Intro:
E A E
Verse 1:
E D
Took down my coat and I put it on
A E
With cold hands through the sleeves
D
Put down my head and I rode alone
A E
Silent as in the trees
D
I rode past all the soldiers there
A E
Guardin' the bridge cross the creek
D
The lonesome sounds of my bridal bells
A E
Their mad chattering teeth
Chorus:
E D A E
Oh, oh, you can't get what you need
E D A E
Oh, oh, you can't beat the machine
Verse 2:
E D
Rode three days through the howlin' rain
A E
Towards the kingdoms in the East
D
I heard that great dog of winter there
A E
Call through the darkness to me
D
He asked how long 'til the war come to him
A E
I said not til the spring
D
He said those fools can never take the crown
A E
But it's still up to you and me
Chorus:
E D A E
Oh, oh, you can't get what you need
E D A E
Oh, oh, you can't beat the machine
Instrumental:
D A E x2:
Verse 3:
E D
Famines rage while the withered sages
A E
Point their fingers at the beast
D
This war machine and all the death it brings
A E
Crushing bodies underneath
D
Wheels of hate unburied soldiers lay under
A E
Flags out in the street
D
The final age of the human race
A E
But it's still up to you and me
Chorus:
E D A E
Oh, oh, you can't get what you need
E D A E
Oh, oh, you can't beat the machine
E D A E
Oh, oh, you can't get what you need
E D A E
Oh, oh, you can't beat the machine
