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Good Morning Tuscon

Biography:

Jonathan Coulton is a geek rock / folk rock musician active since 2003 from Brooklyn, known for his songs about geek culture. He is best known for such compositions as "Still Alive" and "Code Monkey", as well as his cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". He is the Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science magazine and the musical director for John Hodgman's Little Gray Book Lectures.

Every week for a year Coulton released a new song for free on his website as part of his Thing a Week podcast

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E B/E A/E

G
It's still so dark because it's
C/G G
Still so early and the
C/G G D Cadd9
Chipper little girly at the front desk doesn't mind at all
G
These phony living rooms and
C/G G
Fake plants are killing me
C/G G D G D
This bad coffee's filling me with equal parts joy and rage

Cadd9 D
Put my makeup on and crack in half
Em
I choke back a laugh
D D#dim
Find the camera with the red light

Chorus

E B/E A/E E
Good morning Tucson
B/E A/E E
The lights come on and so I smile wide and say
B/E A/E E
Good morning Tucson
E B/E D G
I throw to you before I throw the rest away

G
When I was coming up I
C/G G
Got the donuts which means
C/G G D Cadd9
I got the donuts that I wanted
G
There was no young punk
C/G G
To steal my jelly glaze
C/G G D G D
And I am still sort of amazed that you can be born in the nineties
Cadd9 D
When I don't like what they talk about
Em
I take the earpiece out
D D#dim
But they just cue me through the window

Chorus

E B/E A/E E
Good morning Tucson
B/E A/E E
The lights come on and so I smile wide and say
B/E A/E E
Good morning Tucson
E B/E A/E
I throw to you before I throw the rest away

Bridge

G#9 C#/G# G#9 C#/G#
While they do the weather I pretend I'm writing something
E9 A/E(2)E9 A/E(2)
But I'm really far away Really far away
G#9 C#/G# G#9 C#/G#
I keep my smile warm in case they turn the camera on
E9 A/E(2) E9 A/E
Cause now I have something to say I have something to say
G
The camera's melting but I
C/G G
Just keep going it's been a
C/G G D Cadd9
Pleasure knowing you I wish you all the best of luck
G
When the prompter dies I'm
C/G G
Comfortable winging it I'm
C/G G D G D
Practically singing it the song that tears the world apart
Cadd9 D
Through the smoke behind my parking space
Em
I see my giant face
D D#dim
On a billboard by the highway

Chorus
E B/E A/E E
Good morning Tucson
B/E A/E E
The lights come on and so I smile wide and say
B/E A/E E
Good morning Tucson
E B/E D G
I throw to you before I throw the rest away