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This is my first tab, so pwease be kind :)
Intro:  C(just listen for the strum. This guitar is played on keyboard (by Conor) 
in live shows btw)
The Cpeople's key
Ringing through arena seats
The Amblack machine
Played it all from memory
A Ffever dream
Well, I'll come back eventually
To Fmwade into the water
Another and another
We go
	AMForm sGome kind of code
The Ambodies float
And form Gsome kind of code
The Ambodies float
SomGeone's out to know
FPapa hobo
Don't Ghide your eyes
FMother mountain
Don't Gkill your Amunborn child
  FHis Cday is coming
  FHis day is coming
A Cquestion burns
Beneath the centuries of dirt
That Amvoice you've heard
Well, every head's a different world
Well, Fmine's concerned 
I boarded up the windows
A caFmtatonic plateau
A backwards black-faced minstrel show
	AmSo just leGt me go
The prAmisoner moans
OhG, just let me go
The prAmisoner moans
No one Ghas to know
  FEva BGraun went to dye her hair
  FLittle GHitler sAmighs in his giant's chair
  FAnCd dreamed of nowhere
  FAnCd dreamed of nowhere
  F  CAnd dreamed
     C(hold)
The people's key
Ringing filling everything
     Am(hold)
The theme repeats
Thinner than the galaxy
    F(hold)
Impart to me
Your wisdom and eventually
      Fm(hold)
I'll float into the ether
Another from another
We grow
  AMForm sGome kind of code
A flAmesh at bone
We form Gsome kind of code
A flesh at Ambone
NoG, you're not alone
  FHistorGy bows and it steps aside
  FIn Gthe Amjungle there's columns of purple light
  FWCe're starting over
  FWCe're starting over
  FWCe're starting 
  FWCe're starting	
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A Machine Spiritual In The Peoples Key

by Bright Eyes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is my first tab, so pwease be kind :)

Intro: (just listen for the strum. This guitar is played on keyboard (by Conor)

in live shows btw)

The people's key

Ringing through arena seats

The black machine

Played it all from memory

A fever dream

Well, I'll come back eventually

To wade into the water

Another and another

We go

AM G

Form some kind of code

The bodies float

And form some kind of code

The bodies float

Someone's out to know

Papa hobo

Don't hide your eyes

Mother mountain

G Am

Don't kill your unborn child

F C

His day is coming

A question burns

Beneath the centuries of dirt

That voice you've heard

Well, every head's a different world

Well, mine's concerned

I boarded up the windows

A catatonic plateau

A backwards black-faced minstrel show

Am G

So just let me go

The prisoner moans

Oh, just let me go

The prisoner moans

No one has to know

F G

Eva Braun went to dye her hair

F G Am

Little Hitler sighs in his giant's chair

F C

And dreamed of nowhere

F C

And dreamed of nowhere

F C

And dreamed

(hold)

The people's key

Ringing filling everything

(hold)

The theme repeats

Thinner than the galaxy

(hold)

Impart to me

Your wisdom and eventually

(hold)

I'll float into the ether

Another from another

We grow

AM G

Form some kind of code

A flesh at bone

We form some kind of code

A flesh at bone

No, you're not alone

F G

History bows and it steps aside

F G Am

In the jungle there's columns of purple light

F C

We're starting over

F C

We're starting over

F C

We're starting

F C

We're starting

For comments: smucht at gmail dot com

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