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Bright Future In Sales

Biography:

Fountains of Wayne was an American power pop band that formed in 1995. The group helped spearhead the 90s power pop revival and achieved breakout mainstream success with the 2003 Gold-certified album 'Welcome Interstate Managers', which spawned the hit "Stacy's Mom". Having achieved critical acclaim throughout their career, the band consisted of the late Adam Schlesinger, Brian Young, Chris Collingwood, and Jody Porter, last releasing 'Sky Full of Holes' in 2011.

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Bright Future in Sales - Fountains of Wayne

Intro/Chorus Riff (x2)

A E
Sleepin' on a planner at the port authority,
D A D
waitin' for my bus to come,
A E
Seven scotch and sodas at the office party
D A
Now I don't remember where I'm from

D
I think I had a black wallet
A D
In my back pocket, with a bus ticket
F#m C# D D# E
And a picture of my baby inside
D
And if I make it home alive

CHORUS:
A E D
I'm gonna get my s**t together
A E D
‘Cuz I can't live like this forever,
F#m B
You know I've come too far and I don't wanna fail
G D
I gotta new computer and a
A D
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah),
A D
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah), yeah yeah

A E
Headin' for the airport on a misty morning
D A D
Gonna catch a flight to Baltimore
A E
Try to kill an hour with a whiskey-sour
D A
If there's time I might have just one more

D A
I gotta do some, quick readin' for the, big meetin'
D F#m C# D D# E
but my head is spinning and I can't quite open my eyes
D
as long as I don't have to drive

CHORUS:
A E D
I'm gonna get my s**t together
A E D
‘Cuz I can't live like this forever,
F#m B
You know I've come too far and I don't wanna fail
G D
I gotta new computer and a
A D
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah),
A D
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah),
A D
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah),
A D
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah), yeah yeah

E
I had a line on a brand new account
Bm
But now I can't seem to find where I wrote that number down,
E
I try to focus, I'm starin' at the screen,
G
Pretendin' like I know what all these
C D
little flashing lights mean

(oh yeah)
Verse solo:
A E / D A D / A E / D A /

D A
I gotta do some, quick readin' for the, big meetin'
D F#m C# D D# E
but my head is spinning and I can't quite open my eyes
D
as long as I don't have to drive (alarm clock pause)

CHORUS:
A E D
I'm gonna get my s**t together
A E D
‘Cuz I can't live like this forever,
F#m B
You know I've come too far and I don't wanna fail
G D
I gotta new computer and a
A D
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah),
A D
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah),
A D
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah),
A D A
bright future in sales, yeah yeah (yeah yeah), yeah yeah

Intro/Chorus Riff:
A D
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------5-6-7----------------|
A|-0-3-4-5--3-------0-3-5--5/65-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
(Hat tip to l3l3 King)