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The Machman by Gary Numan

The Machman tab by Gary Numan

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Tubeway Army - The Machman
   Replicas - 1979

thanks to guitarman108 for the groundwork of the tab.

pretty sure it's in the key of E minorEm for verses/bridge and G+G for chorus', but hey man...
...i aint never took no lessons or theories

Intro:

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2------------------------2--------------------|
A augmentedA|----------2--4--4------------------2--4--4--------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2------------------------2--------------------|
A augmentedA|----------2--4--4------------------2--4--4--------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

Verse 1:

  I saw him turn on like a machine in the park, saying
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

please come with me, but you've been there before
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

I saw him whirr away into the night, like a
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

nightmare on wheels saying 'never again';    (I'd...)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

Chorus 1:
  A augmentedA          E MajorE
I'd give it all up for you
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------9-----9---9-----9--9--9-|
A augmentedA|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--7-----7---7-----7--7--7-|
E MajorE|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--------------------------|
  G+G            D MajorD
I'd even be a number just for you
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------7-----7---7-----7--7--7-|
A augmentedA|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--5-----5---5-----5--5--5-|
E MajorE|-3-----3---3-----3--3--3--------------------------|
  A augmentedA          G+G       F#F#
The strangest living boy you could ever wish to
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4-|
E MajorE|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-|
  FF
see
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E MajorE|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
     E MajorE (riff)
"That's me."
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

Verse 2:

Yellowed newspapers tell the story of someone
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

'Do you know this man?'; Tomorrow, the cure.
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

Only police ever see night time for real
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

Turn on the light and cry 'no more, no more'   (I...)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

Chorus 2:
    A augmentedA          E MajorE
I was standing outside your door
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------9-----9---9-----9--9--9-|
A augmentedA|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--7-----7---7-----7--7--7-|
E MajorE|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--------------------------|
 G+G             D MajorD
Waiting for the grey men to go
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------7-----7---7-----7--7--7-|
A augmentedA|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--5-----5---5-----5--5--5-|
E MajorE|-3-----3---3-----3--3--3--------------------------|
    A augmentedA            G+G      F#F#
When my mind turned on me with a vengeance I had never
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4-|
E MajorE|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-|
 FF
known
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E MajorE|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|

Bridge:
   E MajorE (riff)
"My own."
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4-----------------------4---------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4-----------------------4---------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4-----------------------4---------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4-----------------------4---------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4-----------------------4---------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4-----------------------4---------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4-----------------------4---------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4-----------------------4---------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

Verse 3:

Everyone heard the voice on the radio
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

saying; "Why move around and waste my time?"
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

There are no independents anymore
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

The tape is a circle but who really cares?    (I...)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

Chorus 3:
 A augmentedA          E MajorE
I saw you behind the wall
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------9-----9---9-----9--9--9-|
A augmentedA|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--7-----7---7-----7--7--7-|
E MajorE|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--------------------------|
 G+G            D MajorD
I even heard you laugh at me
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------7-----7---7-----7--7--7-|
A augmentedA|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--5-----5---5-----5--5--5-|
E MajorE|-3-----3---3-----3--3--3--------------------------|
    A augmentedA            G+G      F#F#
You disgust me tonight with your answer to something
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4-|
E MajorE|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-|
 FF
new
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E MajorE|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
     E MajorE (riff)
"That's you."
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4------------------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4-----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b----|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-1~-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2~-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2~-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0~-----------------------------------------------|

************************************

| b  Bend note
| /  Slide up
| ~  Let note ring out

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