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written by: Brian May/Roger Taylor
album: The Works(1984)
[Verse 1]
It's a GMachine's world
FDon't tell me I ain't got no A#soul
When the maGchines take over
FIt ain't no place for A#rock'n'roll.
[Prechorus]
They Ftell me I don't care
But deep inside I'm just a Cman
[Chorus]
They Gfreeze me they burn me
They squeeze me they stress me
With Amsmoke-blackened pistons of steel they compress me
But Fno-one, but no-one, but Cno-one can wrest me A#away
Back to GHumans.
CWe have no disease, no troubles of mind
No Fthank you, no please, no reCgard for the time
We Fnever cry, we Gnever retreat
We D#have no conception of Glove or defeat.
[Verse 2]
What's that GMachine noise
FIt's bytes and megachips for A#tea
It's that MaGchine, boys
FWith Random Access MemoA#ry
FNever worry, never mind
Not for money, not for Cgold.
[Chorus]
GIt's software it's hardware
It's heartbeat is time-share
AIt's midwife's a disk drive
It's sex-life is quantised
It's Fself-perpetuating a CparahumanoidariFanised.
Back to GHumans
Back to Humans.
Back to Machines, machines, Fmachines, machines.
[Coda]
GLiving in a new world
GThinking in the past
GLiving in a new world
GHow you gonna last
MacFhine world...
It's a MaGchine's world...

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Machines

by Queen

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written by: Brian May/Roger Taylor

album: The Works(1984)

[Verse 1]

It's a Machine's world

F A#

Don't tell me I ain't got no soul

When the machines take over

F A#

It ain't no place for rock'n'roll.

[Prechorus]

They tell me I don't care

But deep inside I'm just a man

[Chorus]

They freeze me they burn me

They squeeze me they stress me

With smoke-blackened pistons of steel they compress me

F C A#

But no-one, but no-one, but no-one can wrest me away

Back to Humans.

We have no disease, no troubles of mind

F C

No thank you, no please, no regard for the time

F G

We never cry, we never retreat

D# G

We have no conception of love or defeat.

[Verse 2]

What's that Machine noise

F A#

It's bytes and megachips for tea

It's that Machine, boys

F A#

With Random Access Memory

Never worry, never mind

Not for money, not for gold.

[Chorus]

It's software it's hardware

It's heartbeat is time-share

It's midwife's a disk drive

It's sex-life is quantised

F C F

It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised.

Back to Humans

Back to Humans.

Back to Machines, machines, machines, machines.

[Coda]

Living in a new world

Thinking in the past

Living in a new world

How you gonna last

Machine world...

It's a Machine's world...

About Machines Chords by Queen

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