Helpless Automaton chords by Men At Work

Intro: (E D G A) x2  /G

E              D  G       A
 I stay in my room, all alone in the gloom
E                D    G                  A
 What need I of light? Machines they can see in the night
E               D  G        A                  E
 And I feel no pain, metal heart and a metal brain
                    D               G                     A           G A D E  G A D E
 But something is wrong, 'cause I still feel that signal coming in so

E                 D  G               A             E
 I stand at your door, I guess I'll wait a moment more
                       D G                     A
 Your hall light comes on, and-now-my-turn to fire upon
E              D G                        A
 But I wheel away, defer-my-plight, for another day
E                  D           G            A
 To dream of your face, but a video screen takes its place

 Em             G          D                   B                   Em
 Hey, oh it's true, I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you
        G       D                         B                      E/F# E D/E D
 It's true, machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you

Solo: E/F# E D/E D  G A D E  G A D E

E               D  G                A             E
 I went to the man, I told him a robot is what I am,
               D   G                A
 But he just smiled, said I was a fractious child
E                 D        G                A
 "Distrusted not Rusted" that's why I feel so disgusted
E                  D              G                 A
 But I know he's wrong, 'cause I haven't felt this way for very long

 Em             G          D                   B                   Em
 Hey, oh it's true, I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you
        G       D                         B                      Em
 It's true, machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you
        G          D                   B                   Em
 It's true, I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you
        G       D                         B                      E/F# E
 It's true, machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you
      D/E D     E/F# E      D/E D  (E/F# E   D/E D) x4
 From you, from you,   from you

Solo: (Em G D B) x4  (G A D E) x2


odd chord sequence (combined bass/guitar)

  E/F# E  D/E  D
e--4---0---2---2------------------------------------
B--5---0---3---3------------------------------------
G--4---1---2---2------------------------------------
D--4---2---2---0------------------------------------
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