Jonathan Coulton - The Big Boom

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A5 a riff
it was 3 Am when i heard the sound
E riff
stuck my head outside and i looked around
D
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
E
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

a riff

there are few safe places left today
E riff
every night they come and take one away
D
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
E
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
E riff
keep the fires low and stay off the phone
D
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
E
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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