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Machine Gun

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Sara Bareilles
Machine Gun
Kaleidoscope Heart
2010
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
     F
Key: 
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F
 -    133211
C
 -    x32010
Dm
 -   xx0231
Bb
 -   x13331
Gm
 -   355333
Am
 -   x02210
G#
 -   466544
Bbm
 -  x13321
F/A
 -  x032xx
C/E
 -  032xxx
C#
 -   x46664
G#C
/ - x365xx
Eb
 -   x68886
       F Am
Intro: ---- x2
Verse 1:
F                  Am
  Tell me off in a letter
             Dm     Am
Completely ignore me
F                     Am
  Getting high off of saying
               Dm
Why you don't adore me?
Bb   C      F   Am   Gm
Baby please I'm well versed
Bb F/A C          Dm
In how I might be cursed
F       F    Am   C     C/E
I don't need it articula---ted
           F Am
Interlude: ---- x2
Verse 2:
F
  Stand in line wasting
Am                       Dm     C
All of your time just to hate me
F                    Am
  Every dime gone to ways
                        Dm
You can find that might bait me
    Bb           F     Am  Gm   Bb
And drag me down sight set proudly
F/A   C         Dm    F
Bring me to the ground see
    F         Am Bbm           Eb
You love to be      somebody's enemy
Chorus 1:
G#    G#C  C#
      /   
  Maybe nobody loved you
                   Eb
when you were young
G#    G#C
      /
  Maybe boy when you 
C#    Eb        C#
cry nobody ever comes
Bbm                Fm
   Will you try it once?
              C#     G#C
                     /
Give up the machine gun
  C#       Eb
Machine gun
             F Am
Post chorus: ---- x2
Verse 2:
F
  Locked and loaded
       Am
You're practically 
          Dm  C
floating away now
F                      Am
  In your fortress you feel like
                    Dm
You're more or less safe now
    Bb           F     Am   Gm
But let me say I don't mean harm
Bb     F/A C           Bb  F
Oh but ba--by you'd be charming 
         F          Bbm
if you'd come undone
                    Eb
Get back where you started from
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
Bbm                      C#
   Never mind how you've rationed your time
        Eb
And the battle is underway
G#G#C   C#  G#CC#
 /        / 
May-----be times are  gonna change
Bbm           C#
   Don't just hide in the silence behind
            Eb                  F Am
                                ---- x2
What you've really been trying to say
Verse 3:
F         Am        Gm        Bb
  What a skill baby aiming to kill me
     F/A             Bbm Eb
With words you don't mean
Chorus 2:
G#    G#C  C#
      /   
  Maybe nobody loved you
                   Eb
when you were young
G#    G#C
      /
  Maybe boy when you 
C#      Eb      C#
cry nobody ever comes
Bbm                Fm
   Will you try it once?
              C#     G#C
                     /
Give up the machine gun
Bbm                Fm
   Will you try it once?
              C#     G#C
                     /
Give up the machine gun
Bbm                Fm
   Will you try it once?
              C#     G#C
                     /
Give up the machine gun
  C#       Eb
Machine gun
       F Am     F
Outro: ---- X4, (hold)

Machine Gun chords and lyrics

Free chords for Machine Gun by Sara Bareilles. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Sara Bareilles
Machine Gun
Kaleidoscope Heart
2010
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Key: F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F -    133211
C -    x32010
Dm -   xx0231
Bb -   x13331
Gm -   355333
Am -   x02210
G# -   466544
Bbm -  x13321
F/A -  x032xx
C/E -  032xxx
C# -   x46664
G#/C - x365xx
Eb -   x68886
Intro: F--Am-- x2
Verse 1:
Interlude: F--Am-- x2
Verse 2:
Chorus 1:
Post chorus: F--Am-- x2
Verse 2:
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
Verse 3:
Chorus 2:
Outro: F--Am-- X4, F(hold)

Machine Gun Chords by Sara Bareilles

Learn how to play Machine Gun by Sara Bareilles with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Machine Gun chords”, “Machine Gun guitar chords”, or “Sara Bareilles Machine Gun chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Machine Gun chords and for experienced players who want accurate Machine Gun lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, C, Dm, Bb, Gm, Am.

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The chords for "Machine Gun" show the original chord names (including F, C, Dm, Bb, Gm, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.