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Original transcription by Khavall, revised by Suuuupaadave.
 
Original transcription by Khavall, revised by Suuuupaadave.
  
For more info, see the guitar lesson I made for this song...
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For more info, see Suuuupaadave's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2MeT-NHgM guitar lesson] for this song...
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2MeT-NHgM
 
  
 
<pre>Chords
 
<pre>Chords
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Verse 1
 
Verse 1
 
D                          F#
 
D                          F#
Last week I left a note on Laura’s desk
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Last week I left a note on Laura's desk
 
Bm                        D7
 
Bm                        D7
 
It said I love you signed anonymous friend
 
It said I love you signed anonymous friend
 
G                              Dmaj7
 
G                              Dmaj7
Turns out she’s smarter than I thought she was
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Turns out she's smarter than I thought she was
 
G                            D          F#
 
G                            D          F#
 
She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
 
She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
 
     Bm              F#aug       
 
     Bm              F#aug       
And I’m alone during couple skate
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And I'm alone during couple skate
 
Bm7                          E
 
Bm7                          E
 
When she skates by with some guy on her arm
 
When she skates by with some guy on her arm
 
       G              A                  G          A
 
       G              A                  G          A
But I know that I’ll forget the look of pity in her face
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But I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face
 
         G            A              G          A
 
         G            A              G          A
When I’m living in my solar dome on a platform in space
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When I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space
  
 
Chorus
 
Chorus
 
                         D          A
 
                         D          A
Cause it’s gonna be the future soon
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Cause it's gonna be the future soon
 
             Bm            G
 
             Bm            G
And I won’t always be this way
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And I won't always be this way
 
           D                  A         
 
           D                  A         
 
When the things that make me weak and strange get  
 
When the things that make me weak and strange get  
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engineered away
 
engineered away
 
                   D          A
 
                   D          A
It’s gonna be the future soon
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It's gonna be the future soon
 
           Bm              G
 
           Bm              G
I’ve never seen it quite so clear
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I've never seen it quite so clear
 
     Gm              D              Em
 
     Gm              D              Em
 
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 
A            D
 
A            D
it’s already here
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it's already here
  
 
Verse 2
 
Verse 2
 
D                            F#
 
D                            F#
I’ll probably be some kind of scientist
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I'll probably be some kind of scientist
 
Bm                        D7
 
Bm                        D7
 
Building inventions in my space lab in space
 
Building inventions in my space lab in space
 
G                              Dmaj7
 
G                              Dmaj7
I’ll end world hunger I’ll make dolphins speak
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I'll end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak
 
G                                  D          F#
 
G                                  D          F#
 
Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
 
Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
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I will do my best to teach them
 
I will do my best to teach them
 
       G                  A
 
       G                  A
About life and what it’s worth
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About life and what it's worth
 
       G              G                G          A
 
       G              G                G          A
 
I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth
 
I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth
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Chorus
 
Chorus
 
                         D          A
 
                         D          A
Cause it’s gonna be the future soon
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Cause it's gonna be the future soon
 
             Bm            G
 
             Bm            G
And I won’t always be this way
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And I won't always be this way
 
           D                  A         
 
           D                  A         
 
When the things that make me weak and strange get  
 
When the things that make me weak and strange get  
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engineered away
 
engineered away
 
                   D          A
 
                   D          A
It’s gonna be the future soon
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It's gonna be the future soon
 
           Bm              G
 
           Bm              G
I’ve never seen it quite so clear
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I've never seen it quite so clear
 
     Gm              D              Em
 
     Gm              D              Em
 
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 
A            D
 
A            D
it’s already here
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it's already here
  
 
Bridge
 
Bridge
 
Bb                    F
 
Bb                    F
Here on Earth they’ll wonder
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Here on Earth they'll wonder
 
     Bb            D
 
     Bb            D
 
As I piece by piece replace myself
 
As I piece by piece replace myself
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And the steel and circuits will make me whole
 
And the steel and circuits will make me whole
 
Em                    A7sus4 A7
 
Em                    A7sus4 A7
But I’ll still feel so alone
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But I'll still feel so alone
 
Em                  Aaug
 
Em                  Aaug
 
Until Laura calls me home
 
Until Laura calls me home
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Verse 3
 
Verse 3
 
D                            F#
 
D                            F#
  I’ll see her standing by the monorail
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  I'll see her standing by the monorail
 
Bm                              D7
 
Bm                              D7
  She’ll look the same except for bionic eyes
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  She'll look the same except for bionic eyes
 
G                              Dmaj7
 
G                              Dmaj7
 
  She lost the real ones in the robot wars
 
  She lost the real ones in the robot wars
 
G                              D        F#  
 
G                              D        F#  
  I’ll say I’m sorry, she’ll say it’s not your fault
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  I'll say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault
 
   Bm
 
   Bm
 
Or is it?
 
Or is it?
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She will scream and try to run
 
She will scream and try to run
 
             G              A
 
             G              A
But there’s nowhere she can hide
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But there's nowhere she can hide
 
       G            A                G        A
 
       G            A                G        A
 
When a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride
 
When a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride
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Chorus
 
Chorus
 
                         D          A
 
                         D          A
Cause it’s gonna be the future soon
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Cause it's gonna be the future soon
 
             Bm            G
 
             Bm            G
And I won’t always be this way
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And I won't always be this way
 
           D                  A         
 
           D                  A         
 
When the things that make me weak and strange get  
 
When the things that make me weak and strange get  
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engineered away
 
engineered away
 
                   D          A
 
                   D          A
It’s gonna be the future soon
+
It's gonna be the future soon
 
           Bm              G
 
           Bm              G
I’ve never seen it quite so clear
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I've never seen it quite so clear
 
     Gm              D              Em
 
     Gm              D              Em
 
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 
A             
 
A             
it’s already here</pre>
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it's already here</pre>

Revision as of 16:49, 23 May 2008



Original transcription by Khavall, revised by Suuuupaadave.

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
F#aug x24332
Bm7 x24232
E 022100
A x02220
Em 022000
D/F# 2x0232
Gm 355333
Bb 688766
F 133211
A7 x02020
A7sus4 x02030
Aaug xx7665

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               F#aug      
And I'm alone during couple 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
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
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A            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                 F#aug
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               G                 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
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
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A            D
it's already here

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                   Aaug
Until Laura calls me home

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?
                   F#aug
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
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
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A            
it's already here