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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D

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B
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C#m
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E
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D
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Verse 1
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D

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I'm hitting fast forward
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D

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C

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Seems like we'd gotten kind of stuck
C
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Time to get out of town and try to
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Gm
Gm
3

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Set the controls for some
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F

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Eb
Eb
6

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Cm
Cm
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Dm
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time off in the future
Eb
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Db
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Where people will be happy
Ab
Ab
4

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instead of
Verse 2
Ab
Ab
4

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Getting dumber and getting

scareder all the time

Scared of their own shadows

and scared to take a fall
F
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Either miserable with millions

or dying for a dime

Desperate to live forever or

lucky to live at all
E
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Verse 3
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D

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D

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Em
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And if I could see my self
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D

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C
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D
D

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from some other planet
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Bb
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F
F

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Would I be shaking my head sadly or
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F
F

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Would I be laughing
Gm
Gm
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Eb
Eb
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Dm
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Saying it's always been the same
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Db
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4

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But anyway
Verse 4
Ab
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Ab
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4

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Not going back to the Age of
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6

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Ab
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4

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Eb
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6

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F
F

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Gold or the Age of Sin

Fast forward till I understand

the age I'm in
C
C

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Verse 5
D
D

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D

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Em
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And it's always the old guys bitching
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D

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C
C

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About the young guys
D
D

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growing beards
C
C

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Bb
Bb

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F
F

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Or turning into sissies or something
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F

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Gm
Gm
3

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While they're trying to hold back time
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Eb
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Dm
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As if that isn't weird
Eb
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Db
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4

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Meanwhile the young guys are
Verse 6
Ab
Ab
4

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Waiting for respect when what

they wanna be is cool

Cool calm and collected just as

if that isn't strange
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F

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Or they wanna blow the whistle,

ring the bell and change the rules

When the game goes on forever

It's just the uniforms that change
E
E

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Verse 7
Dm
Dm

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D

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G
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D
D

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Em
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D
D

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If this is the best of times or
C
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D

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if it's the worst
C
C

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There's some difference
Bb
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F
F

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of opinion out there
Bb
Bb

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F

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Everyone is a geni us
Gm
Gm
3

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F

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Eb
Eb
6

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Dm
Dm

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But no one has any friends
Eb
Eb
6

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Bb
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Db
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4

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Or is it the other way around
Verse 8
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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Ab
Ab
4

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Not going back to the Age of
Eb
Eb
6

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Ab
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4

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Eb
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F
F

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Gold or the Age of Sin

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C
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F

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age I'm in
Interlude 1
F
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C
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D
D

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Verse 9
Bm
Bm
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Sometimes I look at the Moon
Abm
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4

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And I think I know just how she feels
G
G

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Going round and round us again
Em
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E
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As we go round the Sun
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Bm
Bm
2

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Watching us as fools
Abm
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4

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and geniuses rush in
G
G

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And you and me age disgracefully
Em
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E
E

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And have way too much fun
Interlude 2
E
E

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
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G#m
G#m
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Em
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Bm
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G#m
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Em
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E
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B
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2

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B
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C#m
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B
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2

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A
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E
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G
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D
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Verse 10
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G

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D
D

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Em
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And everyone knows about
D
D

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C
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D
D

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what's over and done
C
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G
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Bb
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And tied up with pretty ribbons on it
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F
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One king after an other
Gm
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Eb
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With a mad one and a
Dm
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queen or two
Eb
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Db
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Thrown in for good measure
Verse 11

and meanwhile
Ab
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We can make the future,

make it every bit as clear

Make a friendly Star Trek universe,

'cause everything's allowed
F
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The only place that's seriously

strange to be is here

And the only time that's
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E

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maddeningly mysterious is now
Verse 12
D
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G
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So I'm hitting fast forward
Em
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Verse 13
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Bb
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Come on get
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Gm
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on board!
Eb
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Dm
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Db
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You don't wanna be late now...
Verse 14
Ab
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Ab
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Not going back to the Age of Gold
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Ab
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or the Age of Sin
Outro 1

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Gm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • B

    2

  • E

  • C#m

    4

  • A

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • Bb

  • F

  • Gm

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • Dm

  • Db

    4

  • Ab

    4

  • Bm

    2

  • Abm

    4

  • G#m

    4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Fast Forward by Joe Jackson is D major.

The primary chords used in Fast Forward are D, B, E, C#m, A, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, B, E, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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