• Song:

    The Future Soon

  • Artist:

    Jonathan Coulton

  • Album:

    Best. Concert. Ever.

This version fits people with a deeper voice better than the previous ones. 
Basically it's the same, though.

G (320003@1)                        BLast (x2444x@1)week I left a note on Laura's desk
Em (022000@1)                      G7It (320001@1)said I love you signed anonymous friend
C (x32010@1)                            Gmaj7Turns (xx5432@1)out she's smarter than I thought she was
C (x32010@1)                           G (320003@1)         BShe (x2444x@1)knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
   Em (022000@1)                 EmM7
And I'm all alone during couple's skate
Em7                          AWhen (x02220@1)she skates by with some guy on her arm
     C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)                C (x32010@1)         DBut (xx0232@1)I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face
        C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)             C (x32010@1)         DWhen (xx0232@1)I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space

Chorus
                       G (320003@1)         DCause (xx0232@1)it's gonna be the future soon
       Em (022000@1)           CI (x32010@1)won't always be this way
         G (320003@1)                DWhen (xx0232@1)the things that make me weak and strange get
Am (x02210@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B     C (x32010@1)   Dengineered (xx0232@1)away
                 G (320003@1)        DIt's (xx0232@1)gonna be the future soon
     Em (022000@1)             Cnever (x32010@1)seen it quite so clear
   Cm (x3101x@1)             G (320003@1)            AmAnd (x02210@1)when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
D7sus4 (xx0213@1)      Git's (320003@1)already here

Verse 2
G (320003@1)                           BI'll (x2444x@1)probably be some kind of scientist
Em (022000@1)                      G7Building (320001@1)inventions in my space lab in space
C (x32010@1)                             Gmaj7I'll (xx5432@1)end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak
C (x32010@1)                                G (320003@1)        BWork (x2444x@1)through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
  Em (022000@1)               EmM7
Perfecting my warrior robot race
Em7                     ABuilding (x02220@1)them one laser gun at a time
      C (x32010@1)           DI (xx0232@1)will do my best to teach them
     C (x32010@1)                DAbout (xx0232@1)life and what it's worth
      C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)         DI (xx0232@1)just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth

Chorus
                       G (320003@1)         DCause (xx0232@1)it's gonna be the future soon
       Em (022000@1)           CI (x32010@1)won't always be this way
         G (320003@1)                DWhen (xx0232@1)the things that make me weak and strange get
Am (x02210@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B     C (x32010@1)   Dengineered (xx0232@1)away
                 G (320003@1)        DIt's (xx0232@1)gonna be the future soon
     Em (022000@1)             Cnever (x32010@1)seen it quite so clear
Cm (x3101x@1)             G (320003@1)            Amwhen (x02210@1)my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
D7sus4
it's already...

Bridge
Eb (x43121@3)                  BbHere (x1333x@1)on Earth they'll wonder
    Eb (x43121@3)           GAs (320003@1)I piece by piece replace myself
       Eb (x43121@3)                    BbAnd (x1333x@1)the steel and circuits will make me whole
Am (x02210@1)                   D7sus4 (xx0213@1)name="chord_xx0212@1">D7
But I'll still feel so alone
Em A+ *
Until Laura calls me home
[ * Instead of A+, JoCo plays A or A7(sus) here when he plays this song live; the A
+ is a little hard to hit accurately. ]

Verse 3
G (320003@1)                           BI'll (x2444x@1)see her standing by the monorail
Em (022000@1)                             G7She'll (320001@1)look the same except for bionic eyes
C (x32010@1)                            Gmaj7She (xx5432@1)lost the real ones in the robot wars
C (x32010@1)                             G (320003@1)      BI'll (x2444x@1)say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault
  EmOr (022000@1)is it?
                  EmM7
And she eyes me suspiciously
Em7                     AHearing (x02220@1)the whir of the servos inside
        C (x32010@1)               DShe (xx0232@1)will scream and try to run
           C (x32010@1)             DBut (xx0232@1)there's nowhere she can hide
      C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)       DWhen (xx0232@1)a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride

Chorus
                       G (320003@1)         DWell (xx0232@1)it's gonna be the future soon
       Em (022000@1)           CI (x32010@1)won't always be this way
         G (320003@1)                DWhen (xx0232@1)the things that make me weak and strange get
Am (x02210@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B     C (x32010@1)   Dengineered (xx0232@1)away
                 G (320003@1)        DIt's (xx0232@1)gonna be the future soon
     Em (022000@1)             Cnever (x32010@1)seen it quite so clear
Cm (x3101x@1)             G (320003@1)            Amwhen (x02210@1)my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
D7sus4
it's already here 
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