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Someone's Computer chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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I don't know what happened.
G
G

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The telephone rang and I answered.

The man on the telephone
C
C

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told me my bill was past due.

I told the man this wasn't

even my phone.
F
F

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Went over the line,

there came such a weird tone.
G
G

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Now I'm speaking to you

from deep down inside
C
C

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someone's computer.

They don't let me eat much,
G
G

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they basically feed me on lumber.

I'm sorting out zip codes
C
C

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and counting the cars in Beloit.

I'm helping young Johnny learn geometry,
F
F

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but the devil he cares

about rescuing me,
G
G

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Though he probably knows that I'm
C
C

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trapped deep inside his computer
F
F

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I'm not alone,

there's a bunch of us
C
C

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down here together
F
F

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Clean living folks
C
C

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who are trying to get by somehow
F
F

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None of us knows what the Sam
C
C

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Hill we did to deserve this
D
D

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Each of us heard a mysterious tone
G
G

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and then bowed.
C
C

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I hate adding numbers,
G
G

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so guess what I'm doing forever.

I'm running a mailing list,
C
C

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dunning some dead beats for Sears.

I'd love to play Pac -Man or Star Wars,
F
F

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but no, we're too serious here.

We're all business,
G
G

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so I'm a yuppie forever,

deep down inside someone's
C
C

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computer.
F
F

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Now that I think of it,
C
C

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lots of my friends have gone missing.
F
F

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Do you suppose that it got them
C
C

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the way it got me?
F
F

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Hard workin' guys

who were hard put
C
C

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to add on their fingers
D
D

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Slaving their lives away,
G
G

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running somebody's PC
C
C

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Well, I'm not gonna panic,
G
G

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I'm carefully taking my bearings

And one of these days when I'm ready,
C
C

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I'm making my move

Till then, keep on watchin'

your monitor screen
F
F

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If you see some poor devil in blue,

red, and green
G
G

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It's just me, I'm still trapped here

deep down inside
C
C

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someone's computer
G
G

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It's just me, I'm still trapped here
C
C

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deep down inside someone's computer you

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • D

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Someone's Computer by Tom Paxton is C major.

The primary chords used in Someone's Computer are C, G, F, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, F, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Someone's Computer is approximately 103 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Someone's Computer using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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