Machines And Men chords by Reese Lansangan

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G B Cmaj7 D
G B Cmaj7 D


Verse 1:
G
1990, our bodies were mighty
B
Practically brand new
C              D
Until 1992, we scraped our knees
G

Knocked off a tooth in 1994
B
From falling to the floor
C           D
We were climbing our trees


Refrain 1:
G
We pedaled fast on our bicycles
B
And we got our wounds from
C      B      Em
Tumbling hard on the ground
C                 B
As children, we were made to mess around


Chorus:
       C
Back then our bodies were so restless
      B
And our bones used to be kind
   G      B        Em
And our muscles seemed to be so strong
C
And our limbs were so connected
     B
Neurons coursing through our minds
     G         B      Em
But our parts are getting in and going wrong
C
We were younger then
B
Now decaying machines and men

Em G C D C D

Verse 2:
G              B
1998, our bodies were so, so great
C                D
And we rode our roller skates so well
G
Twisted an ankle to a frightening tumble
B
We called upon angels to fix this up
C             D
'Cause we swore to never tell

Refrain 2:
G           B
As we got older, we crashed a car
        C            D
And we got our scars from our duel with death
C               D
Blood and bone and fainted breath

Chorus:
       C
Back then our bodies were so restless
      B
And our bones used to be kind
   G      B        Em
And our muscles seemed to be so strong
C
And our limbs were so connected
     B
Neurons coursing through our minds
     G         B      Em
But our parts are getting in and going wrong
C
We were younger then
B
Now decaying machines and men

Bridge:
Em
Men, men
Men, Me----en,
C
Behold this sagging skin
B                  Em
And these fragile ribs that's caging in
B       Em
My lungs and soul
C             B
Help me to get in if there's a heaven
C         B           Em
'Cause it's better than this life I'm told
C            B
Every breath I'm struggling
                        G
And I can't remember how it felt not to be this old
C         B      C   B   Em
Please just get me in if there's a heaven

Chorus 2:
       C
And our bodies were so restless
      B
And our bones used to be kind
   G      B        Em
And our muscles seemed to be so strong
C
And our limbs were so connected
     B
Neurons coursing through our minds
     G         B      Em
But our parts are getting in and going wrong
C
We were younger then
B
Now decaying machines and men

Outro:
Em     B    C     B
Just that peek like locked in heads
Em     B    C
Two blossoms worn in red
Machines and men
Em     B    C     B
Knew this'd come, let this be said
Em     B    C
Life hangs loosely by a thread
Em     B    C     B
Just that peek like locked in heads
Em     B    C
Two blossoms worn in red
Em     B    C     B
The back rolls over, rest your head
Em     B    C
Final hours far in bed

B Em