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Josh Joplin Group - The Future That Was - Album (2002) 1. Must Be You 2. Wonderful Ones 3. Listening 4. Siddharthas of Suburbia 5. It's Only Entertainment 6. Dishes 7. I Am Not The Only Cowboy 8. Lucky 9. Trampoline 10. Fire 11. Happy At Last 12. The Future That Was Tabbed by Unregistered ================================================================== Track 1 - Must Be You CAPO: 4th Fret [Intro] C F C F C [Verse 1]

I think therefore ^Am I think I am ^C I can't make my mind up ^Am And I can't make you under^Gstand ^C How I get distracted ^Am How I search for things to ^Csay How I let myself ^Am Get myself into my ^Gway I love to hear you ^Amtalk It's ^Gfunny but it's ^Ftrue

[Chorus]

What gets into ^Cme ^Gmust be ^Fyou What gets into ^Cme ^Gmust be ^Fyou ^C

[Verse 2]

I'm always late ^Am But it's really not my ^Cfault Time just hates me ^Am That's why it made me an a^Gdult If wisdom comes with ^Amage Then I ^Ghaven't got a ^Fclue

[Chorus]

What gets into ^Cme ^Gmust be ^Fyou What gets into ^Cme ^Gmust be ^Fyou

[Interlude] C G G7 [Bridge]

Turn off your ^Fclock, sleep in to^Cday There isn't a ^Fjob that cannot ^Cwait I cannot ^Gwait ^G7 To be home ^Fwith you

[Interlude] C F C [Verse 3]

I might be walking ^Am And I might just laugh out ^Cloud At something you said ^Am In the middle of a ^Gcrowd Let the people sta^Amre ^G I can't tell them what to ^Fdo

[Chorus]

What gets into ^Cme ^Gmust be ^Fyou What gets into ^Cme ^Gmust be ^Fyou What gets into ^Cme ^Gmust be ^Fyou What gets into ^Cme ^Gmust be ^Fyou

Must be you

^FMust be you Must be you

================================================================== Track 2 - Wonderful Ones [Intro] G [Verse 1]

We storm the stage,^B7 we play our part And ^Ceverybody loves a thespi^Gan ^D ^G We jump a grade,^B7 we make our mark And ^Ceverybody loves a champi^Gon ^D

[Verse 2]

And we ^Gare ^Dlarger than ^Glife ^DBrighter than ^Glights We're ^Dalways on ^CEverybody knows us We are the wonderful o^Gnes ^C ^G ^C ^G

[Verse 3]

We live too fast^B7 and then we die ^CEverybody loves a legend th^Gen ^D ^G We shoot to last,^B7 we don't ask why ^CEverybody loves America^Gns ^D

[Verse 4]

And we ^Gare ^Darmed to the ^Gteeth ^DHigh on ^Gspeed We're ^Dalways on ^CEverybody knows us We're the wonderful on^Ges

[Chorus]

^CMaking the ^Gscene The ^Ckings and ^Gqueens Of ^Dlast year's prom ^CEverybody loves us How about y^Gou? ^C ^G ^C ^Eb ^E

[Bridge]

The ghostly girls^C who shed their skins ^E The sunbathed boys,^C the Hilton twins ^E The fabulous,^C fucked up ^Eus Well, ready or ^Cnot, we're coming be^Gcause The ^Dshow must go ^Gon The ^Dshow must go ^Gon The ^Dshow is on ^G ^B7 ^C ^G

[Chorus]

We're the ^Dwonderful ^Gones ^DMaking the ^Gscene The ^Dkings and ^Gqueens Of ^Dlast year's prom ^CEverybody knows us

[Chorus]

We're the wonderful ^Gones Our ^Dnames on the ^Glist We're ^Dhard to re^Gsist We're ^Cso like, young

Everybody knows us [Chorus]

We're the wonderful ^Gones ^DNothing's our ^Gfault We ^Dnever get ^Gcaught We're so ^Dmuch fun ^CEverybody loves us How about ^Gyou?

================================================================== Track 3 - Listening [Intro] Am F Am F Am [Verse 1]

And she lies, ^Fquietly A^Ammid her empty room^F ^Am And probes her ^Fopen heart To ^Amverify the ^Fwound ^C

[Verse 2]

She receives the phone ^Gcall ^DmShe rewinds the ^Gmessage tape ^C She walks to the ^Gwindow Let your ^Dmsweat pour down the^G fire escape ^C

[Chorus]

I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F You don't say a ^Cword ^G You don't ^Amhave to

[Interlude] F Am F Am [Verse 3]

Frozen in the hour^F The ^Amthought of going on^F ^Am Feels real^F and unreal Un^Amtil the feelings gone^F ^C

[Verse 4]

Like a boy who ^Gbegs for bread A ^Dmsnapshot is ^Gall there is ^C To remind us of ^Gour place And re^Dmturn us to the hungry ^Gmasses ^C

[Chorus]

I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F You don't say a ^Cword ^G

[Instrumental]] Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Am Bb Am F Am F Am [Verse 5]

And she lies ^Fmotionless Be^Amneath the ceiling fan^F ^Am The blades become in^Fvisible And ^Amshe becomes en^Ftranced ^C

[Verse 6]

No one knows the ^Gfuture And ^Dmno one cares a^Gbout the past ^C When a star is ^Gdying We ^Dmall cling to what ^Gcannot last ^C

[Outro]

I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^G ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^G ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^G ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^G ^Am ^G ^Am

================================================================== Track 4 - Siddharthas of Suburbia [Intro]

^GStop ^Dwasting your ^Amwords Convincing your^Cself that no one ^Dhurts

[Verse 1]

^GTime killed the ^Crebel that ^Gcould not change with ^Dtime And ^Gfashion placed a ^Cflower at the ^Gimage in our ^Cmind Of the ^Emswitchblade saint sur^Crounded, ^Gcarving out his ^Dprose And ^Fmumbling what he ^Cknows

[Chorus]

Sidd^Amharthas of su^Cburbia ^GStop ^Dwasting your ^Amwords Convincing your^Cself, no one ^Dhurts And ^Gdance a^Dway your ^Amdeath And don't be a^Clarmed there's nothing ^Dleft

[Verse 2]

The ^Garchetype of ^Crock-n-roll is ^Gdying in his ^Dbed While the ^Gdebutantes de^Cny it and ^Gset their clocks a^Chead 'Cause ^Emevery night is ^CNew Year's and ^Gevery day is ^Ddull ^FLong live rock-n-^Croll

[Chorus]

Sidd^Amharthas of su^Cburbia ^GStop ^Dwasting your ^Amwords Convincing your^Cself, no one ^Dhurts And ^Gdance a^Dway your ^Amdeath And don't be a^Clarmed there's nothing ^Dleft It's all al^Amright ^Em It's all al^Amright ^Em

Just hold on [Bridge]

They ^Gused to say the world was flat If you went too far, you'd fall ^GJust beyond the cul-de-sac The houses and the ^Dmall, it's beauti^Amful ^G/B ^C ^D

[Verse 3]

The ^Gfuture is a ^Cstereo, ^Geats your favourite ^Dtapes The ^Gsoundtrack ^Cto your youth that ^Gcannot be re^Cplaced So ^Emhold on to ^Cevery song be^Gfore they disap^Dpear Your ^Ffuture almost ^Chere

[Chorus]

================================================================== Track 5 - It's Only Entertainment [Intro] A E A E [Verse 1]

^ARichard is im^Eportant To ^ARichard and his ^Emost important ^Dfriends He ^Adoesn't take ^Ephone calls He ^Asits in his ^Eoffice and pre^Dtends He's Atticus ^AFinch ^E He's everybody's ^Dmensch

[Verse 2]

And ^Awhen it comes to ^Eclients He ^Acounts himself a^Emong the very ^Dbest But ^Awhen it comes to ^Estature He ^Aonly counts the ^Esize of other men's ^Ddesks He's counting every ^Ainch ^E He's counting every ^Dinch

[Chorus]

And it's ^Aonly ^Eentertainment ^Bm7 ^D And it's ^Aonly ^Eentertainment ^Bm7 ^D Don't make it so ^Ahard ^E Don't make it so ^Dhard

[Verse 3]

A^Amanda of the ^Eunderground Brings ^Ahigh art to her ^Elo-fi sound ma^Dchine Her ^Anifty hipster ^Efriends agree A ^Aband's only as ^Egood as it's ^Dseen Save us Polly ^AJean ^E We know not what we ^Dmean

[Chorus]

And it's ^Aonly ^Eentertainment ^Bm7 ^D And it's ^Aonly ^Eentertainment ^Bm7 ^D Don't make it so ^Ahard ^E Don't make it so ^Dhard

[Bridge]

^AFreddie's demo^Egraphic grows ^F#mAngry boys in ^Dbaggy clothes ^ACritics eulo^Egize the songs And ^F#mrecord store clerks ^Dmourn along And the ^Ayears go ^Bby, the ^C#mchords don't change We're ^F#mall Pat Boone by ^Ddifferent names

[Chorus]

And it's ^Aonly ^Eentertainment ^Bm7 ^D And it's ^Aonly ^Eentertainment ^Bm7 ^D ^N.C.Don't make it so ^Ahard (It's only ^Eentertainment) Don't make it so ^Dhard Don't make it so ^Ahard (It's only ^Eentertainment) Don't make it so ^Dhard You take it so ^Ahard (It's only ^Eentertainment) We take it so ^Dhard ^A (It's only ^Eentertainment) ^D ^A

================================================================== Track 6 - Dishes CAPO: 5th Fret [Intro] C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 [Verse 1]

She ^Cgets off ^Fmaj7work the ^Cother ^Fmaj7side of ^Cevening ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7 She ^Ccounts her ^Fmaj7tips and ^Ctells me ^Fmaj7that she's ^Cleaving ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7 I ^Gscrape the plastic ^Fmaj7plates and dry the ^Cglasses ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7 My ^Gapron is a ^Fmaj7testament to ^Cmadness ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7 ^CYears of ^Fmaj7washing ^Cdishes ^Fmaj7and she's ^Cgone ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7

[Verse 2]

Her ^Cboyfriend ^Fmaj7brags how ^Cmany ^Fmaj7times he's ^Chad her ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7 The ^Cbusboys ^Fmaj7and the ^Cline cooks ^Fmaj7crack with ^Claughter ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7 And ^GI pretend I ^Fmaj7don't know what they're ^Csaying ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7 And ^Gthey pretend our ^Fmaj7fate is not the ^Csame thing ^Fmaj7 ^C ^Fmaj7 ^CYears of ^Fmaj7washing ^Cdishes ^Fmaj7and we're ^Cgone

[Outro] C F C F C F C C F C F C F C F C F C F C F C C G F C G F C F C (4x) ================================================================== Track 7 - I Am Not The Only Cowboy [Intro]

And it starts like ^Gthis

[Verse 1]

We crave to be kissed by a moment com^Cplete in its happiness Far away from the ^Gthings that we wish to escape That lead us to ^Cthink that we are not awake We are our^Gselves despite ourselves This place gets ^Csmaller as the universe swells We come to ^Gterms eventually, eventual^Cly, eventually

[Pre-Chorus]

^GI am not the only ^Ccowboy in this ^Gone horse meta^Cphor And ^GI am not the only ^Clifeguard who's ^Gwashed up on the ^Cshore

[Chorus]

^DWake me up, ^Atake me out ^CCalm me down when ^AmI'm in doubt And ^CI'm in doubt ^Gevery day ^C ^G ^C

[Verse 2]

Words are like ^Gweight with density and shape, modifying ^Cforms they evaporate You can choose the ^Gtruth, you can listen to light You can lead the ^Ccharge and still lose the fight Far be it from ^Gme to claim anything For I am just ^Cone in a state of being I come to ^Gterms eventually, eventual^Cly, eventually

[Pre-Chorus]

^GI am not the only ^Cproverb that ^Gnever really ^Cfits And ^GI am not the only ^CCaulfield who's ^Gcatching more than ^Ckids

[Chorus]

^DWake me up, ^Atake me out ^CCalm me down when ^AmI'm in doubt And ^CI'm in doubt

[Instrumental] F C F C F C Bb G C G C [Verse 3]

And so it ^Gends as it begins, as every^Cthing that is infinite ascends Into its ^Gtime all things pass All things ^Cfade, all things last You are your^Gself despite yourself This world grows ^Csmaller as the universe swells We come to ^Gterms eventually, eventual^Cly, eventually

[Pre-Chorus]

And ^GI am not the only ^Cboxer that ^Ghasn't words to ^Cwrite And ^GI am not the only ^Cpoet who's ^Gmuch too scared to ^Cfight

[Chorus]

^DWake me up, ^Atake me out ^CCalm me down when ^AmI'm in doubt And ^CI'm in doubt every day

[Bridge]

^GNa na-na na-^Cna ^GNa na-na na-^Cna ^GNa na-na na-^Cna ^GNa na-na na-^Cna

[Outro]

And it starts like ^Gthis We crave to be kissed by a moment com^Cplete in its happiness We are our^Gselves eventually, eventual^Cly, eventually ^GI am not the only ^Ccowboy in this ^Gone horse meta^Cphor

================================================================== Track 8 - Lucky [Intro] Am [Verse 1]

Cross the line and e^Grase any doubt ^Am You walk the ^Fcarpet un^Gtil you wear it out ^Am Listening to songs ^Gtearing at your heart ^Am With every ^Fbox you pack, you ^Gfeel like you could start ^DCrying at the feet of an ^Fangel that ^Coffers no ^Gmercy ^D Standing like a statue through the ^Fages and ^Cyou're on your ^Gknees

[Chorus]

Some^Amtimes ^Fyou feel ^Glucky Some^Amtimes ^Fyou feel ^Glucky Some^Amtimes ^Fyou feel ^Glucky You still be^Amlieve ^F ^G ^Am

[Verse 2]

Looking in the ^Fmirror, ^Gstaring past your^Amself Everyone is ^Fhelpful, but ^Gno one's any help ^C ^C/B ^Am And just like a ^Fghost that ^Gfloats above the ^Amfloors You glide down the ^Fhallway through the ^Gautomatic doors ^DThese streets pretend to be an ^Fold friend, fa^Cmiliar and ^Gknowing ^D But you have nothing else in ^Fcommon, ^Csave for where you're ^Ggoing

[Chorus]

Some^Amtimes ^Fyou feel ^Glucky Some^Amtimes ^Fyou feel ^Glucky Some^Amtimes ^Fyou feel ^Glucky You still be^Amlieve ^F ^G

[Instrumental] F G F G F G F G D [Bridge]

Say goodbye to the last guest ^Fleaving and the ^Croom is ^Gempty ^D Sometimes you just want to ^Fscream 'til you ^Cbreak down ^Ggently ^Am

[Verse 3]

And now it's ^Fyears from then, so ^Glittle's ever ^Amsaid To remind us ^Fof the age, to ^Gbring back the dead ^Am Memory is a ^Ffunny thing, what it ^Gchooses to forget ^Am The evidence of ^Flives we've lived and ^Gones we haven't yet

[Chorus]

Some^Amtimes ^Fyou feel ^Glucky Some^Amtimes ^Fyou feel ^Glucky Some^Amtimes ^Fyou feel ^Glucky You still be^Amlieve ^F ^G

[Outro]

You still be^Amlieve ^FYou feel ^Glucky You still be^Amlieve ^FYou feel ^Glucky You still be^Amlieve ^FYou feel ^Glucky You still be^Amlieve ^FYou feel ^Glucky ^Am Cross the ^Fline and e^Grase any doubt ^Am

================================================================== Track 9 - Trampoline CAPO: 2nd Fret [Intro] G F C F G F C D G [Verse 1]

Some people ^Asus2wish ^Bmthey could be like ^CMoses And ^Gget their infor^Asus2mation^Bm from burning ^Cbushes Well, I ^Gtried and the ^Dneighbours com^Cplained I set their lawns aflame ^G

[Chorus]

I'm up and ^Ddown I'm ^Fgoing in ^Gcircles I'm ^Ganxious to ^Fknow what I ^Cmean ^G The days ^Dchange^F like old o^Cpinions And o^Gpinions change ^Fevery^Cthing I am my trampo^Gline ^D ^F ^C ^G

[Verse 2]

I went a^Asus2broad to ^Bmbreak my concen^Ctration But in^Gstead I broke my ^Asus2glasses, lost my ^Bmvoice in trans^Clation And I ^Gtalked, but I ^Dcouldn't be ^Cheard I never spoke a word ^G

[Chorus]

I'm up and ^Ddown I'm ^Fgoing in ^Gcircles I'm ^Ganxious to ^Fknow what I ^Cmean ^G The days ^Dchange^F like old o^Cpinions And o^Gpinions change ^Fevery^Cthing I am my trampo^Gline ^D ^F ^C ^G ^F ^C ^G

[Bridge]

I keep ^Dyou in the ^Gbackyard ^Dof my ^G Dreams ^Dto re^Gmind me of ^Ddays gone ^Gby Thank ^Dyou for ^Gtaking me ^Dby sur^Cprise

I've never been so high [Instrumental] G F C F G F C F G F C F G F C D G [Chorus]

I'm up and ^Ddown I'm ^Fgoing in ^Gcircles I'm ^Ganxious to ^Fknow what I ^Cmean ^G The days ^Dchange^F like old o^Cpinions And o^Gpinions change ^Fevery^Cthing I am my, ^Bbam my, ^Amam my trampo^Gline ^D ^F ^C ^G

================================================================== Track 10 - Fire [Intro] F [Verse 1] You say you know me now

^FWell, I don't think we figure out ^BbWho we ever are, ^Fwho we ever are

[Chorus]

^CListen to your^Bbself And sing ano^Fther ^Csong, sing a^Fnother ^Csong And don't ^Bblet them make you ^Cfeel you don't be^Flong Just on^C fire ^Bb ^C

[Verse 2]

^FYou say you are not sure ^FHow to live life anymore ^BbNo one ever is, ^Fno one ever is

[Chorus]

^CListen to your^Bbself And sing ano^Fther ^Csong, sing a^Fnother ^Csong And don't ^Bblet them make you ^Cfeel you are not ^Fstrong Just on^C fire ^Bb ^C

[Bridge]

A^Dmnother stage of ^Fempty rage And ^Cno one, no one is ^Bblistening No one ^Ccares and no one is ^Bblistening No one ^Cdares, you're just on ^Ffire

[Verse 3]

^FAnd you say you love me ^FBut I'm not sure you truly see ^BbWho I really am, ^Fwho I really am

[Chorus]

^CListen to your^Bbself And sing ano^Fther ^Csong, sing a^Fnother ^Csong And don't ^Bblet me make you ^Cfeel like you were ^Fwrong Just on^C fire ^Bb ^C I'm just on ^Ffire

================================================================== Track 11 - Happy At Last [Intro] E D B A (4x) [Verse 1]

I ^Esound like Michael Stipe And I ^Dbmdream like Carl ^AbmJung And I ^Alook just like a showgirl Who ^Esleeps with her makeup ^Bon

[Verse 2]

And I'm ^Aready for the ^Efootlights To ^Aplay the part I'm ^Bcast I ^Emay not be a ^Bstar But I'm happy at ^Alast

[Verse 3]

I ^Edance like Billy Budd And I ^Dbmpray like Dinah ^AbmShore I di^Asappear like Garbo But I ^Ecome back wanting ^Bmore

[Verse 4]

And I ^Adon't know where I'm ^Egoing I'm ^Arunning out of ^Bcash I ^Emay not be well ^Boff But I'm happy at ^Alast You know, I ^Emay not be well ^Boff But I'm happy at ^Alast ^Dbm

[Bridge]

I'm not as ^Bsmart as the ^ASunday Times crossword puzzle ^Dbm Big words ^Bget me into ^Atrouble ^Dbm I never ^Bsee when the ^Alight shines down, I burn too fast ^Dbm I may be ^Bpale, but I'm happy at ^Alast I'm happy at ^Elast

[Instrumental] E B E B E B E B [Verse 5]

I ^Ehave a friend back home Who ^Dbmlikes to sleep all ^Abmday He ^Apacks his pipe, reflects on life And ^Edreams his debt a^Bway

[Verse 6]

He ^Astill lives with his ^Eparents Just ^Alike he always ^Bhas He ^Emay not always ^Bknow it But he's happy at ^Alast You know he ^Emay not always ^Bknow it He's happy at ^Alast Happy at ^Elast ^D ^B ^AHappy at ^Elast ^D ^B ^EHappy at ^Alast ^D ^B ^AHappy at ^Elast ^D ^B ^A ^E

================================================================== Track 12 - The Future That Was

^CJesus,^G ^F the world is ^Gfalling to ^Cpieces ^G Will you ^Fcome back and be our ^Ghero and rele^Case us? ^GAnd if ^Fso, will you get your ^Gown show? ^FAnd we'll be ^Csaved and well beh^Faved And you'll be ^Gfamous

^CHere's ^Gto the f^Future tha^Gt was ^CEveryt^Ghing you ^Fthought it'd^G be but ^CWas it a^Gnythin^Fg you t^Ghought of? ^CHere's ^Gto the ^Ffuture th^Gat was

C G F G C G F G (Same as Verse 1) Thomas, a new century's upon us You were enlightened but you weren't very honest I know, was a long time ago And things change and people change And both have changed us (Same as Chorus 1) Here's to the future that was Everything you thought it'd be but Was it anything you thought of? Here's to the future that was (Same as Verse 1) Samuel, your son is quite a handful His grades are bad, he can't do math And he tends to ramble Our tests show that he's a bit slow If he receives the help he needs He'll ride the same bus (Same as Chorus 1) Here's to the future that was Everything you thought it'd be but Was it anything you thought of? Here's to the future that was fine ==================================================================

Josh Joplin Group - The future that was