Status Quo - The Future’s So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Future’s So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn The Future’s So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Status Quo

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Future’s So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D
I study nuclear science, I love my classes
I got a crazy teacher who wears dark glasses
  G
Things are going great, and they're only
         D
getting better
     G                D
I'm doing all right, getting good grades
     C                          D
The future's so bright I gotta wear shades
   G     D         C
I gotta wear shades

I gotta job waiting for my graduation
Fifty thou a year will buy a lotta beer
Things are going great, and they're only
getting better
I'm doing all right, getting good grades
The future's so bright I gotta wear shades

I'm heavenly blessed and worldy wise
I'm a peeping-tom techy with x-ray eyes
Things are going great, and they're only
getting better
I'm doing all right, getting good grades
The future's so bright I gotta wear shades

F          G                D
Yeah, I'm doing all right, getting good grades
     C                           D
The future's so bright I gotta wear shades
     G                D
I'm doing all right, getting good grades
     C                           D
The future's so bright I gotta wear shades
     F    G                D
Yeah I'm doing all right, getting good grades
     C                                D
The future's so bright I gotta wear shades
                   G D
I gotta wear shades, I gotta wear shades
D                       C       D
Gotta wear shades, got to wear shades
D
I'm heavenly blessed and worldy wise
D                                      C D
I'm a peeping tom techy with x-ray eyes


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C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "The Future’s So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Future’s So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" by Status Quo.

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