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Lemon Demon - The Machine
[Intro]
G
[0:06]
F    Am/D
Am   C
G    Em
Am   C
G    C
F    C
[Verse 1]
All that Ghe does is chip away
Each Cday he sticks to his routine:
FPutting the pieces on building a big Cmachine
He ran out of Emroom inside his room
And so he Ammoved it all outside
FNow it's a bit too big, now it's a mile Cwide
[Verse 2]
The family Gvans across the desert
Follow Csigns to park and stare
FNobody says hello, nobody knows he's Cthere
They just look at the Emblinking lights and greebles
InterAmlocking arms of steel
And they think: FNothing could be so big, nothing could be so Creal, they think
[Pre-chorus]
One million FspringsDm  
And spinning Gthings, Cit's Fquite Ca Gview
FWe Dmhave Cno Gclue...
DmWhat Cdoes Git Fdo?
[Chorus]
DmThat's the beauty Amof Am/G#it--
GIt doesFn't do EmanytAmhing C(doesn't do anythingG  
[Interlude]
Em
Am   C
[Verse 3]
He made his Gown night-vision goggles
Now he Clurks inside the frame
PerFfecting it from within, forgetting his own Cname
All that he Emknows is that it needs him
All it Amknows is he needs it
FEvery piston, every single little Cbit
[Verse 4]
The government Gpeople in black helicopters
CTry to snoop around
I'm so sorry, but Fhe needs the extra parts, he takes the choppers Cdown
Now there are Gtanks on the horizon
Asking Cwhat are his demands?
FNot one of them understands, nobody underCstands (All the megaphones scream)
[Pre-chorus]
One million FgearsDm  
Perhaps our Gfears Care FcoCming Gtrue
FWhat Dmdoes Cit Gdo?
DmWhat Cdoes Git Fdo?
[Chorus]
DmThat's the beauty Amof Am/G#it--
GIt doesFn't do EmanytAmhing (doesn't do anyCthing)
[Bridge]
FLost in solipDmsism he then Amslowly pulls a Clever
Which sets Goff a mechaEmnism which does Amnothing whatsoCever
But the Fnothing that it Dmdoes negates the Ameverything we Cknow
Because it's Gscreaming "Just beEmcause!" Because it's Amneither friend or Cfoe
And so we Flabel it a Dmmenace or a Amgrandiose work of Cart
From its fiGnale to its Emgenesis we Amslowly pull it Call apart
[Outro]
DmThat's the beauty Amof Am/G#it--
GIt doesFn't do EmanytAmhing, do CanytGhing
FDoesn't do anything, doesn't do Ganything!
[Outro chords]
F   Dm  Am  C
G   C

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The Machine

by Lemon Demon

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Am/D

Am/G#

Lemon Demon - The Machine

[Intro]

[0:06]

F Am/D

Am C

G Em

Am C

G C

F C

[Verse 1]

All that he does is chip away

Each day he sticks to his routine:

F C

Putting the pieces on building a big machine

He ran out of room inside his room

And so he moved it all outside

F C

Now it's a bit too big, now it's a mile wide

[Verse 2]

The family vans across the desert

Follow signs to park and stare

F C

Nobody says hello, nobody knows he's there

They just look at the blinking lights and greebles

Interlocking arms of steel

F C

And they think: Nothing could be so big, nothing could be so real, they think

[Pre-chorus]

F Dm

One million springs

G C F C G

And spinning things, it's quite a view

F Dm C G

We have no clue...

Dm C G F

What does it do?

[Chorus]

Dm Am Am/G#

That's the beauty of it--

G F Em Am C G

It doesn't do anything (doesn't do anything

[Interlude]

Am C

[Verse 3]

He made his own night-vision goggles

Now he lurks inside the frame

F C

Perfecting it from within, forgetting his own name

All that he knows is that it needs him

All it knows is he needs it

F C

Every piston, every single little bit

[Verse 4]

The government people in black helicopters

Try to snoop around

F C

I'm so sorry, but he needs the extra parts, he takes the choppers down

Now there are tanks on the horizon

Asking what are his demands?

F C

Not one of them understands, nobody understands (All the megaphones scream)

[Pre-chorus]

F Dm

One million gears

G C F C G

Perhaps our fears are coming true

F Dm C G

What does it do?

Dm C G F

What does it do?

[Chorus]

Dm Am Am/G#

That's the beauty of it--

G F Em Am C

It doesn't do anything (doesn't do anything)

[Bridge]

F Dm Am C

Lost in solipsism he then slowly pulls a lever

G Em Am C

Which sets off a mechanism which does nothing whatsoever

F Dm Am C

But the nothing that it does negates the everything we know

G Em Am C

Because it's screaming "Just because!" Because it's neither friend or foe

F Dm Am C

And so we label it a menace or a grandiose work of art

G Em Am C

From its finale to its genesis we slowly pull it all apart

[Outro]

Dm Am Am/G#

That's the beauty of it--

G F Em Am C G

It doesn't do anything, do anything

F G

Doesn't do anything, doesn't do anything!

[Outro chords]

F Dm Am C

G C

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