i feel fantastic – jonathan coulton

the arrangement here is based on what he plays live , cause its the only one i’ve
heard . and its awesome .
just incase your unfamiliar with any of these chords , here are your shapes :

A E Bm D G C#m F#m Bm7b5 B C#m7b5
E – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – |
G – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 6 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – |
D – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 6 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – |
A – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – x – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

intro
A A |

verse 1
A E Bm D
get up early when a sleeping pill wakes me , take a wake up pill and fill with energy
A E Bm D
i power on hard and i check my messages , but i don’t have any messages
A E Bm D
i take driving pill and head to my car , i drive around a bit cause work isn’t very far
A E Bm D
i call my phone and i check my messages , but i don’t have any messages
E G D A
all i know is driving on drugs feels better when they’re prescription
E G D E
all i know is the world looks beautiful , the world looks so damn beautiful

chorus
A D E
i feel fantastic , and i never felt as good as how
A D E
i do right now except for maybe when i think of
C#m F#m D Bm7b5 A A
how i felt that day when i felt the way that i do right now
A D E
i feel fantastic , and i never felt as good as how
A D E
i do right now except for maybe when i think of
C#m F#m D Bm7b5 A A A
how i felt that day when i felt the way that i do right now , right now , right now

A A |

verse 2
A E Bm D
work is anything but quiet these days , i try to medicate my concentration haze
A E Bm D
i can feel the day unfold infront of me , so i take the stairs and hit the gym
A E Bm D
the phone is ringing when i get to my desk , what was a stinging’s now a sharp pain in my chest
A E Bm D
so i take a calminex and just chill , then it’s time for lunch again
E G D A
all i know is work is easy when you don’t stress out about deadlines
E G D E
all i know is i take my medicine , i always take my medicine

chorus 2
A D E
i feel fantastic , and i never felt as good as how
A D E
i do right now except for maybe when i think of
C#m F#m D Bm7b5 A A
how i felt that day when i felt the way that i do right now
A D E
i feel fantastic , and i never felt as good as how
A D E
i do right now except for maybe when i think of
C#m F#m D Bm7b5 A A
how i felt that day when i felt the way that i do right now , right now

middle section
B C#m7b5 B C#m7b5
sometimes i’d like to slow things down , enjoy the moment
B C#m7b5 B C#m7b5
but when i look the moments gone

A A |

verse 3
A E Bm D
work is over but i can’t stay to work late , got to leave and get ready for my second date
A E Bm D
with a pretty girl that i met at the pharmacy , right in the prescription line
A E Bm D
i take a pill for my social anxiety , i get a table and nice bottle of chablis
A E Bm D
now it’s getting late and there’s still no sign of her , i have another glass of wine
E G D A
all i know is the wine last longer when you don’t gotta share it with someone
E G D E
all i know is my steak tastes better when i take my steak tastes better pill

final chorus
A D E
i feel fantastic , and i never felt as good as how
A D E
i do right now except for maybe when i think of
C#m F#m D Bm7b5 A A
how i felt that day when i felt the way that i do right now
A D E
i feel fantastic , and i never felt as good as how
A D E
i do right now except for maybe when i think of
C#m F#m D Bm7b5 A A A
how i felt that day when i felt the way that i do right now , right now , right now

there you go . now take your i can play guitar and sing pill and go for it .

dave

p . s any questions or anything feel free to email me : big_dave699@hotmail . com