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