• Song:

    The Future Soon

  • Artist:

    Jonathan Coulton

  • Album:

    Best. Concert. Ever.

Chords
D xx0232
Dsus4 xx0233
F# 244322
Bm x24432
D7 xx0212
G 320033
Dmaj7 xx0222
F#aug x24332
Bm7 x24232
E 022100
A x02220
Em 022000
D/F# 2x0232
Gm 355333
Bb 688766
F 133211
A7 x02020
A7sus4 x02030
Aaug xx7665

Intro: |D |Dsus4|D |Dsus4|

Verse 1
D (xx0232@1)                        F#Last (244322@1)week I left a note on Laura's desk
Bm (x24432@1)                      D7It (xx0212@1)said I love you signed anonymous friend
G (320003@1)                            Dmaj7Turns (xx0222@1)out she's smarter than I thought she was
G (320003@1)                           D (xx0232@1)         F#She (244322@1)knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
    Bm (x24432@1)             F#aug (x5433x@1)    
And I'm alone during couple skate
Bm7 (x20202@1)                        EWhen (022100@1)she skates by with some guy on her arm
      G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1)         ABut (x02220@1)I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face
         G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)         AWhen (x02220@1)I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space

Chorus
                        D (xx0232@1)         ACause (x02220@1)it's gonna be the future soon
            Bm (x24432@1)           GAnd (320003@1)I won't always be this way
          D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)      
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em (022000@1)name="chord_200232@1">D/F#     G (320003@1)   Aengineered (x02220@1)away
                  D (xx0232@1)        AIt's (x02220@1)gonna be the future soon
           Bm (x24432@1)             GI've (320003@1)never seen it quite so clear
    Gm (355333@1)             D (xx0232@1)            EmAnd (022000@1)when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A (x02220@1)          Dit's (xx0232@1)already here

Verse 2
D (xx0232@1)                           F#I'll (244322@1)probably be some kind of scientist
Bm (x24432@1)                      D7Building (xx0212@1)inventions in my space lab in space
G (320003@1)                             Dmaj7I'll (xx0222@1)end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak
G (320003@1)                                D (xx0232@1)        F#Work (244322@1)through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
   Bm (x24432@1)               F#augPerfecting (x5433x@1)my warrior robot race
Bm7 (x20202@1)                   EBuilding (022100@1)them one laser gun at a time
       G (320003@1)           AI (x02220@1)will do my best to teach them
      G (320003@1)                AAbout (x02220@1)life and what it's worth
       G (320003@1)             G (320003@1)               G (320003@1)         AI (x02220@1)just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth

Chorus
                        D (xx0232@1)         ACause (x02220@1)it's gonna be the future soon
            Bm (x24432@1)           GAnd (320003@1)I won't always be this way
          D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)      
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em (022000@1)name="chord_200232@1">D/F#     G (320003@1)   Aengineered (x02220@1)away
                  D (xx0232@1)        AIt's (x02220@1)gonna be the future soon
           Bm (x24432@1)             GI've (320003@1)never seen it quite so clear
    Gm (355333@1)             D (xx0232@1)            EmAnd (022000@1)when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A (x02220@1)          Dit's (xx0232@1)already here

Bridge
Bb (x1333x@1)                  FHere (133211@1)on Earth they'll wonder
     Bb (x1333x@1)           DAs (xx0232@1)I piece by piece replace myself
        Bb (x1333x@1)                    FAnd (133211@1)the steel and circuits will make me whole
Em (022000@1)                   A7sus4 (002033@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
But I'll still feel so alone
Em (022000@1)                 AaugUntil (x4322x@1)Laura calls me home

Verse 3
D (xx0232@1)                           F# (244322@1)I'll see her standing by the monorail
Bm (x24432@1)                             D7 (xx0212@1)She'll look the same except for bionic eyes
G (320003@1)                            Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)She lost the real ones in the robot wars
G (320003@1)                             D (xx0232@1)      F# (244322@1) I'll say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault
   BmOr (x24432@1)is it?
                   F#augAnd (x5433x@1)she eyes me suspiciously
Bm7 (x20202@1)                   EHearing (022100@1)the whir of the servos inside
         G (320003@1)               AShe (x02220@1)will scream and try to run
            G (320003@1)             ABut (x02220@1)there's nowhere she can hide
       G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)       AWhen (x02220@1)a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride

Chorus
                        D (xx0232@1)         ACause (x02220@1)it's gonna be the future soon
            Bm (x24432@1)           GAnd (320003@1)I won't always be this way
          D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)      
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em (022000@1)name="chord_200232@1">D/F#     G (320003@1)   Aengineered (x02220@1)away
                  D (xx0232@1)        AIt's (x02220@1)gonna be the future soon
           Bm (x24432@1)             GI've (320003@1)never seen it quite so clear
    Gm (355333@1)             D (xx0232@1)            EmAnd (022000@1)when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A (x02220@1)          
it's already here

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