Future Foe Scenarios — Silversun Pickups
Chords and lyrics for Future Foe Scenarios by Silversun Pickups (key of C).
Verse 1
E chord shapes used in the verse, pick first, then strum on later verses:
[E7] [Em] [Esus4] [E]
Verse 1
The [E7]things we [Em]laid do [Esus4]not [E]amount to [E5][Em]much[E]
Made [E7]of [Em]abandoned [Esus4]wood, [E]loose [E5]stones [Em]and [E]such
[E7] [Em] [Esus4] [E]
This [C7]revolution, baby
[D]Proves who you [C7]work for [C]lately
Verse 2
[E7]Release the [Em][Esus4]castaways who [E]run [E5]amok[E][Em]
From [E7]self [Em]appointed [Esus4]winds which [E]blow and [E5][Em]such[E]
When [E7]present [Em]tense gets [Esus4]strangled in [E]the [E5][Em]mire[E]
Made [E7]of our [Em]cozy [Esus4][E]decom---posing [E5][Em]wires[E]
Chorus
Who do you [C]work for baby
[D]And does it [C]work for you [D]lately
[Em]But when the night is over and the walls start churning
[Em]When fire starts to matter and the clock's still burning
Cliches and other chatter keeps our [C]minds from [D]learning
Our [C]minds keep learning
It's [D][Em]allllright
It's [Em]alright
Verse 3
The [E7]things we [Em]laid do [Esus4]not [E]amount to [E5][Em]much[E]
Made [E7]up of [Em]thought [Esus4]balloons and [E]cotton [E5][Em]swabs[E]
When [E7]present [Em]tense gets [Esus4]strangled [E]in the [E5][Em]woes[E]
Made [E7]of our [Em]future [Esus4]foe [E][E5]scenarios[E][Em]
Chorus
This [C]revolution baby
Proves [D]who you [C]work for maybe
[D]Who do you [C]work for baby
And [D]does it [C]work for you lately
Verse 4
But [E7]when the [Em]night is [Esus4]over and the [E]walls start [E5][Em]linking[E]
When [E7]fire starts [Em]to matter [Esus4]and the [E]clocks still [E5][Em]sinking[E]
[E7]Cliches and other [Em]chatter
[C]keep our minds from thinking
[D]Our [C]minds keep thinking
It's [D][Em]alright
[Em]It's alright
It's [C]alright[C7]
It's [C][Em]alright
Coda
[Em]That's when it turned on me
A motorcade of 'meant to [C]be's'
[C]Parades of beauty queens
Where soft entwines make [D]kindling
[Em]These many detailed things
Like broken nails and plastic [C]rings
[C]Will win by keeping me
From speaking to my new [D]darling
[D]And there's no way to know
Our future foe [C]scenarios
[C]That's when it turned on me
Where bobby pins hold [Em]angel wings
It's [Em]alright
It's [C]alright
It's [Em]alright
It's [C]alright
It's [Em]alright
It's [C]alright
Outro
[Em] [C] [Em]
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