This version fits people with a deeper voice better than the previous ones. Basically it's the same, though. G B Last week I left a note on Laura's desk Em G7 It said I love you signed anonymous friend C Gmaj7 Turns out she's smarter than I thought she was C G B She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too Em EmM7 And I'm all alone during couple's skate Em7 A When she skates by with some guy on her arm C D C D But I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face C D C D When I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space Chorus G D Cause it's gonna be the future soon Em C I won't always be this way G D When the things that make me weak and strange get Am G/B C D engineered away G D It's gonna be the future soon Em C never seen it quite so clear Cm G Am And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and D7sus4 G it's already here Verse 2 G B I'll probably be some kind of scientist Em G7 Building inventions in my space lab in space C Gmaj7 I'll end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak C G B Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends Em EmM7 Perfecting my warrior robot race Em7 A Building them one laser gun at a time C D I will do my best to teach them C D About life and what it's worth C D C D I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth Chorus G D Cause it's gonna be the future soon Em C I won't always be this way G D When the things that make me weak and strange get Am G/B C D engineered away G D It's gonna be the future soon Em C never seen it quite so clear Cm G Am when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and D7sus4 it's already... Bridge D# A# Here on Earth they'll wonder D# G As I piece by piece replace myself D# A# And the steel and circuits will make me whole Am D7sus4 D7 But I'll still feel so alone Em A+ * Until Laura calls me home [ * Instead of A+, JoCo plays A or A7(sus) here when he plays this song live; the A + is a little hard to hit accurately. ] Verse 3 G B I'll see her standing by the monorail Em G7 She'll look the same except for bionic eyes C Gmaj7 She lost the real ones in the robot wars C G B I'll say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault Em Or is it? EmM7 And she eyes me suspiciously Em7 A Hearing the whir of the servos inside C D She will scream and try to run C D But there's nowhere she can hide C D C D When a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride Chorus G D Well it's gonna be the future soon Em C I won't always be this way G D When the things that make me weak and strange get Am G/B C D engineered away G D It's gonna be the future soon Em C never seen it quite so clear Cm G Am when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and D7sus4 it's already here