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Intro:
G G G G G G G G chord, single notes F F F F E E E D x4
C C C C C C C C Bb Bb Bb Bb F F N.C.
Verse 1:
G F Em D5
It has always been in the back of my mind
G F Em D5
Dreaming about going to the corners of time
G F Em D5
I always wanted to fly-yyy in
G F Em D5
strange machines
Chorus 1:
C Bb F
I wanna do centuries in a lifetime
Eb
And feel it with my hands
Bb Ab
Touch the World War II and Cleopatra
F
Flying...
Verse 2:
G F Em D5
Could it be that my dream would come true
G F Em D5
Building a machine that would actually do
D D
What I want it to do-o-o-o
Riff 1:
| D | D | D | D |
Instrumental/Riff 2: (* = single notes)
| F5 | F5 Ab* G* | F5 | F5 Ab* G* |
| Eb5 | Eb5 G* | Ab5 | Ab5 G* |
| Eb5 | Eb5 G* | Ab5 | Ab5 G* |
| F5 | F5 Ab* G* | F5 | F5 Ab* G* |
| Eb5 | Eb5 G* | Ab5 | Ab5 G* |
| Eb5 | Eb5 G* | Ab5 | Ab5 G* |
Verse 3:
G F Em D5
Russian revolution, let's do that in one day
G F Em D5
Beethoven and Gershwin, I think that would be oka - ay
G F Em D5
More than anything I wanna fly-yyy in
G F Em D5
strange machines
Chorus 2:
C Bb F
I wanna do centuries in a lifetime
Eb
And see it with my eyes
Bb Ab
Watch Jesus rise, if he ever did
F
Flying...
Instrumental:
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm N.C. |
Chorus 3:
C Bb F
I wanna do centuries in a lifetime
Eb
And feel it with my hands
Bb Ab
Touch the Renaissance and Chaka Khan
F Eb
Flying...
Bb Ab F
Riff 1:
| D | D | D | D | D | D |
Instrumental/Riff 2: (* = single notes)
| F5 | F5 Ab* G* | F5 | F5 Ab* G* |
| Eb5 | Eb5 G* | Ab5 | Ab5 G* |
| Eb5 | Eb5 G* | Ab5 | Ab5 G* |
Outro:
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm6 |
| Dm7 | Dm7 | Dm | Dm | Dm
Other versions of this song
- Strange Machines (Tabs)
Song History
Last Updated: February 2, 2019