This is almost exactly how he plays this live. There are a couple things he does differently
but no one will ever know the difference if you play it this way.
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(INTRO)
[(G)]
When I was ten years old, I 'member thinkin' how [(Cadd9)(G)]cool it would b[(D)]e,
If we were goin on an eight hour d[(Cadd9)]rive, if I could just watch t[(G)].v.
[(Cadd9)] ..[(G)]and I'd have given anything, to have my own [(Cadd9)]PacMan g[(G)]ame at h[(D)]ome,
I used to have to get a ride down to the [(Cadd9)]arcade, now I've got it on my p[(G)]hone
[(Em)]Hey, [(Cadd9)]hey,
g[(G)]lory gl[(D)]ory, Hal[(Em)]lelujah
[(D)]Welcome to the [(G)]future
[(G)]My Grandpa was in World War Two,
He fought against the[(Cadd9)] Japanes[(G)]e[(D)]
He wrote a hundred letters to my [(Cadd9)]Grandma
Mailed em from his base in the Phillipi[(G)]nes
[(Cadd9)]........[(G)].I wish they could see this now,
The world they [(Cadd9)]say it's cha[(G)]nged you k[(D)]now
I was on a video chat this [(Cadd9)]morning
With a company in To[(G)]kyo
[(Em)]Hey, [(Cadd9)]Hey[(G)]
Every d[(D)]ay's a revolut[(Em)]ion[(Cadd9)][(G)]
W[(D)]elcome to the fu[(G)]ture
(SOLO)
BRIDGE
[(Em)]Hey H[(Cadd9)]ey, ....[(G)]...look aro[(D)]und it's all so cl[(Em)]ear[(Cadd9)][(G)]
Wherever we were g[(D)]oin, well, we're he[(Em)]re[(Cadd9)][(G)]
So many things I n[(D)]ever thought I'd [(C)]see[(D)]
(C) (D) (C) (F#/5) (C) (F#/5) (C) (F#/5)
Happening right in front of me
[(G)]I had a friend in school
Runnin back on the[(Cadd9)] footbal[(G)]l tea[(D)]m
They burned a cross in his fron[(Cadd9)]t yard
For askin out the homecoming q[(G)]ueen
[(Cadd9)]........[(G)]....I thought about him today
And everybody who's[(Cadd9)] seen wh[(G)]at he's[(D)]...seen
[(Cadd9)]
To a man with a d[(G)]ream
[(Em)]Hey, [(Cadd9)]Hey[(G)]
[(D)]Wake up Martin[(Em)] Luthe[(Cadd9)]r[(G)]
[(D)]Welcome to the Fu[(G)]ture[(D)]
[(Em)(Cadd9)]Hey .......hey hey [(G)]hey
[(G)]Glory G[(D)]lory, Halle[(G)]lujah
[(D)]Welcome to the Fut[(G)]ure
(Repeat Intro 4X)
but no one will ever know the difference if you play it this way.
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(INTRO)
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[(G)]
When I was ten years old, I 'member thinkin' how [(Cadd9)(G)]cool it would b[(D)]e,
If we were goin on an eight hour d[(Cadd9)]rive, if I could just watch t[(G)].v.
[(Cadd9)] ..[(G)]and I'd have given anything, to have my own [(Cadd9)]PacMan g[(G)]ame at h[(D)]ome,
I used to have to get a ride down to the [(Cadd9)]arcade, now I've got it on my p[(G)]hone
[(Em)]Hey, [(Cadd9)]hey,
g[(G)]lory gl[(D)]ory, Hal[(Em)]lelujah
[(D)]Welcome to the [(G)]future
[(G)]My Grandpa was in World War Two,
He fought against the[(Cadd9)] Japanes[(G)]e[(D)]
He wrote a hundred letters to my [(Cadd9)]Grandma
Mailed em from his base in the Phillipi[(G)]nes
[(Cadd9)]........[(G)].I wish they could see this now,
The world they [(Cadd9)]say it's cha[(G)]nged you k[(D)]now
I was on a video chat this [(Cadd9)]morning
With a company in To[(G)]kyo
[(Em)]Hey, [(Cadd9)]Hey[(G)]
Every d[(D)]ay's a revolut[(Em)]ion[(Cadd9)][(G)]
W[(D)]elcome to the fu[(G)]ture
(SOLO)
BRIDGE
[(Em)]Hey H[(Cadd9)]ey, ....[(G)]...look aro[(D)]und it's all so cl[(Em)]ear[(Cadd9)][(G)]
Wherever we were g[(D)]oin, well, we're he[(Em)]re[(Cadd9)][(G)]
So many things I n[(D)]ever thought I'd [(C)]see[(D)]
(C) (D) (C) (F#/5) (C) (F#/5) (C) (F#/5)
Happening right in front of me
[(G)]I had a friend in school
Runnin back on the[(Cadd9)] footbal[(G)]l tea[(D)]m
They burned a cross in his fron[(Cadd9)]t yard
For askin out the homecoming q[(G)]ueen
[(Cadd9)]........[(G)]....I thought about him today
And everybody who's[(Cadd9)] seen wh[(G)]at he's[(D)]...seen
[(Cadd9)]
To a man with a d[(G)]ream
[(Em)]Hey, [(Cadd9)]Hey[(G)]
[(D)]Wake up Martin[(Em)] Luthe[(Cadd9)]r[(G)]
[(D)]Welcome to the Fu[(G)]ture[(D)]
[(Em)(Cadd9)]Hey .......hey hey [(G)]hey
[(G)]Glory G[(D)]lory, Halle[(G)]lujah
[(D)]Welcome to the Fut[(G)]ure
(Repeat Intro 4X)