Bright Future In Sales — Fountains of Wayne
Chords and lyrics for Bright Future In Sales by Fountains of Wayne (key of D).
Verse 1
Bright Future in Sales - Fountains of Wayne
Intro/Chorus Riff (x2)
[A]Sleepin' on a planter at the [E]port authority,
[D]waitin' for my bus to [A]come,[D]
[A]Seven scotch-and-sodas at the [E]office party
Now I [D]don't remember where I'm [A]from
I think I had a [D]black wallet
In my[A] back pocket, with a[D] bus ticket
And a [F#m]picture of my [C#][D]baby [D#][E]inside
And if I [D]make it home alive
Chorus
I'm gonna [A]get my [E]shit [D]together
Cause I can't [A]live like [E]this [D]forever,
You know I've [F#m]come too far and I [B]don't wanna fail
I gotta [G]new computer and a [D]
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah),
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah), yeah yeah
[A]Headin' for the airport on a [E]misty morning
Gonna [D]catch a flight to [A]Baltimore[D]
[A]Try to kill an hour with a [E]whiskey sour
If there's [D]time I might have just one [A]more
I gotta do some,[D] quick reading for the, [A]big meeting
but my[D] head is spinning and I [F#m]can't quite [C#][D]open [D#]my [E]eyes
as long as [D]I don't have to drive
Chorus
I'm gonna [A]get my [E]shit [D]together
Cause I can't [A]live like [E]this [D]forever,
You know I've [F#m]come too far and I [B]don't wanna fail
I gotta [G]new computer and a [D]
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah),
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah),
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah),
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah), yeah yeah
[E] I had a line on a brand new account
But now I [Bm]can't seem to find where I wrote that number down,
[E] I try to focus, I'm staring at the screen,
[G]Pretending like I know what all these
[C]little flashing [D]lights mean
(oh yeah)
Verse solo:
A E / D A D / A E / D A /
I gotta do some,[D] quick reading for the,[A] big meeting
but my[D] head is spinning and I [F#m]can't quite [C#][D]open [D#]my [E]eyes
as long as [D]I don't have to drive (alarm clock pause)
Chorus
I'm gonna [A]get my [E]shit [D]together
Cause I can't [A]live like [E]this [D]forever,
You know I've [F#m]come too far and I [B]don't wanna fail
I gotta [G]new computer and a [D]
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah),
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah),
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah),
bright future in [A]sales, yeah yeah (yeah [D]yeah), yeah yeah[A]
Intro/Chorus Riff:
[A] [D]
(Hat tip to l3l3 King)
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