Chords with lyrics
E minorEm
Papa
G+G
They're waiting just outside my door
A minorAm
This is where I make my stand
E minorEm
'Cause I can't stand it anymore
E minorEm
Papa
G+G
They have no heart and soul
A minorAm
But make no doubt about it
E minorEm
They're the ones that's in control
A minorAm E minorEm
So prepare yourself for a war unlike you've ever seen
B7B7 E minorEm
This is man against machine
E MajorE D MajorD
Day in, day out
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Bust your back and turn it out
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA B7B7
Next morning do it all again
E MajorE D MajorD
Hard job or two
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
So your children won't have to
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA B7B7
That's just the way it's always been
A augmentedA B7B7
But lately I swear the machines
A augmentedA B7B7
Are living the American dream
E MajorE D MajorD
Careful calculations
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Details drawn down to design
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Is it really for the better or a better bottom line?
E MajorE D MajorD
Don't know me from Adam
A augmentedA B7B7
Man it's rotten to the core
A augmentedA B7B7
It's gonna get reminded man has kicked its ass before
C7C7 B7B7
John Henry's about to show on the scene
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
In this war of man against the machine
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD X2
E MajorE D MajorD
Up early up hills
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Spend your youth to pay the bills
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA B7B7
Each generation makes a trade
E MajorE D MajorD
Top Floor brass tax
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Holds the hand that holds the ax
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA B7B7
Acts like my dues have not been paid
A augmentedA B7B7
But pay attention now when I say
A augmentedA B7B7
Full Automation isn't happening today
E MajorE D MajorD
Careful calculations
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Details drawn down to design
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Is it really for the better or a better bottom line?
E MajorE D MajorD
Don't know me from Adam
A augmentedA B7B7
Man it's rotten to the core
A augmentedA B7B7
It's gonna get reminded man has kicked its ass before
C7C7 B7B7
John Henry's about to blow off some steam
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD E MajorE
In this war of man against the machine
Interlude/Solo:
E MajorE G+G A7A7 E7E7 G+G A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 B7B7 C7C7 D MajorD
E minorEm
Papa
G+G
The power's out the machines are down
A minorAm
In this world of darkness
E minorEm
I can still hear a sound
E minorEm
Papa
G+G
That sound tells us apart
A minorAm
'Cause I'm a machine myself
B7B7 E minorEm
But I'm one with a working heart
E MajorE D MajorD
Careful calculations
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Details drawn down to design
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Is it really for the better or a better bottom line?
E MajorE D MajorD
Don't know me from Adam
A augmentedA B7B7
Man it's rotten to the core
A augmentedA B7B7
It's gonna get reminded man has kicked its ass before
C7C7 B7B7
The Gloves are off no love lost between
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
In this war of man against the machine
C majorC D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
Against the Machine
C majorC D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
Against the Machine
C majorC D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
Against the Machine