Am = 577555 Dm = x57765 F = 133211 Em7 = 075700
Am7 = 575555 G = 355433 Em = 022000
The chugging Am to Am7 riff is played at the end of each
line of the verses
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[Intro]
[2 bars Drums]
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AmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7Am
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[Verse 1]
DmGDmGAm
We were working secret - ly for the Military,
DmGDmGAm
Our ex - periment in sound was nearly ready to be - gin,
FEmFEmAm
We only know in theo - ry what we are doing,
DmGDmGAm
Music made for pleas - ure, music made ...to thrill,
DmGDmAm
It was music we were making here un - til...
[Chorus]
AmEm7Am
They told us all they wanted was a sound that...
Em7Am
...Would kill someone from a distance,
Em7AmEm7
So we go ahead, and the meters are over in the red,
AmEm7
It's a mistake in the making
AmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7Am
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[Verse 2]
AmGAmGAm
From the painful cries of mothers, to the terrifying scream,
DmGDmAm
We re - corded it, and put it into our machine
[Chorus]
AmEm7Am
They told us all they wanted was a sound that...
Em7Am
...Would kill someone from a distance,
Em7AmEm7
So we go ahead, and the meters are over in the red,
AmEm7
It's a mistake in the making
AmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7Am
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[Verse 3]
FEm7AmFEm7Am
It could feel like falling in love, it could feel so bad,
FEm7AmFEm7Am
It could feel so good, it could sing you to sleep,
FEm7Am
But that dream is your enemy
[Verse 4]
DmGDmGAm
We won't be there to be blamed, we won't be there to snitch,
DmGDmAm
I just pray that someone there can hit the switch
[Chorus]
AmEm7Am
They told us all they wanted was a sound that...
Em7Am
...Would kill someone from a distance,
Em7AmEm7
So we go ahead, and the meters are over in the red,
AmEm7
It's a mistake in the making
AmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7Am
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FEm7
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AmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7AmE|/--/| /--/ /--/ /--/ | /--/ /--/ /--/ /--/ |
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And the public are warned to stay off
AmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7AmAmAm7Am
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