AJR – 2085 (Guitar)

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[Refrain]
A                 Bm
You work hard for now

     F#m
Just now

     D
Just now

A                 Bm
You work hard for now

     F#m
Just now

     D
Just now
[Verse 1]
A           Bm
If somebody told me

           F#m
I'd die at forty

                D                 A
I wouldn't have spent my time in bed

           Bm
Writing my dumb songs

               F#m
And my growing-up songs

            D
I should've just grown up instead
[Refrain]
A                 Bm
You work hard for now

     F#m
Just now

     D
Just now
[Verse 2]
A               Bm
Now, all of the interns

              F#m
Are no longer interns

              D               A
How long have I been out of town

                   Bm
'Cause sometimes I wonder

         F#m
If I had kissed her

               D
How different life would be right now
[Pre-chorus]
  Bm           F#m
I smile when I cry

   A           D
To hide what I felt

    Bm    F#m
I'm doing fine

A             D
Speak for yourself

Bm                 D            A
I should have just asked for help
E [Chorus]
A  Bm         F#m                 D
He-y, it's 2085, and we're old as shit, whatever

A  Bm                     F#m                D
He-y, I'd hate to have to die 'fore I get my head together, whatever
[Refrain]
A                 Bm
You work hard for now

     F#m
Just now

     D
Just now
[Verse 3]
A              Bm
So finish your work now

             F#m
It's getting warm out

           D                       A
If you got friends, don't let them leave

                Bm
I turned twenty-something

               F#m
It didn't mean nothing

                  D                  A
'Cause not one of them were there to see
[Refrain]
A                 Bm
You work hard for now

     F#m
Just now

     D
Just now
[Verse 4]
A                Bm                      F#m
And go tell your grandson to go tell his grandson

                  D                A
You don't have to try so hard, you know

                  Bm
'Cause I spent my whole life

         F#m
Tryna be so liked

          Bm               D
That only made 'em hate me more
[Pre-Chorus]
    Bm         F#m
Did I make you proud?

    A            D
Did I screw this up?

     Bm      F#m
Sing with me loud

     A             D
It's all that I've got

Bm             D      A
To know if I did or not
E [Chorus]
A  Bm         F#m                 D
He-y, it's 2085, and we're old as shit, whatever

A  Bm                     F#m                D
He-y, I'd hate to have to die 'fore I get my head together

D                    A
Together, together, whatever
[Refrain]
A                 Bm
You work hard for now

     F#m
Just now

     D
Just now

D
(Whatever)

A                 Bm
You work hard for now

     F#m
Just now

     D
Just now

E
Whatever
E
[Bridge]
E            C#m  G#m         A
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

A                Am                        E
You gotta get better, you're all that I've got

           C#m   G#m          A
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

A                Am                        E
Don't take forever, you're not here for long

           C#m   G#m      A
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah

A                Am                        E
You gotta get better, you're all that I've got
[Interlude] E C#m G#m A Am [Verse 5]
E
I wish I was me

             G#
Whoever that is

G#
I could just be

               C#m
And not give a shit

                                  A
Hey, I'll be whatever makes you a fan

                    Am             E
'Cause I don't know who the hell I am
[Verse 6]
E
I think it's too late

               G#
To figure this out

G#
If I could be me

                       C#m
I would have been it by now

C#m
Maybe I'm a stone

             A
Or big as my house

                  Am              E
It looks like our time is running out
[Verse 7]
E
So, if this is me

                G#
Then I'll do my best

G#
I'll take all the shit

             C#m
So you never have to

C#m
You can be you

                A
And I'll be the rest

                   Am             E
Yeah, maybe that's who the hell I am

[Bridge]
E         C#m  G#m        A
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

A             Am                           E
You gotta get better, you're all that I've got

E         C#m  G#m        A
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

A                Am                        E
Don't take forever, you're not here for long

E       C#m  G#m       A
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da

A             Am                           E
You gotta get better, you're all that I've got

E       C#m  G#m       A
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah

A                Am                        E
Don't take forever, you're not here for long
[Outro]
E           C#m  G#m          A
Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm

A                      Am             E
I gotta get better, I'm all that I've got

E           C#m  G#m          A
Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm

A                Am                 E
For two or three minutes, then I'm gone