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Key: C Tuning: E A D G B E Verse 1: C I went to buy computers, and they said a million bucks F C G For a brand new mainframe IBM, now that price really sucks C So I looked at all the pictures, and I chose to build my own F C G F C For you can build a mainframe from the things you find at home Chorus: C Oh, IBM, DEC, and Honeywell; HP, DG and Wang F C G Amdahl, NEC, and NCR, they don't know anything C F They make big bucks for systems, so they never want it known C G F C That you can build a mainframe from the things you find at home
Verse 2: C Now, take the CPU, you see it's only just a box F C G With blinking lights and whirring fans and lots of cable slots C So I spent an evening working with some wire and bulbs and pins F C G F C Then I hauled it to the basement and I plugged the freezer in Chorus: C Oh, IBM, DEC, and Honeywell; HP, DG and Wang F C G Amdahl, NEC, and NCR, they don't know anything C F They make big bucks for systems, so they never want it known C G F C That you can build a mainframe from the things you find at home Verse 3: C Well, next I needed tape drives, my tape drives were a steal F C G I climbed into the attic for my dad's old reel-to-reel C Some cable and some binder twine, and soon it was complete: F C G F C My CPU and tape drive at a price no one can beat Chorus: C Oh, IBM, DEC, and Honeywell; HP, DG and Wang F C G Amdahl, NEC, and NCR, they don't know anything C F They make big bucks for systems, so they never want it known C G F C That you can build a mainframe from the things you find at home Verse 4: C So then I looked for disk drives, but it didn't take me long F C G Function follows form, they say, or have I got that wrong? C I found a drive with five new modes that blows the rest away: F C G F C Cottons, linens, wash and wear, rinse, and lingerie! Chorus: C Oh, IBM, DEC, and Honeywell; HP, DG and Wang F C G Amdahl, NEC, and NCR, they don't know anything C F They make big bucks for systems, so they never want it known C G F C That you can build a mainframe from the things you find at home Verse 5: C Well, I had to have a console just to make my system run F C G Without a fancy console then my system wasn't done C So, I tied a ten-buck typer to a broken TV tube F C G F C And now I've got a console that can write the evening news Chorus: C Oh, IBM, DEC, and Honeywell; HP, DG and Wang F C G Amdahl, NEC, and NCR, they don't know anything C F They make big bucks for systems, so they never want it known C G F C That you can build a mainframe from the things you find at home Verse 6: C I've had my system running - I'll admit it's not the best F C G The data isn't right, and the response time is a mess C It crashes every hour, and it isn't worth a damn F C G F C But I'm satisfied because it runs just like an IBM! Chorus: C Oh, IBM, DEC, and Honeywell; HP, DG and Wang F C G Amdahl, NEC, and NCR, they don't know anything C F They make big bucks for systems, so they never want it known C G F C That you can build a mainframe from the things you find at home F C G F C That you can build a mainframe from the things you find at home
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Chords: C, E, A, D, G, B, F