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Tape Machine

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[Intro]
Gm F Gm Cm Eb
 Gm   F   Cm   Eb(x2)
[Verse]
GmThin and white and kinky Fhair
A Cmshadows climbing up the Gmwall
GmYour letter lying near the Fphone
With Cmhonors for the patient Gmone
[Pre-chorus]
I Bbknow your Fdark side is Cmstronger than you Ebthink
You Bbalways Fwere underCmneath
[Chorus]
GmWas this trouble your Fnature
Why can't you Cmshake it
Even like Ebthis
GmWas this trouble your Fnature
Why can't you Cmsay it
Even like Dbthis
[Interlude]
I don't know Gmwhy,   FI don't know CmwhyEb  
[Verse]
They Gmalways have so much to Fsay
And Cmno one there who cared to Gmhear
[Pre-chorus]
I Bbknow your Fdarkness Cmbetter than you Ebthink
While Bball your old Flovers Cmfalling on their Ebknees
And Bball their Fhearts exCmploding underEbneath
You Bbalways Fwere good to me
[Chorus]
GmWas this trouble your Fnature
Why can't you Cmshake it
Even like Ebthis
GmWas this trouble your Fnature
Why can't you Cmsay it
Even like Dbthis
[Outro]
I don't know Gmwhy,   FI don't know CmwhyEb  
I don't know Gmwhy,   FI don't know CmwhyEb  
I don't know Gmwhy,   FI don't know CmwhyEb  
I don't know Gmwhy,   FI don't know CmwhyEb  
 Gm   F   Cm   Eb(x2)

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Tape Machine

by STRFKR (Starfucker)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Gm F Gm Cm Eb

Gm F Cm Eb

(x2)

[Verse]

Gm F

Thin and white and kinky hair

Cm Gm

A shadows climbing up the wall

Gm F

Your letter lying near the phone

Cm Gm

With honors for the patient one

[Pre-chorus]

Bb F Cm Eb

I know your dark side is stronger than you think

Bb F Cm

You always were underneath

[Chorus]

Gm F

Was this trouble your nature

Why can't you shake it

Even like this

Gm F

Was this trouble your nature

Why can't you say it

Even like this

[Interlude]

Gm F Cm Eb

I don't know why, I don't know why

[Verse]

Gm F

They always have so much to say

Cm Gm

And no one there who cared to hear

[Pre-chorus]

Bb F Cm Eb

I know your darkness better than you think

Bb F Cm Eb

While all your old lovers falling on their knees

Bb F Cm Eb

And all their hearts exploding underneath

Bb F

You always were good to me

[Chorus]

Gm F

Was this trouble your nature

Why can't you shake it

Even like this

Gm F

Was this trouble your nature

Why can't you say it

Even like this

[Outro]

Gm F Cm Eb

I don't know why, I don't know why

Gm F Cm Eb

I don't know why, I don't know why

Gm F Cm Eb

I don't know why, I don't know why

Gm F Cm Eb

I don't know why, I don't know why

Gm F Cm Eb

(x2)

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