• Song:

    The Big Boom

  • Artist:

    Jonathan Coulton

  • Album:

    Thing a Week Four

Chords:
A5 (x022xx@1)x022xx
F#m(maj7)	 243222
Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)xx0222
Dm(maj7)	 xx0221
Riffs:
A riff:
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22-22-2-|
22-22-2-|
00-02-3-|
--------| repeat

E riff:
--------|
--------|
--------|
22-22-2-|
22-22-2-|
00-02-3-| repeat

Bridge:
--------|--------|--------|--------|
--------|--------|--------|--------|
2--2--2-|0--0--0-|2--2--2-|2--2--2-|
2--2--2-|2--2--2-|4--4--4-|3--3--3-|
00000000|00000000|00000000|00000000
--------|--------|--------|-------- x2

--------|--------|--------|--------|
--------|0--0--0-|1--1--1-|3--3--3-|
2--2--2-|0--0--0-|2--2--2-|2--2--2-|
2--2--2-|2--2--2-|4--4--4-|3--3--3-|
00000000|00000000|00000000|00000000
--------|--------|--------|--------

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5--5--5-|
2--2--2-|
2--2--2-|
0000000-
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A5 (x022xx@1)                               Ariff (x02220@1)It was 3 AM when I heard the sound
                                         Eriff (022100@1)Stuck my head outside and I looked around
DIn (xx0232@1)the echo the car alarms ringing
                                                F#mF#m(maj7) (244222@1)The sense that something terrible had happened again
        F#m7 (131141@2)             B (x2444x@1)  F#mF#m(maj7) (244222@1)Cut the lights and put the TV on
         F#m7 (131141@2)         BAnd (x2444x@1)they said that Michigan was gone
Bm (x24432@1)     EGone (022100@1)for good

D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)now I'm waiting for the big boom
   E (022100@1)             F#mIt (244222@1)knows where I'm gonna be
    D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)big boom
    EI'm (022100@1)always getting closer to
    D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)big boom
       E (022100@1)        F#mAnd (244222@1)it will catch up to me
    Dmaj7 Dm(maj7)
The big   boom

A riff

There are few safe places left today
                                         Eriff (022100@1)Every night they come and take one away
DEarly (xx0232@1)on we believed we had a chance
                                          F#mF#m(maj7) (244222@1)Now there's no one who thinks that way anymore
        F#m7 (131141@2)           B (x2444x@1)         F#mF#m(maj7) (244222@1)And the infrastructure's coming down
        F#m7 (131141@2)          BAnd (x2444x@1)the government went underground
Bm (x24432@1)     EGone (022100@1)for good

D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)now I'm waiting for the big boom
   E (022100@1)             F#mIt (244222@1)knows where I'm gonna be
    D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)big boom
    EI'm (022100@1)always getting closer to
    D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)big boom
       E (022100@1)        F#mAnd (244222@1)it will catch up to me
    Dmaj7 Dm(maj7)
The big   boom

Bridge

A5 (x022xx@1)                               Ariff (x02220@1)Only move by night, only move alone
                                         Eriff (022100@1)Keep the fires low and stay off the phone
DKeep (xx0232@1)on moving or stay right where you are
                                             F#mF#m(maj7) (244222@1)What's the difference, it's only a matter of time
    F#m7 (131141@2)         B (x2444x@1)        F#mF#m(maj7) (244222@1)And one by one the cities fall
           F#m7 (131141@2)      BSoon (x2444x@1)there won't be anything at all
Bm (x24432@1)     EGone (022100@1)for good

D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)now I'm waiting for the big boom
   E (022100@1)             F#mIt (244222@1)knows where I'm gonna be
    D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)big boom
    EI'm (022100@1)always getting closer to
    D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)big boom
       E (022100@1)        F#mAnd (244222@1)it will catch up to me
    Dmaj7 Dm(maj7)
The big   boom
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This was tabbed by "yngve" on jonathancoulton.com and not by me
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