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The Big Boom chords by Jonathan Coulton

Chords with lyrics

Chords:
Chord diagramA5A5	 x022xx
F#m(maj7)	 243222
Chord diagramDmaj7Dmaj7	 xx0222
Dm(maj7)	 xx0221
Riffs:
Chord diagramA augmentedA riff:
--------|
--------|
22-22-2-|
22-22-2-|
00-02-3-|
--------| repeat

Chord diagramE MajorE riff:
--------|
--------|
--------|
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-
--------
Chord diagramA5A5                                 Chord diagramA augmentedA riff
It was 3 AM when I heard the sound
                                         Chord diagramE MajorE riff
Stuck my head outside and I looked around
Chord diagramD MajorD
In the echo the car alarms ringing
                                                Chord diagramF# minorF#m F#m(maj7)
The sense that something terrible had happened again
        Chord diagramF#m7F#m7               Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramF# minorF#m F#m(maj7)
Cut the lights and put the TV on
         Chord diagramF#m7F#m7           Chord diagramBB
And they said that Michigan was gone
Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramE MajorE
Gone for good

Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
And now I'm waiting for the big boom
   Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramF# minorF#m
It knows where I'm gonna be
    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
The big boom
    Chord diagramE MajorE
I'm always getting closer to
    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
The big boom
       Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramF# minorF#m
And it will catch up to me
    Chord diagramDmaj7Dmaj7 Dm(maj7)
The big   boom

Chord diagramA augmentedA riff

There are few safe places left today
                                         Chord diagramE MajorE riff
Every night they come and take one away
Chord diagramD MajorD
Early on we believed we had a chance
                                          Chord diagramF# minorF#m F#m(maj7)
Now there's no one who thinks that way anymore
        Chord diagramF#m7F#m7             Chord diagramBB           Chord diagramF# minorF#m F#m(maj7)
And the infrastructure's coming down
        Chord diagramF#m7F#m7            Chord diagramBB
And the government went underground
Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramE MajorE
Gone for good

Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
And now I'm waiting for the big boom
   Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramF# minorF#m
It knows where I'm gonna be
    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
The big boom
    Chord diagramE MajorE
I'm always getting closer to
    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
The big boom
       Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramF# minorF#m
And it will catch up to me
    Chord diagramDmaj7Dmaj7 Dm(maj7)
The big   boom

Bridge

Chord diagramA5A5                                 Chord diagramA augmentedA riff
Only move by night, only move alone
                                         Chord diagramE MajorE riff
Keep the fires low and stay off the phone
Chord diagramD MajorD
Keep on moving or stay right where you are
                                             Chord diagramF# minorF#m F#m(maj7)
What's the difference, it's only a matter of time
    Chord diagramF#m7F#m7           Chord diagramBB          Chord diagramF# minorF#m F#m(maj7)
And one by one the cities fall
           Chord diagramF#m7F#m7        Chord diagramBB
Soon there won't be anything at all
Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramE MajorE
Gone for good

Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
And now I'm waiting for the big boom
   Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramF# minorF#m
It knows where I'm gonna be
    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
The big boom
    Chord diagramE MajorE
I'm always getting closer to
    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
The big boom
       Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramF# minorF#m
And it will catch up to me
    Chord diagramDmaj7Dmaj7 Dm(maj7)
The big   boom
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This was tabbed by "yngve" on jonathancoulton.com and not by me

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