
[G] _ [Em] Until Laura calls [G] me home
_ [D] I'll see her standing [F#] by the monorail
_ [Bm] _
She'll look the same [D] except for bionic eyes
[G] She lost the real [D] ones in the robot war
[G] _
I'll say I'm sorry she'll [D] say it's not [F#] your fault [Bm] or is it?
She'll eye [F#] me _ suspiciously
[D] _
Hearing the whir [E] of the servos inside
[G]
She'll scream and try [A] to [G] run but there's nowhere she can [A] hide
[G] When a crazy cyborg [A] wants to [G] make you his robot [A] bride
Well [D] it's gonna be the future [A] soon and [Bm] I won't always be [G] this way
[D] When the things that make [A] me weak and [G] strange get engineered [D] away
It's gonna be the future [A] soon.
I've never [Bm] seen it quite [G] so clear
[Gm] When my heart [D] is breaking I [Em] can close my eyes
It's already