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1/36

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Alternate Db is used in second part, as a slide from Ab.]
x688xx - Eb  
x466xx - Db (91111xxx)              Pretty Machines - Parkay Quarts (Parquet Courts)
466xxx - Ab                                     Content Nausea - 2014
688xxx - Bb  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(  Eb-  Db-  Ab-  Eb- ) x2
Ah Ebmoonlight, it's hard to believe Dbit, and it's harder to nAbeed it but so easily wanEbted
Pretty machines, expensive magazines, I've bDbeen tricked into buying quite a number of things yeah; 
AbBullshit and dreams, urban ease, it means, I always leave Ebtaunted
And, Bbyou think you're a modern person, you think that you can ignore
Bbmsilent isolation. My emancipation's in Abthe same place you get yours
                                  Eb                       Bb           Ab                   Fm        Ab(Eb)
Oh whiskey sipped supinely while my secrets escape. In the skyline of hell there are no fire escapes.
(  Eb-  Db-  Ab-  Eb- )
EbPunk songs, I thought that they were Dbdifferent and I thought that they could Abend it. No, no it was a decEbeption.
Well the number of tears, and the number of beers were Dbdried out and uncounted for a number of years, but
Abthese days it seems that my window was just a reEbflection.
Still, Bbyou think that you're not a servant, you think that you can avoid 
Bbmstylish institution, worshiping illusion. ThAbings you thought you could destroy.
                                    Eb                         Bb            Ab              Fm           Ab(Eb)
Oh, crowded, loud and crimson was my view from the pit. I was wild, I was weird, I was shackled to it.
~Solo bit~
(  Eb-  Db-  Ab-  Eb- ) x2
(  Bb-  Ab- )
EbWartime, it's so easy the fDbourth time, but on this side of the Abshoreline we've already recEbovered.
Pretty machines, expensive routines, are Dbclouding and obstructing quite a number of things.
BeAblieve me, it's harder to feel these days. It's harder to Ebsuffer.
And, Bbyou think you're a modern person, think you can watch something change
Bbmand move on without ya. Side by side with doubt ya lisAbten to the world exchange
Ebconversation starters over Bbvarious meats in the Abskyline of Fmhell, where the tAbired retreatEb.
(  Eb-  Db-  Ab-  Eb- )
Let these chords ring
(  Bb-  Db-  Ab- )
Also here's an interpretation of the lead riff:
e|6-8-9-8-6-------6-8-9-8-6-------------------------6-------------------4-6---8---4-----4-6---8---|
B|------------8---------------8---8-9-8-9-8-------8---8-9-8---------6-8-------------6-8-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------6---------------6---6-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Pretty Machines

by Parquet Courts

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Bbm

[Alternate Db is used in second part, as a slide from Ab.]

x688xx -

x466xx - Db (91111xxx) Pretty Machines - Parkay Quarts (Parquet Courts)

466xxx - Ab Content Nausea - 2014

688xxx -

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Eb Db Ab Eb

( - - - - ) x2

Eb Db Ab Eb

Ah moonlight, it's hard to believe it, and it's harder to need it but so easily wanted

Pretty machines, expensive magazines, I've been tricked into buying quite a number of things yeah;

Ab Eb

Bullshit and dreams, urban ease, it means, I always leave taunted

And, you think you're a modern person, you think that you can ignore

Bbm Ab

silent isolation. My emancipation's in the same place you get yours

Eb Bb Ab Fm Ab Eb

()

Oh whiskey sipped supinely while my secrets escape. In the skyline of hell there are no fire escapes.

Eb Db Ab Eb

( - - - - )

Eb Db Ab Eb

Punk songs, I thought that they were different and I thought that they could end it. No, no it was a deception.

Well the number of tears, and the number of beers were dried out and uncounted for a number of years, but

Ab Eb

these days it seems that my window was just a reflection.

Still, you think that you're not a servant, you think that you can avoid

Bbm Ab

stylish institution, worshiping illusion. Things you thought you could destroy.

Eb Bb Ab Fm Ab Eb

()

Oh, crowded, loud and crimson was my view from the pit. I was wild, I was weird, I was shackled to it.

~Solo bit~

Eb Db Ab Eb

( - - - - ) x2

Bb Ab

( - - )

Eb Db Ab Eb

Wartime, it's so easy the fourth time, but on this side of the shoreline we've already recovered.

Pretty machines, expensive routines, are clouding and obstructing quite a number of things.

Ab Eb

Believe me, it's harder to feel these days. It's harder to suffer.

And, you think you're a modern person, think you can watch something change

Bbm Ab

and move on without ya. Side by side with doubt ya listen to the world exchange

Eb Bb Ab Fm Ab Eb

conversation starters over various meats in the skyline of hell, where the tired retreat.

Eb Db Ab Eb

( - - - - )

Let these chords ring

Bb Db Ab

( - - - )

Also here's an interpretation of the lead riff:

e|6-8-9-8-6-------6-8-9-8-6-------------------------6-------------------4-6---8---4-----4-6---8---|

B|------------8---------------8---8-9-8-9-8-------8---8-9-8---------6-8-------------6-8-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------6---------------6---6-------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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