Jonathan Coulton – The Big Boom (Ukulele)

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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

                                         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

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