Mr. Roboto (1983) (video) (midi)

E

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto !

E F

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, mata ahoo hima de !

E F

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, himitsu wo shiri tai !

G F

You’re wondering who I am (secret, secret, I’ve got a secret),

G F

machine or mannequinn (secret, secret, I’ve got a secret),

G F

with parts made in Japan (secret, secret, I’ve got a secret),

G Dm

I am the modern man.

Dm - C

1. I’ve got a secret I’ve been hiding under my skin,

Dm - C

my heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain IBM.

Dm - C

So if you see me, acting strangely, don’t be surprised,

Dm C

I’m just a man who needed someone and somewhere to hide,

Bb - C Dm

to keep me alive, just keep me alive,

Bb - C Dm

somewhere to hide, to keep me alive.

Dm - C

2. I’m not a robot without emotions, I’m not what you see,

Dm - C

I’ve come to help you with your problems, so we can be free.

Dm - C

I’m not a hero, I’m not a saviour, forget what you know,

Dm C

I’m just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control,

Bb - C Dm

beyond my control, we all need control,

Bb - C D

I need control, we all need control. - - -

G F

+ I am the modern man (secret, secret, I’ve got a secret),

G F

who hides behind a mask (secret, secret, I’ve got a secret),

G F

so no one else can see (secret, secret, I’ve got a secret)

G Dm

My true identity.

Dm

+ Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo, domo !

Dm

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo, domo !

Dm C

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo arigato, Mr. Roboto !

Dm C

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo arigato, Mr. Roboto !

Dm

Thank you very much, Mr, Roboto,

C

for doing the jobs that nobody wants to.

Dm

And thank you very much, Mr. Roboto,

C

for helping me escape, just when I needed to !

Dm C

Thank you, thank you, thank you,

Dm C Bb

I want to thank you, please, thank you, oh oooh

+ Bb - C - Dm - Bb - C - Bb - C - D - - -

G F G F

+ The problem’s plain to see, too much technology,

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machines to save our lives, machines, dehumanize.

G F

The time has come at last (secret, secret, I’ve got a secret),

G F

to throw away this mask (secret, secret, I’ve got a secret),

G F

now everyone can see (secret, secret, I’ve got a secret),

G Dm

my true identity.

Dm

I’m Kilroy, Kilroy, Kilroy, Kilroy !

(orig. = capo 1st) (Styx)