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The Big Boom

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Chords:
       A5x022xx
F#m(maj7)        243222
    Dmaj7xx0222
Dm(maj7)         xx0221
Riffs:
 Ariff:
--------|
--------|
22-22-2-|
22-22-2-|
00-02-3-|
--------| repeat
 Eriff:
--------|
--------|
--------|
22-22-2-|
22-22-2-|
00-02-3-| repeat
Bridge:
--------|--------|--------|--------|
--------|--------|--------|--------|
2--2--2-|0--0--0-|2--2--2-|2--2--2-|
2--2--2-|2--2--2-|4--4--4-|3--3--3-|
00000000|00000000|00000000|00000000
--------|--------|--------|-------- x2
--------|--------|--------|--------|
--------|0--0--0-|1--1--1-|3--3--3-|
2--2--2-|0--0--0-|2--2--2-|2--2--2-|
2--2--2-|2--2--2-|4--4--4-|3--3--3-|
00000000|00000000|00000000|00000000
--------|--------|--------|--------
--------|
5--5--5-|
2--2--2-|
2--2--2-|
0000000-
--------
                                 A5   Ariff
It was 3 AM when I heard the sound
                                          Eriff
Stuck my head outside and I looked around
DIn the echo the car alarms ringing
                                                 F#m  F#m(maj7)
The sense that something terrible had happened again
                       F#m7      B   F#m  F#m(maj7)
Cut the lights and put the TV on
And they F#m7said that MichiBgan was gone
BmGone for Egood
And now I'm waiting for the Dbig Aboom
It Eknows where I'm F#mgonna be
The Dbig Aboom
I'm Ealways getting closer to
The Dbig Aboom
And it Ewill catch F#mup to me
     Dmaj7  Dm(maj7)
The big   boom
 Ariff
There are few safe places left today
                                          Eriff
Every night they come and take one away
DEarly on we believed we had a chance
                                           F#m  F#m(maj7)
Now there's no one who thinks that way anymore
                     F#m7             B   F#m  F#m(maj7)
And the infrastructure's coming down
And the F#m7government went Bunderground
BmGone for Egood
And now I'm waiting for the Dbig Aboom
It Eknows where I'm F#mgonna be
The Dbig Aboom
I'm Ealways getting closer to
The Dbig Aboom
And it Ewill catch F#mup to me
     Dmaj7  Dm(maj7)
The big   boom
Bridge
                                 A5   Ariff
Only move by night, only move alone
                                          Eriff
Keep the fires low and stay off the phone
DKeep on moving or stay right where you are
                                              F#m  F#m(maj7)
What's the difference, it's only a matter of time
               F#m7            B   F#m  F#m(maj7)
And one by one the cities fall
Soon there F#m7won't be anyBthing at all
BmGone for Egood
And now I'm waiting for the Dbig Aboom
It Eknows where I'm F#mgonna be
The Dbig Aboom
I'm Ealways getting closer to
The Dbig Aboom
And it Ewill catch F#mup to me
     Dmaj7  Dm(maj7)
The big   boom

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The Big Boom

by Jonathan Coulton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dmaj7

F#m7

Chords:

x022xx

F#m

(maj7) 243222

Dmaj7

xx0222

(maj7) xx0221

Riffs:

riff:

--------|

22-22-2-|

00-02-3-|

--------| repeat

riff:

--------|

22-22-2-|

00-02-3-| repeat

Bridge:

--------|--------|--------|--------|

2--2--2-|0--0--0-|2--2--2-|2--2--2-|

2--2--2-|2--2--2-|4--4--4-|3--3--3-|

00000000|00000000|00000000|00000000

--------|--------|--------|-------- x2

--------|--------|--------|--------|

--------|0--0--0-|1--1--1-|3--3--3-|

2--2--2-|0--0--0-|2--2--2-|2--2--2-|

2--2--2-|2--2--2-|4--4--4-|3--3--3-|

00000000|00000000|00000000|00000000

--------|--------|--------|--------

--------|

5--5--5-|

2--2--2-|

0000000-

--------

A5 A

riff

It was 3 AM when I heard the sound

riff

Stuck my head outside and I looked around

In the echo the car alarms ringing

F#m F#m

(maj7)

The sense that something terrible had happened again

F#m7 B F#m F#m

(maj7)

Cut the lights and put the TV on

F#m7 B

And they said that Michigan was gone

Bm E

Gone for good

D A

And now I'm waiting for the big boom

E F#m

It knows where I'm gonna be

D A

The big boom

I'm always getting closer to

D A

The big boom

E F#m

And it will catch up to me

Dmaj7 Dm

(maj7)

The big boom

riff

There are few safe places left today

riff

Every night they come and take one away

Early on we believed we had a chance

F#m F#m

(maj7)

Now there's no one who thinks that way anymore

F#m7 B F#m F#m

(maj7)

And the infrastructure's coming down

F#m7 B

And the government went underground

Bm E

Gone for good

D A

And now I'm waiting for the big boom

E F#m

It knows where I'm gonna be

D A

The big boom

I'm always getting closer to

D A

The big boom

E F#m

And it will catch up to me

Dmaj7 Dm

(maj7)

The big boom

Bridge

A5 A

riff

Only move by night, only move alone

riff

Keep the fires low and stay off the phone

Keep on moving or stay right where you are

F#m F#m

(maj7)

What's the difference, it's only a matter of time

F#m7 B F#m F#m

(maj7)

And one by one the cities fall

F#m7 B

Soon there won't be anything at all

Bm E

Gone for good

D A

And now I'm waiting for the big boom

E F#m

It knows where I'm gonna be

D A

The big boom

I'm always getting closer to

D A

The big boom

E F#m

And it will catch up to me

Dmaj7 Dm

(maj7)

The big boom

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