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The Future Soon chords by
Jonathan Coulton
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D

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A
A

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Verse 1
F#
F#
2

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Last week I left a note on Laura's

desk
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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It said I love you signed anonymous friend
G
G

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Turns out she's smarter
D
D

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than I thought she was
G
G

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She knows I wrote it, now
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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the whole class does too
Bm
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2

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F#
F#
2

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And I'm alone during couple skate
D
D

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When she skates by with
E
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some guy on her arm
G
G

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A
A

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But I know that I'll forget
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G

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A
A

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the look of pity in her face
G
G

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A
A

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When I'm living in my solar
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G

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dome on a platform in space
A
A

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Cause it's gonna be the
Verse 2
D
D

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A

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future soon
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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And I won't al ways be this way
D
D

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A
A

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When the things that make me weak
Em
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D
D

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and strange get engineered away
G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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A

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It's gonna be the future soon
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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I've never seen it quite so clear
Gm
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3

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D
D

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Em
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And when my heart is breaking I can close
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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my eyes and it's already here
Verse 3
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D

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F#
F#
2

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I'll probably be some kind of scientist
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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Building inventions in my space lab in space
G
G

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I'll end world hunger I'll
D
D

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make dolphins speak
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G

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Work through the daytime,
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D

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F#
F#
2

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spend my nights and weekends
Bm
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F#
F#
2

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Perfecting my warrior robot race
D
D

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E

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Building them one laser gun at a time
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G

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A
A

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I will do my best to teach them
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G

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A
A

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About life and what it's worth
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G

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A
A

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I just hope that I can keep them
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G

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from destroying the Earth
A
A

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Cause it's gonna be the
Verse 4
D
D

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A

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future soon
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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And I won't always be this way
D
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A
A

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When the things that make me weak
Em
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D
D

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and strange get engineered away
G
G

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Asus4
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It's gonna be the future soon
Bm
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2

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I've never seen it quite so clear
G
G

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Gm
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3

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D
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And when my heart is breaking I can
Em
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A

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close my eyes and it's already
Verse 5
Bb
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Here on Earth they'll wonder
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D
D

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As I piece by piece replace myself
Bb
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And the steel and circuits
F
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will make me whole
Em
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Asus4
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But I'll still feel so alone
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A

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Faug
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Until Laura calls me home
Verse 6
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F#
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2

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I'll see her standing by the monorail
Bm
Bm
2

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She'll look the same
D
D

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except for bionic eyes
G
G

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D
D

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She lost the real ones in the robot wars
G
G

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I'll say I'm sorry,
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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she'll say it's not your fault
Bm
Bm
2

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Or is it?
F#
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2

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And she eyes me suspiciously
D
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E
E

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Hearing the whir of the servos inside
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G

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A

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She will scream and try to run
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G

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A

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But there's nowhere she can hide
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G

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A

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When a crazy cyborg wants
G
G

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to make you his robot bride
A
A

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Well it's gonna be the
Verse 7
D
D

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A

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future soon
Bm
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G
G

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And I won't always be this way
D
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A
A

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When the things that make me weak
Em
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D
D

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G
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and strange get engineered away
Asus4
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D
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A
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It's gonna be the future soon
Bm
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I've never seen it quite so clear
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G

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Gm
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And when my heart is breaking I can
Em
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Asus4
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close my eyes and it's already here
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • E

  • Em

  • Asus4

  • Gm

    3

  • Bb

  • F

  • Faug

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton is D major.

The primary chords used in The Future Soon are D, A, F#, Bm, G, E.

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