Regina Spektor – Ghost Of Corporate Future (Ukulele)

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A man walks out of his apartment 

C    G              F
It is raining, he's got no umbrella 

C         G          F
He starts running beneath the awnings 

C         G        F
trying to save his suit 

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Tryin to dryin to tryin to dry but no good 

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When he gets to the crowded subway platform

    C        G           F
he takes off both of his shoes 

    C        G            F 
He steps right into somebody's fat loogie 

    C             G            F
And everyone who sees him says "ewwww" 

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Everyone who sees him says "ewwww" 

C                              F                              C
But he doesn't care cause last night he got a visit from the Ghost of 

           G
Corporate Future 

    C                             F                          C
The Ghost said take off both your shoes whatever chances you get 

                        F
Especially when they're wet 

        G
He also said

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Imagine you go away 

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on a business trip one day 

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And when you come back home 

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Your children have grown

         F
And you never made your wife moan

F
And people make you nervous 
You'd think the world was ending
    C
And everybody's features

     F
Have somehow started blending 
And everything is plastic And everyone's sarcastic
    C
And all your food is frozen

   F
It needs to be defrosted 
You'd think the world was ending You'd think the world was ending
      C                                 F
You'd think the world was ending right now 

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Well maybe you should just drink a lot less coffee 

    C                    G          F
And never ever watch the 10 o'clock news 

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Maybe you should kiss someone nice or lick a rock or both 

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Maybe you should cut your own hair cause that can be so funny 

   C        G       F                         C
It doesn't cost any money and it always grows back

      G            F
Hair grows even after you're dead

F
People are just people 
They shouldn't make you nervous
    C 
The world is everlasting

     F
It's coming and it's going 
If you don't toss your plastic The streets won't be so plastic
    C
And if you kiss somebody

     F
Then both of you'll get practice 

F
The world is everlasting 
Put dirtballs in your pockets
     C 
Put dirtballs in your pockets

    F
And take off both your shoes 
Cause people are just people People are just people
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People are just people like you 

F 
People are just people 
People are just people
C                           F
People are just people like you 

    G            C
The world is everlasting 

     F               G  C
It's coming and it's going

    G            C
The world is everlasting 

     F               G C
It's coming and it's going

     F               G C
It's coming and it's going