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Leave The Engine Room

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TUNING: Half-step down
CHORDS (I recommend not playing the first string):
C#7sus4  x46474 or 9x997x
    Amaj7x02120
    Gadd2300433
    Asus4x02230
      Am7x02010
      G/Bx20030
       Em022000
    Csus2x32000
        G320033
        Dxx0232
    Cadd9x32033
       Bbx13331
       Bmx24432
      Gm7353333
C#7sus4Baby gets born, rolls on his back
Opens his eyes and hears a voice a-saying Amaj7oh
   Gadd2I'll tell you a sAsus4ecret about yourself
   Gadd2I'll tell you a sAsus4ecret about yourself
   C#7sus4Your father was bad, his father was bad
His father was bad, need I go any furAmaj7ther on?
   Gadd2You're not gonna Asus4try to involve yourself
   Gadd2Your pliable heAsus4ad is a walking hope
   Cmaj7Cause evGen now, there's a bDone snapping
   Cmaj7Doughy eGmbryo, bloody Dhands clapping
The blood is clapping
If Am7all the bG/Boys say you Emdid it
And Am7all the gG/Birls say you Gdid it
And if aAm7ll the bG/Boys say you Emdid it
And aAm7ll the gG/Birls say you Gdid it
Then Dman, you're as Cadd9guilty as
The oBbnes that came bDefore
You sleepwalked Cadd9over here
The dBbrawbridge creaks ignoAsus4red
So leave the Gadd2engine room and gAsus4o
Leave the eGadd2ngine room and build a Asus4road
Leave the eGadd2ngine room
The steam will peter out and I'm
DTired of the cCadd9enturies passing
The vBbacuum and the Bmwomb
And I Asus4respect that things have cGm7hanged
And I'm aAsus4lone
And I reGadd2member snatches Asus4here
And I inGadd2volve myself with utter Asus4madness
Leave me lCsus2oungingG  
With my neDrves butCsus2chered and the cGeiling torched
In the bDirth caCsus2nal
Cause eGven now there's a bDomb dropping
It's ever droppin'
Cause Am7all the bG/Boys say I diEmd it
And alAm7l the G/Bgirls say I Gdid it
And, mother, aAm7ll the bG/Boys say I Emdid it
And Am7all the gG/Birls say I dGid it
And mDan, I'm as gCadd9uilty as
The Bbones that came bBmefore

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Leave The Engine Room

by Everything Everything

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

Gadd2

Asus4

Am7

G/B

Csus2

Cadd9

Gm7

C#7sus4

Cmaj7

TUNING: Half-step down

CHORDS (I recommend not playing the first string):

C#7sus4 x46474 or 9x997x

Amaj7

x02120

Gadd2

300433

Asus4

x02230

Am7

x02010

G/B

x20030

022000

Csus2

x32000

320033

xx0232

Cadd9

x32033

x13331

x24432

Gm7

353333

C#7sus4

Baby gets born, rolls on his back

Amaj7

Opens his eyes and hears a voice a-saying oh

Gadd2 Asus4

I'll tell you a secret about yourself

Gadd2 Asus4

I'll tell you a secret about yourself

C#7sus4

Your father was bad, his father was bad

Amaj7

His father was bad, need I go any further on?

Gadd2 Asus4

You're not gonna try to involve yourself

Gadd2 Asus4

Your pliable head is a walking hope

Cmaj7 G D

Cause even now, there's a bone snapping

Cmaj7 G D

Doughy embryo, bloody hands clapping

The blood is clapping

Am7 G/B Em

If all the boys say you did it

Am7 G/B G

And all the girls say you did it

Am7 G/B Em

And if all the boys say you did it

Am7 G/B G

And all the girls say you did it

D Cadd9

Then man, you're as guilty as

Bb D

The ones that came before

Cadd9

You sleepwalked over here

Bb Asus4

The drawbridge creaks ignored

Gadd2 Asus4

So leave the engine room and go

Gadd2 Asus4

Leave the engine room and build a road

Gadd2

Leave the engine room

The steam will peter out and I'm

D Cadd9

Tired of the centuries passing

Bb Bm

The vacuum and the womb

Asus4 Gm7

And I respect that things have changed

Asus4

And I'm alone

Gadd2 Asus4

And I remember snatches here

Gadd2 Asus4

And I involve myself with utter madness

Csus2 G

Leave me lounging

D Csus2 G

With my nerves butchered and the ceiling torched

D Csus2

In the birth canal

G D

Cause even now there's a bomb dropping

It's ever droppin'

Am7 G/B Em

Cause all the boys say I did it

Am7 G/B G

And all the girls say I did it

Am7 G/B Em

And, mother, all the boys say I did it

Am7 G/B G

And all the girls say I did it

D Cadd9

And man, I'm as guilty as

Bb Bm

The ones that came before

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