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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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E|-------------------E  B/D#  C#m  B  A  E/G#  A  G  D  
B|-------------------
G|--------------4--
D|--------1--4-----
A|--2--2-----------
E|-------------------
I'm hitting fast GforD/F#wardEm7  Dsus2  
Seems lC/Eike we'd gotten Bm/Dkind of stuck
CTime to get Bbout of town and try tFo
Set the conBbtrols F/Afor sGmometFime Eboff in Dm/Fthe future
Where Ebpeople will be hapDbpy instead of 
AbGetting dumber and getting scared-er all the time
Scared of their own shadows and scared to take a fall
Either Fmiserable with millions or dying for a dime
Desperate to live forever or lucky to live at allC/E  D  
And if I could sGee  D/F#myseEm7lf  Dsus2from  
C/Esome other Bm/Dplanet Would I be sChaking my head Bbsadly orF  
Would I be BblaughF/Aing GmSayiFng Ebit's alDm/Fways been thEbe same
BuDbt anyway
AbNot going back to the Absus4Age of GAbold or the Eb/GAge of AbSin
FFast forward till I Fsus4understFand the Cage I'm FinC/E  D  
And it's always the Gold D/F#guys Em7bitDsus2ching
About tC/Ehe young guys grBm/Dowing beards
COr turning iBbnto sissies or somethFing
While they're trying to Bbhold bF/Aack tGmime FAs iEbf that Dm/Fisn't weird
MeanwEb/Ghile the young Dbguys are
AbWaiting for respect when what they wanna be is cool
Cool calm and collected just as if that isn't strange
FOr they wanna blow the whistle, ring the bell and change the rules
When the game goes on forever It's just the uniforms that change
C/E D
If this is the Gbest D/F#of tEm7imes Dsus2or if C/Eit's the Bm/Dworst
CThere's some Bbdifference of opinion out thereF  
Everyone is a BbgenF/Aius  Gmbut Fno oEbne has Dm/Fany friends
Or iEb/Gs it the other Dbway around
AbNot going back to the Absus4Age of GAbold or the Eb/GAge of SAbin
FFast forward till I unFsus4derstanFd the aC/Ege I'm iFnC/E  D  
Sometimes I look at the BmMoon
And I think I kAbmnow just how she feels
Gmaj7Going round and round us again
EAs we go round the Sun
Watching us as Bmfools and gAbmeniuses rush in
Gmaj7And you and me age disgracefully
EAnd have way too much fun
Bm Abm Gmaj7 E
Bm Abm Gmaj7 E
Bm Abm Gmaj7 E
E|-------------------E  B/D#  C#m  B  A  E/G#  A  G  D  
B|-------------------
G|--------------4--
D|--------1--4-----
A|--2--2-----------
E|-------------------
And everyone Gknows D/F#about Em7whaDsus2t's ovC/Eer and donBm/De
And tCied up with Bbpretty ribbons on itF  
One king after BbanoF/Ather Gmwith Fa mEbad one Dm/Fand a queen or two
ThroEb/Gwn in for good Dbmeasure and meanwhile
We can mAbake the future, make it every bit as clear
Make a friendly Star Trek universe, 'cause everything's allowed
FThe only place that's seriously strange to be is here
And the only time that's maddeningly mysterious is now
C/E D
So I'm hitting Gfast D/F#forwEm7ardDsus2  C/E  Bm/D  
C           Bb
FCome on get on BbboaF/Ard!Gm  F  Eb  Dm/F  
You Eb/Gdon't wanna be Dblate now...
AbNot going back to the Absus4Age of GAbold or the Eb/GAge of AbSin
FFast forward till I Fsus4understFand the Cage I'm FinC/E  D  
G D/F# Em7 Dsus2 C/E Bm/D C Bb F
Bb F/A Gm F Eb Dm/F  Eb/G Db

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Fast Forward

by Joe Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/D#

C#m

E/G#

D/F#

Em7

Dsus2

C/E

Bm/D

F/A

Dm/F

Absus4

Eb/G

E B/D# C#m B A E/G# A G D

E|-------------------

B|-------------------

G|--------------4--

D|--------1--4-----

A|--2--2-----------

E|-------------------

G D/F# Em7 Dsus2

I'm hitting fast forward

C/E Bm/D

Seems like we'd gotten kind of stuck

C Bb F

Time to get out of town and try to

Bb F/A Gm F Eb Dm/F

Set the controls for sometime off in the future

Eb Db

Where people will be happy instead of

Getting dumber and getting scared-er all the time

Scared of their own shadows and scared to take a fall

Either miserable with millions or dying for a dime

C/E D

Desperate to live forever or lucky to live at all

G D/F# Em7 Dsus2

And if I could see myself from

C/E Bm/D C Bb F

some other planet Would I be shaking my head sadly or

Bb F/A Gm F Eb Dm/F Eb

Would I be laughing Saying it's always been the same

But anyway

Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G Ab

Not going back to the Age of Gold or the Age of Sin

F Fsus4 F C F C/E D

Fast forward till I understand the age I'm in

G D/F# Em7 Dsus2

And it's always the old guys bitching

C/E Bm/D

About the young guys growing beards

C Bb F

Or turning into sissies or something

Bb F/A Gm F Eb Dm/F

While they're trying to hold back time As if that isn't weird

Eb/G Db

Meanwhile the young guys are

Waiting for respect when what they wanna be is cool

Cool calm and collected just as if that isn't strange

Or they wanna blow the whistle, ring the bell and change the rules

When the game goes on forever It's just the uniforms that change

C/E D

G D/F# Em7 Dsus2 C/E Bm/D

If this is the best of times or if it's the worst

C Bb F

There's some difference of opinion out there

Bb F/A Gm F Eb Dm/F

Everyone is a genius but no one has any friends

Eb/G Db

Or is it the other way around

Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G Ab

Not going back to the Age of Gold or the Age of Sin

F Fsus4 F C/E F C/E D

Fast forward till I understand the age I'm in

Sometimes I look at the Moon

Abm

And I think I know just how she feels

Gmaj7

Going round and round us again

As we go round the Sun

Bm Abm

Watching us as fools and geniuses rush in

Gmaj7

And you and me age disgracefully

And have way too much fun

Bm Abm Gmaj7 E

E B/D# C#m B A E/G# A G D

E|-------------------

B|-------------------

G|--------------4--

D|--------1--4-----

A|--2--2-----------

E|-------------------

G D/F# Em7 Dsus2 C/E Bm/D

And everyone knows about what's over and done

C Bb F

And tied up with pretty ribbons on it

Bb F/A Gm F Eb Dm/F

One king after another with a mad one and a queen or two

Eb/G Db

Thrown in for good measure and meanwhile

We can make the future, make it every bit as clear

Make a friendly Star Trek universe, 'cause everything's allowed

The only place that's seriously strange to be is here

And the only time that's maddeningly mysterious is now

C/E D

G D/F# Em7 Dsus2 C/E Bm/D

So I'm hitting fast forward

C Bb

F Bb F/A Gm F Eb Dm/F

Come on get on board!

Eb/G Db

You don't wanna be late now...

Ab Absus4 Ab Eb/G Ab

Not going back to the Age of Gold or the Age of Sin

F Fsus4 F C F C/E D

Fast forward till I understand the age I'm in

G D/F# Em7 Dsus2 C/E Bm/D C Bb F

Bb F/A Gm F Eb Dm/F Eb/G Db

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