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== Lessons ==
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Original transcription by Khavall, revised by Suuuupaadave, some corrections by [[User:Paradoxian|Paradoxian]].
  
This song is covered in suuuupaadave's [[Lesson a Week]] series. The lesson for "The Future Soon" is available as a [http://youtube.com/watch?v=3u2MeT-NHgM YouTube video].
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For more info, see Suuuupaadave's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2MeT-NHgM guitar lesson] for this song...
  
suuuupaadave's video covers various interesting observations not expressed in the chord chart below (such as strumming patterns, notes about particular chords, and so on) and is therefore highly recommended.
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<pre>Chords
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D      xx0232
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Dsus4  xx0233
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F#    244322
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Bm    x24432
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D7    xx0212
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G      320033
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Dmaj7  xx0222
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BmM7  x24332
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Bm7    x24232
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E      022100
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A      x02220
 +
Em    022000
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D/F#  2x0232
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Gm    355333
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A7sus4 x02030
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Bb    688766 (alt x13331)
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F      133211
 +
A7    x02020
 +
A+    x07665 (alt. A+ x03221 or A+7 x03223)
  
== Table of chords used ==
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Intro: |D |Dsus4|D |Dsus4|
  
The following chord list is exactly that used in suuuupaadave's [[Lesson a Week]] video for "The Future Soon". The video is linked above, under [[#Lessons|Lessons]].
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Verse 1
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D                          F#
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Last week I left a note on Laura's desk
 +
Bm                        D7
 +
It said I love you signed anonymous friend
 +
G                              Dmaj7
 +
Turns out she's smarter than I thought she was
 +
G                            D          F#
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She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
 +
    Bm                  BmM7     
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And I'm all alone during couple's skate
 +
Bm7                          E
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When she skates by with some guy on her arm
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      G              A                  G          A
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But I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face
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        G            A              G          A
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When I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space
  
{|
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Chorus
|-
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                        D          A
! A
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Cause it's gonna be the future soon
| x02220
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        Bm             G
|-
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I won't always be this way
! A7
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          D                 A       
| x02020
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When the things that make me weak and strange get
|-
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Em D/F#    G    A
! A7sus4
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engineered away
| x02030
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                  D          A
|-
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It's gonna be the future soon
! Aaug
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      Bm              G
| xx7665
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never seen it quite so clear
|-
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    Gm              D              Em
! Bb
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And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
| 688766
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A7sus4        D
|-
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it's already here
! Bm7
 
| x24232
 
|-
 
! Bm
 
| x24432
 
|-
 
! D
 
| xx0232
 
|-
 
! Dsus4
 
| xx0233
 
|-
 
! D7
 
| xx0212
 
|-
 
! Dmaj7
 
| xx0222
 
|-
 
! E
 
| 022100
 
|-
 
! Em
 
| 022000
 
|-
 
! F
 
| 133211
 
|-
 
! F#
 
| 244322
 
|-
 
! F#aug
 
| x24332
 
|-
 
! G
 
| 320033
 
|}
 
  
== Chords ==
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Verse 2
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D                            F#
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I'll probably be some kind of scientist
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Bm                        D7
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Building inventions in my space lab in space
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G                              Dmaj7
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I'll end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak
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G                                  D          F#
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Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
 +
  Bm                BmM7
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Perfecting my warrior robot race
 +
Bm7                    E
 +
Building them one laser gun at a time
 +
      G            A
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I will do my best to teach them
 +
      G                  A
 +
About life and what it's worth
 +
      G              A                G          A
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I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth
  
The following chords were originally transcribed by forum member tristan and revised and reformatted by forum member Khavall.
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Chorus
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                        D          A
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Cause it's gonna be the future soon
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        Bm            G
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I won't always be this way
 +
          D                  A       
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When the things that make me weak and strange get
 +
Em D/F#    G    A
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engineered away
 +
                  D          A
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It's gonna be the future soon
 +
      Bm              G
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never seen it quite so clear
 +
Gm              D              Em
 +
when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 +
A7sus4
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it's already...
  
While this set of chords has been looked over by Jonathan himself, it differs from suuuupaadave's ''Lesson a Week'' video for "The Future Soon" in one notable place. In the prechorus, suuuupaadave uses the chord progression "Bm-F#aug-Bm7-E", where the middle two chords are different from those in the transcription. (The prechorus in the first verse, for example, begins with the line, "And I'm alone during couple skate.")
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Bridge
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Bb                    F
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Here on Earth they'll wonder
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    Bb            D
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As I piece by piece replace myself
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        Bb                      F
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And the steel and circuits will make me whole
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Em                    A7sus4 A7
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But I'll still feel so alone
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Em                  A+ *
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Until Laura calls me home
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  [ * Instead of A+, JoCo plays A or A7(sus) here when he plays this song live; the A+ is a little hard to hit accurately. ]
  
=== Verse 1 ===
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Verse 3
 
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D                            F#
D                         F#
 
Last week I left a note on Laura's desk
 
 
Bm                        D7
 
It said I love you signed anonymous friend
 
 
G                              Dmaj7
 
Turns out she's smarter than I thought she was
 
 
G                             D          F#
 
She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
 
 
Bm                      Bbaug
 
And I'm all alone during couple skate
 
 
Bm                          E
 
When she skates by with some guy on her arm
 
 
      G              A                  G          A
 
But I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face
 
 
          G            A              G          A
 
When I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space
 
 
 
=== Chorus ===
 
 
 
                        D          A
 
Cause it's gonna be the future soon
 
 
            Bm            G
 
And I won't always be this way
 
 
          D                  A       
 
When the things that make me weak and strange get
 
 
Em D/F#    G    A
 
engineered away
 
 
                  D          A
 
It's gonna be the future soon
 
 
            Bm              G
 
I've never seen it quite so clear
 
 
    Gm              D              Em                A
 
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and it's already here
 
 
 
# Followed by [[#Verse 2|Verse 2]]
 
# Followed by [[#Bridge|Bridge]]
 
 
 
=== Verse 2 ===
 
 
 
D                            F#
 
I'll probably be some kind of scientist
 
 
Bm                        D7
 
Building inventions in my space lab in space
 
 
G                              Dmaj7
 
I'll end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak
 
 
G                                  D          F#
 
Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
 
 
Bm                    Bbaug
 
Perfecting my warrior robot race
 
 
Bm                      E
 
Building them one laser gun at a time
 
 
        G            A
 
I will do my best to teach them
 
 
      G                  A
 
About life and what it's worth
 
 
        G              A                G          A
 
I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth
 
 
 
'''Repeat [[#Chorus|chorus]]'''
 
 
 
=== Bridge ===
 
These are the chords used in the studio recording of the song that appears in the store. In live performances, the last chord of the bridge is usually modified from an Aaug chord to a simpler A chord.
 
 
 
Bb                    F
 
Here on Earth they'll wonder
 
 
      Bb            D
 
As I piece by piece replace myself
 
 
        Bb                      F
 
And the steel and circuits will make me whole
 
 
Em                    Asus
 
But I'll still feel so alone
 
 
Em                  Aaug
 
Until Laura calls me home
 
 
 
=== Verse 3 ===
 
 
 
D                            F#
 
 
  I'll see her standing by the monorail
 
  I'll see her standing by the monorail
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Bm                               D7
Bm                             D7
 
 
  She'll look the same except for bionic eyes
 
  She'll look the same except for bionic eyes
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G                             Dmaj7
G                             D7
 
 
  She lost the real ones in the robot wars
 
  She lost the real ones in the robot wars
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G                               D        F#  
G                             D        F#
 
 
  I'll say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault
 
  I'll say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault
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  Bm
Bm
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Or is it?
Or is it?
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                  BmM7
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And she eyes me suspiciously
                    Bbaug
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Bm7                    E
And she eyes me suspiciously
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Hearing the whir of the servos inside
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        G                A
Bm                      E
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She will scream and try to run
Hearing the whir of the servos inside
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            G              A
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But there's nowhere she can hide
          G                A
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      G            A                G        A
She will scream and try to run
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When a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride
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            G              A
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Chorus
But there's nowhere she can hide
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                        D          A
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Well it's gonna be the future soon
        G            A                G        A
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        Bm            G
When a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride
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I won't always be this way
 +
          D                  A       
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When the things that make me weak and strange get
 +
Em D/F#    G    A
 +
engineered away
 +
                  D          A
 +
It's gonna be the future soon
 +
      Bm              G
 +
never seen it quite so clear
 +
Gm              D              Em
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when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 +
A7sus4           
 +
it's already here</pre>
  
'''Repeat [[#Chorus|chorus]]'''
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== Alternative voicing suggestions (from [[User:Paradoxian|Paradoxian]]) ==
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* For a little bit more dramatic entrance into the chorus, try altering the last pair of "G - A" before the chorus to Em 022003 - A7sus x02033, or alternatively Em7 022033 - A7sus x02233. The E to A makes the cadence a bit more final (ii - V - I).
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* To get a bit smoother voice leading, change the E in the verse sequence "Bm - BmM7 - Bm7 - E" to Eadd9 022102. This smoothes the top string from F# - E - G to F# - F# - G, and is the closest thing to continuing to bring the moving note down (B, A#, A, '''G#''') while keeping the other notes constant.
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* To make the transition to the Gm chord at the end of the chorus easier, voice the G before it as the barre chord 355433 instead of the standard voicing. This is only one fret up from Bm, and then you just have to lift your middle finger to get to Gm. Or, you can alternatively play Gm as 310033, which will also make the transition from G to Gm smoother.

Revision as of 15:24, 20 June 2011



Original transcription by Khavall, revised by Suuuupaadave, some corrections by Paradoxian.

For more info, see Suuuupaadave's guitar lesson for this song...

Chords
D      xx0232
Dsus4  xx0233
F#     244322
Bm     x24432
D7     xx0212
G      320033
Dmaj7  xx0222
BmM7   x24332
Bm7    x24232
E      022100
A      x02220
Em     022000
D/F#   2x0232
Gm     355333
A7sus4 x02030
Bb     688766 (alt x13331)
F      133211
A7     x02020
A+     x07665 (alt. A+ x03221 or A+7 x03223)

Intro: |D |Dsus4|D |Dsus4|

Verse 1
D                          F#
Last week I left a note on Laura's desk
Bm                        D7
It said I love you signed anonymous friend
G                              Dmaj7
Turns out she's smarter than I thought she was
G                             D           F#
She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
    Bm                   BmM7      
And I'm all alone during couple's skate
Bm7                          E
When she skates by with some guy on her arm
      G              A                  G           A
But I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face
         G            A               G           A
When I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space

Chorus
                        D           A
Cause it's gonna be the future soon
        Bm             G
I won't always be this way
          D                  A        
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em D/F#     G     A
engineered away
                  D          A
It's gonna be the future soon
      Bm               G
never seen it quite so clear
    Gm               D              Em
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A7sus4        D
it's already here

Verse 2
D                             F#
I'll probably be some kind of scientist
Bm                        D7
Building inventions in my space lab in space
G                               Dmaj7
I'll end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak
G                                  D          F#
Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
   Bm                 BmM7
Perfecting my warrior robot race
Bm7                     E
Building them one laser gun at a time
       G             A
I will do my best to teach them
      G                  A
About life and what it's worth
       G               A                 G           A
I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth

Chorus
                        D           A
Cause it's gonna be the future soon
        Bm             G
I won't always be this way
          D                  A        
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em D/F#     G     A
engineered away
                  D          A
It's gonna be the future soon
      Bm               G
never seen it quite so clear
Gm               D              Em
when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A7sus4
it's already...

Bridge
Bb                    F
Here on Earth they'll wonder
     Bb             D
As I piece by piece replace myself
        Bb                      F
And the steel and circuits will make me whole
Em                     A7sus4 A7
But I'll still feel so alone
Em                   A+ *
Until Laura calls me home
  [ * Instead of A+, JoCo plays A or A7(sus) here when he plays this song live; the A+ is a little hard to hit accurately. ]

Verse 3
D                             F#
 I'll see her standing by the monorail
Bm                               D7
 She'll look the same except for bionic eyes
G                              Dmaj7
 She lost the real ones in the robot wars
G                               D        F# 
 I'll say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault
   Bm
Or is it?
                   BmM7
And she eyes me suspiciously
Bm7                     E
Hearing the whir of the servos inside
         G                 A
She will scream and try to run
            G               A
But there's nowhere she can hide
       G            A                 G         A
When a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride

Chorus
                        D           A
Well it's gonna be the future soon
        Bm             G
I won't always be this way
          D                  A        
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em D/F#     G     A
engineered away
                  D          A
It's gonna be the future soon
      Bm               G
never seen it quite so clear
Gm               D              Em
when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A7sus4            
it's already here

Alternative voicing suggestions (from Paradoxian)

  • For a little bit more dramatic entrance into the chorus, try altering the last pair of "G - A" before the chorus to Em 022003 - A7sus x02033, or alternatively Em7 022033 - A7sus x02233. The E to A makes the cadence a bit more final (ii - V - I).
  • To get a bit smoother voice leading, change the E in the verse sequence "Bm - BmM7 - Bm7 - E" to Eadd9 022102. This smoothes the top string from F# - E - G to F# - F# - G, and is the closest thing to continuing to bring the moving note down (B, A#, A, G#) while keeping the other notes constant.
  • To make the transition to the Gm chord at the end of the chorus easier, voice the G before it as the barre chord 355433 instead of the standard voicing. This is only one fret up from Bm, and then you just have to lift your middle finger to get to Gm. Or, you can alternatively play Gm as 310033, which will also make the transition from G to Gm smoother.