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Machine Gun

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[Intro]
A E F#m D
A E F#m D
[Verse] 
ASee you walking Eand
I know she’s my F#mfriend
AgDain
AJust the weight of the Ewater
Drags me F#mdown
AgDain
AGuess I’ll think of the Ewater
It’s my F#mfriend
Oh Dyeah
AIt’s just the way that the Ewater
Makes me F#mfeel
AgDain
[Chorus]
F#mSon of SAheba
I saw him Edrown
F#mSon of yeAllow
I saw him Edown
F#mIt's all I need Gyeah
[Verse] 
ASee you walking Eand
I know she’s my F#mfriend
DAgain
AJust the weight of the Ewater
Drags me F#mdown
DAgain
AGuess I’ll think of the Ewater
It’s my F#mfriend
Oh Dyeah
AIt’s just the way that the Ewater
Makes me F#mfeel
AgDain
[Chorus]
F#mSon of ASheba
I saw him Edrown
F#mSon of yAellow
I saw him dEown
F#mIt's all I need Gyeah
[Outro]
A E F#m D
A E F#m D

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Machine Gun

by Slowdive

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

A E F#m D

[Verse]

A E

See you walking and

F#m

I know she’s my friend

Again

A E

Just the weight of the water

F#m

Drags me down

Again

A E

Guess I’ll think of the water

F#m

It’s my friend

Oh yeah

A E

It’s just the way that the water

F#m

Makes me feel

Again

[Chorus]

F#m A

Son of Sheba

I saw him drown

F#m A

Son of yellow

I saw him down

F#m G

It's all I need yeah

[Verse]

A E

See you walking and

F#m

I know she’s my friend

Again

A E

Just the weight of the water

F#m

Drags me down

Again

A E

Guess I’ll think of the water

F#m

It’s my friend

Oh yeah

A E

It’s just the way that the water

F#m

Makes me feel

Again

[Chorus]

F#m A

Son of Sheba

I saw him drown

F#m A

Son of yellow

I saw him down

F#m G

It's all I need yeah

[Outro]

A E F#m D

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