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One Man Wrecking Machine

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1/56

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 56Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords Used
e|-A5----  --E5---  -D5----  --Bm7--|
B|-----  -----  -----  --7--|
G|-----  -----  --7--  --7--|
D|--7--  --6--  --7--  --9--|
A|--7--  --7--  --5--  --9--|
E|--5--  --4--  -----  --7--|
e|--A5--  Dsus2--5--  -F#m-2--  Esus2--7--|
B|--5--  --5--  --2--  --7--|
G|--6--  --7--  --2--  --9--|
D|--7--  --7--  --4--  --9--|
A|--7--  --5--  --4--  --7--|
E|--5--  --x--  --2--  --x--|
[Intro Riff]
e|-------5--------5--------|-------------------------|-5--------5--7p5---------|-7p5---7-/9--7--5--------|
B|----------5--7-----5-----|----5-----------5--------|----5--------------5-----|-------------------7--5--|
G|----6-----------------6--|-7-----6-----7-----6-----|-------6--------------6--|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|----------7-----------7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse]
A5I built a E5time macD5hine
I'm A5going to see the E5homecoming D5queen
BmTake her to the Christmas Esus2dance
BmMaybe now I'll get in her Esus2pants, whatever
[Intro Riff]
[Verse]
BA5ack with my E5high school D5friends
MA5eeting where the E5train tracks D5end
BmPassing round a skinny jEsus2oint
BmGoing up to Lookout Esus2Point
[Chorus]
AI want to pull it apart and Dsus2put it back together
F#mI want to relive all my adDsus2olescent dreams
AInspired by true events on Esus2movie screens
I am a Dsus2one man wrecking macAhine
[Intro Riff Modified]
e|-------5--------5--------|-7p5---7/9---7--5--------|
B|----------5--7-----5-----|-------------------7--5--|
G|----6-----------------6--|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse]
BaA5ck in my paE5rents' hD5ouse
BA5ack to sE5houting out loD5ud
BmOne day you'll be a Esus2man
BmOne day you'll underEsus2stand
[Chorus]
AI want to pull it apart and Dsus2put it back together
F#mI want to relive all my adDsus2olescent dreams
AInspired by true events on Esus2movie screens
I am a Dsus2one man wrecking Amachine
F#mInspired by true events on Esus2movie screens
I am a Dsus2one man wrecking macAhine
[Solo]
F#m   E
D     A
F#m   E
D
[Verse]
AHere in the present tense
Nothing is making sense
BmWaiting for my moment to Esus2come
BmEverything is still Esus2undone
[Chorus]
Atried to pull it apart and Dsus2put it back together
F#mNo point in living in those adDsus2olescent dreams
AInspired by true events on Esus2movie screens
I am a Dsus2one man wrecking macAhine
F#mInspired by true events on Esus2movie screens
I am a Dsus2one man wrecking macAhine
[Outro]
  F#m     E    Dsus2     Ax2
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| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
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One Man Wrecking Machine

by Guster

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

F#m

Esus2

Chords Used

A5 E5 D5 Bm

e|----- ----- ----- --7--|

B|----- ----- ----- --7--|

G|----- ----- --7-- --7--|

D|--7-- --6-- --7-- --9--|

A|--7-- --7-- --5-- --9--|

E|--5-- --4-- ----- --7--|

A Dsus2 F#m Esus2

e|--5-- --5-- --2-- --7--|

B|--5-- --5-- --2-- --7--|

G|--6-- --7-- --2-- --9--|

D|--7-- --7-- --4-- --9--|

A|--7-- --5-- --4-- --7--|

E|--5-- --x-- --2-- --x--|

[Intro Riff]

e|-------5--------5--------|-------------------------|-5--------5--7p5---------|-7p5---7-/9--7--5--------|

B|----------5--7-----5-----|----5-----------5--------|----5--------------5-----|-------------------7--5--|

G|----6-----------------6--|-7-----6-----7-----6-----|-------6--------------6--|-------------------------|

D|-7-----------------------|----------7-----------7--|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

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

[Verse]

A5 E5 D5

I built a time machine

A5 E5 D5

I'm going to see the homecoming queen

Bm Esus2

Take her to the Christmas dance

Bm Esus2

Maybe now I'll get in her pants, whatever

[Intro Riff]

[Verse]

A5 E5 D5

Back with my high school friends

A5 E5 D5

Meeting where the train tracks end

Bm Esus2

Passing round a skinny joint

Bm Esus2

Going up to Lookout Point

[Chorus]

A Dsus2

I want to pull it apart and put it back together

F#m Dsus2

I want to relive all my adolescent dreams

A Esus2

Inspired by true events on movie screens

Dsus2 A

I am a one man wrecking machine

[Intro Riff Modified]

e|-------5--------5--------|-7p5---7/9---7--5--------|

B|----------5--7-----5-----|-------------------7--5--|

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

D|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|

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

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

[Verse]

A5 E5 D5

Back in my parents' house

A5 E5 D5

Back to shouting out loud

Bm Esus2

One day you'll be a man

Bm Esus2

One day you'll understand

[Chorus]

A Dsus2

I want to pull it apart and put it back together

F#m Dsus2

I want to relive all my adolescent dreams

A Esus2

Inspired by true events on movie screens

Dsus2 A

I am a one man wrecking machine

F#m Esus2

Inspired by true events on movie screens

Dsus2 A

I am a one man wrecking machine

[Solo]

F#m E

D A

F#m E

[Verse]

Here in the present tense

Nothing is making sense

Bm Esus2

Waiting for my moment to come

Bm Esus2

Everything is still undone

[Chorus]

A Dsus2

tried to pull it apart and put it back together

F#m Dsus2

No point in living in those adolescent dreams

A Esus2

Inspired by true events on movie screens

Dsus2 A

I am a one man wrecking machine

F#m Esus2

Inspired by true events on movie screens

Dsus2 A

I am a one man wrecking machine

[Outro]

F#m E Dsus2 A

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| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

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