{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1819849,"song":"Helpless Automaton","artist":"Men At Work","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1819849-helpless-automaton-chords-by-men-at-work/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1819849?type=chord","rating":4.99154,"votes":5,"content":"Intro: ( [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ) x2  /[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n I stay in my room, all alone in the gloom[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n What need I of light? Machines they can see in the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n And I feel no pain, metal heart and a metal brain[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n But something is wrong, 'cause I still feel that signal coming in so[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n I stand at your door, I guess I'll wait a moment more[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Your hall light comes on, and-now-my-turn to fire upon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n But I wheel away, defer-my-plight, for another day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]            \r\n To dream of your face, but a video screen takes its place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n Hey, oh it's true, I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n It's true, machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you[/tab]\r\n\r\nSolo: [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n I went to the man, I told him a robot is what I am,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]         \r\n But he just smiled, said I was a fractious child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]       \r\n \"Distrusted not Rusted\" that's why I feel so disgusted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   \r\n But I know he's wrong, 'cause I haven't felt this way for very long[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n Hey, oh it's true, I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n It's true, machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n It's true, I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\n It's true, machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]D/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  ( [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D/E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] ) x4\r\n From you, from you,   from you[/tab]\r\n\r\nSolo: ( [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] ) x4  ( [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] ) x2\r\n\r\n\r\nodd chord sequence (combined bass/guitar)\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D/E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne--4---0---2---2------------------------------------\r\nB--5---0---3---3------------------------------------\r\nG--4---1---2---2------------------------------------\r\nD--4---2---2---0------------------------------------\r\nA---------------------------------------------------\r\nE---------------------------------------------------[/tab]","plain_text":"Intro: ( E D G A ) x2  /G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSolo: E/F# E D/E D  G A D E  G A D E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSolo: ( Em G D B ) x4  ( G A D E ) x2\n\n\nodd chord sequence (combined bass/guitar)","chords":["E","D","G","A","Em","B","E/F#","D/E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}