Styx - Mr. Roboto
Originally in D#m I play in Am capo 2
Highest note that matters is the 5 of the minor key (“*thank* you”)
Intro, rubato
DCDCDG/DBB
Quiet, vox on the low 1 of the chord
BDomo Arigato Mr. Roboto
The first big hit is here, vox on 1 the of the chord
A/BDomo arigato Mr. Roboto
“Ma” is on the same note as the previous line
CMata oh hi ma day
A/BDomo arigato Mr. Roboto
HimiCtsu wo shiritai
C
Vox on the 1 of the chord on “you’re won”
DYou’re wDonderiGng D/F#who DI Cam (secret, secret I got a secret)
DMacDhine oGr mD/F#annDeqCuin (secret, secret I got a secret)
DWith parDts mGade iD/F#n JDapCan (secret, secret I got a secret)
Not a typo, he definitely says “modren”
DI aDm tGhe moD/F#dreGn Amman
Am
AmI’ve got a secret, I’ve been hiding
GUnder my skin G→ G#dim7→
AmMy heart is human, My blood is boiling
GMy brain I.B.M. G→ G#dim7→
AmSo if you see me, acting strangely
GDon’t be surprised G→ G#dim7→
AmI’m just a man who needed someone
GAnd somewhere to hide
To keep me aliFve G
Just keep me aliAmve
Somewhere to hiFde G
To keep me aliAmve
AmI’m not a robot without emotions
GI’m not what you see G→ G#dim7→
AmI’ve come to help you with your problems
GSo we can be free G→ G#dim7→
AmI’m not a hero, I’m not a savior
GForget what you know G→ G#dim7→
AmI’m just a man whose circumstances
GWent beyond his control
Beyond my contFrol G
We all need contrAmol
I need controFl G
Not a typo, goes to the I here
We all need controAl
DI aDm thGe moD/F#drDen Cman (secret, secret I got a secret)
DWho hideDs bGehiD/F#nd Da mCask (secret, secret I got a secret)
DSo Dno oGne elD/F#se cDan Csee (secret, secret I got a secret)
DMy Dtrue GideD/F#ntiGtyAm
Am
AmDomo arigato Mr. Roboto, domo, domo
AmDomo arigato Mr. Roboto, domo, domo
AmDomo arigato Mr. Roboto, dGomo arigato Mr. Roboto
AmDomo arigato Mr. Roboto, dGomo arigato Mr. Roboto
AmThank you very much, oh Mr. Roboto
For dGoing the jobs that nobody wants to
And tAmhank you very much to Mr. Roboto
For hGelping me escape when I needed to
AmThank you, thank you, thaGnk you
I want to thAmank you, please, thGank you, oh
FGYeah Amyeaaaah
FGFGA
No hits, mostly just an arpeggiated chord this time
DThe problem’s plain to see, too much technology
Machines to save our lives, machines de-humanize
D
In theory, this verse is an octve up
The original comes back in with the full band here, I stay rubato until the “Kilroy” part
DThe timeDhGas coD/F#me aDt Clast (secret, secret, I got a secret)
DTo thDrow aGwaD/F#y thDis mCask (secret, secret, I got a secret)
DNow DeverGyoD/F#ne cDan sCee (secret, secret, I got a secret)
DMy Dtrue iGdeD/F#ntiGtyAm
I’m KAmilrAmoy, KAmilrAmoy, KAmilrAmoy, KAmilroAmy
AmAm