Hello – The S.E.T.I Song

Bm         F#m           D                                  D                 Bm
     Every morning I grab my doughnut and coffee and I
     F#m            D           D
Sit down at my screen (Plasma screen!)
Bm                            F#m
     Nothing gets me going
              D                         D
Like the possibility of knowing
                                 Bm
There might be an intelligent
        F#m                         D          D
Extraterrestrial message for me (Empty inbox!)
 
Bm              F#m
     Every day is the same, we
D                D
Don’t hear anything
            Bm
But we like to play Sudoku
F#m
Lately we’ve been into
D                  D
Live action roleplaying games
 
Bm                    F#m
     We know it’s only
    D                                      D
A matter of time before we finally find
  Bm                F#m
Intelligent life
            D   D
Saying hi (Hi!)
 
     D        G       Bm    A
Hello (Hello, hello)
                   D                              G                Bm   A
This is the moment we’ve been waiting for
     D        G       Bm    A
Hello (Hello, hello)
                D                           G              Bm    A
I bid you greeting from my distant world











Bm            F#m
     We may not have long
D                        D
     So while the signal’s strong
Bm
Tell us
F#m                          D
What is your planet like?
          D
Well alright
                 Bm
Have you cured all disease?
F#m
No
                   D
Have you achieved world peace?
D
No
            Bm
Is your skin pale green?
F#m
No
               D                         D
Do your spacecraft come in tractor beams?
No
             Bm
Do you wear shiny clothes?
F#m
Rarely
D                                        D
What about long flowing robes?
         Bm                          F#m                  D     D
Well, actually right now I’m in my boxers (Oh…)
Bm                   F#m                D                           D
Well how many intergalactic languages do you know?
       Bm                F#m
Well, I did take French in high school…
D      D              G                                                A
French? Hold on (Okay) Can you specify your exact location?
 
            D            G           Bm     A
In Canada (Canada? Canada?)
                        D                     G                        Bm  A
Broadcasting from my little short wave radio
            D            G           Bm     A
In Canada (Canada? Canada?)
                        D                     G                        Bm  A
Broadcasting from my little short wava radio
Bm       F#m         D
(Whoops a daisy, Seti Seti)
 
How do you guys know how to speak English anyway?

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