Mr Roboto Chords

by Styx
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo
Author NeoMvsEu [a] 35,194. Last edit on Jan 29, 2015
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Chords

A7
F#
B/F#
G
A
Em
D
D#dim
C
D7/C
E
A7sus2

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Chords written relative to STANDARD tuning. An Em, tuned a half-step down, will sound like Ebm.
Related theory stuff to look at: Mixolydian and Lydian modes
 
ORDER: A1 B1 C1 C2 B2 D1 B3 B4
 
 
[A1]
A7        F#
 
 F#
(Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto)
B/F#
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto,
  G
Mata au hima de
B/F#
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto,
  G
Himitsu wo shiri tai
 
 
[B1]
       A               G
You're wondering who I am
(secret, secret, I've got a secret)
  A             G
machine or mannequin
(secret, secret, I've got a secret)
     A               G
With parts made in Japan,
(secret, secret, I've got a secret)
  A             Em
I am the modern man
 
 
[C1]
Em                                D                    D D#dim
I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin
Em                                     D               D D#dim
My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain I.B.M.
Em                                D                    D D#dim
So if you see me acting strangely, don't be surprised
Em                               D
I'm just a man who needed someone and somewhere to hide
            C   D7/C              Em
To keep me alive -  just keep me alive
             C   D7/C            Em
Somewhere to hide    to keep me alive
 
 
[C2]
Em                               D                         D D#dim
I'm not a robot without emotions - I'm not what you see
Em                                       D                 D D#dim
I've come to help you with your problems, so we can be free
Em                               D                         D D#dim
I'm not a hero, I'm not a savior, forget what you know
Em                                D
I'm just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control
             C   D7/C              Em
Beyond my control - we all need control
          C   D7/C              E
I need control - we all need control
 
 
[B2]
  A             G
I am the modern man
 
(secret, secret, I've got a secret)
    A              G
who hides behind a mask
 
(secret, secret, I've got a secret)
   A               G
So no one else can see
 
(secret, secret, I've got a secret)
   A             Em
my true identity
 
 
[D1]
Em
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo
Em
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo
Em
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
D
 
Em
 
D
 
Em
Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
    D
For doing the jobs that nobody wants to
    Em
And thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
    D
For helping me escape just when I needed to
Em                D
Thank you - thank you, thank you
           Em        D
I want to thank you, please, thank you
 
C D7/C Em
 
C D7/C C D7/C E
 
 
[B3]
A
 
    A7                     A7sus2
The problem's plain to see
    A7                     A7sus2
too much technology
  A7                       A7sus2
Machines to save our lives
  A7                       A7sus2  A
Machines dehumanize
 
 
[B4]
    A                     G
The time has come at last
 
(secret, secret, I've got a secret)
   A                      G
To throw away this mask
 
(secret, secret, I've got a secret)
    A                     G
Now everyone can see
 
(secret, secret, I've got a secret)
   A          Em
My true identity...
 
I'm Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy!
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