Owl City - This Is The Future: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This Is The Future" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A       E       B
Wake up on your own
    C#m     A                   E    B
And look around you cuz you're not alone
C#m           A               E         B
Release your high hopes and they'll survive
    C#m          A          E        B
Cuz this is the future and you are alive

 A            E    B
Dive in and swim away
C#m        A              E         B
From your loneliness and miserable days

And when you wake up on your own
Look around you cause you're not alone
Let your hopes go and they'll survive
'Cause this is the future and you are alive

You're headed home
You're headed home


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "This Is The Future" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This Is The Future" by Owl City.