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Broken Machine

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Cminor
90BPM
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[Intro]
Fm Cm
[Verse 1]
FmI'm just a broken machine
CmI can't do anything
AbMy wheels have staFmrted to jCmam
CmMy wheels jam, my...
CmI'm just a broFmken machine
WCmith all the laFmyers of dust
FmSome things have started to fail
BbSome things have. Some...
Cm Ab Cm Fm Bb
[Verse 2]
AbI'm just a brokFmen maCmchine
Though the record may sFmpin
FmAll my lights have gone dCmim
CmThey've gone dim. They...
FmI'm just a broken machine
CmNot who I used to be
I'm spinning out of coBbntrol
Now it's time to go
[Chorus]
CmTake a little spark
From a battery
Electricity
And put me back toAbgether
Back togFmether
BbYeah
CmBreak a human heart
And some vanity
Authenticity
And put them all tAbogether
Do Fmwhatever
To your bBbroken machine
Dm Cm Cm Eb Dm
Ab Fm Bb
CmHey I'm a broken machine
I can do anything
I've got nothing to hide
Now I start to dream
FmI'm a mechanical tCmhing
With a layer of shFmit
CmAnd nothing bothers me nBbow
My wheels are my wheels
[Chorus]
CmTake a little spark
From a battery
Electricity
And put me back toAbgether
Back togFmether
BbYeah
CmBreak a human heart
And some vanity
Authenticity
And put them all tAbogether
Do Fmwhatever
To your bBbroken machine
Cm Ab Gm Fm
[Bridge]
My heCmad goes forward and my heart goes back [x3]
My head goes, my heart gBboes
My hAbead goes forward and my heGmart goes back [x3]
My Fmhead goes, my hBbeart goes
[Outro]
CmHey I'm a broken machine
I can do anything
I've got nothing to hide
Now I start to dream
FmI'm a mechanical tCmhing
I can do anyFmthing
CmNothing bothers me nowBb  
Now I start to dream
CmLa la la la la la la, la la la la la la
AbLa la la la la la, la la la, la
FmLa la la la la la la, lBba la la la la la
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