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[Verse 1]
F#mBang went the C#gun on their tongue
F#mWord crucifixion toward Bmimmigrants shunned
E"Immigrants. That's who C#we C#/Ball  C#/AareC#/G#  
'cause we're Aall A/G#made of F#mstars,"
you said to Dthem
Oh yes you C#didC#/B  C#/A  C#/G#  
[Verse 2]
F#mBang went the C#universe
D#m/A#Hydrogen lusting for Bmhelium's burst
EA mighty sun's dance of C#death, C#/Bexp--C#/Alo----C#/G#ding
ASu-Bmper F#mnova
One story's Dend,
seeds another to C#beginC#/B  C#/A  C#/G#  
[Chorus]
DThen the heavens F#mopened and then
DI heard voices F#mjoined in hosannas
Dbreathlessly. I Asaw C#your Dstar
[Bridge]
ASo bright it Gblinded Ame
I Dhad to Gshield my F#meyes
ASo bright it Gblinded Ame
I Dhad to Gshield my F#meyes
ASo bright it Gblinded Ame
I Dhad to Gshield my F#meyes
DAnd then you took my Bmhand
Oh yes you C#didC#/B  C#/A  C#/G#  
[Verse 3]
F#mBang the world. C#Now traumatized
D#m/A#by a cluster of hostile Bmhumans who side
Ewith their warlords of C#hate C#/Bso   C#/Awe    C#/G#must
Aout-BmcreF#mate
with 'The Backbone of DNight'
to re-humaC#nizeC#/B  C#/A  C#/G#  
[Chorus 2]
DThen the heavens F#mopened and then
DI heard voices F#mjoined in hosannas
DAnd their tower F#mof confusion
DCould not drown the lAight
C#From your Dstar
[Bridge]
ASo bright it Gblinded Ame
I Dhad to Gshield my F#meyes
ASo bright it Gblinded Ame
I Dhad to Gshield my F#meyes
ASo bright it Gblinded Ame
I Dhad to Gshield my F#meyes
DAnd then you lit the Bmpath
Oh yes you C#didC#/B  C#/A  C#/G#  
[Outro]
   F#m"Can't they see,"   C#he said to me,
  D#m/A#"that we all   Bmare Dmolecular    C#machines?"
  DGoals and dreams.       F#dim/CAll I wanna be
   C#is the very C#/Bbest machC#/Aine   C#/G#I can be
   F#mOxygen     C#and Carbon
D#m/A#part of   Bmour Dmolecular    C#machines
  DGoals and dreams.       F#dim/CAll I wanna be
   C#is the very C#/Bbest machC#/Aine   C#/G#I can be
   F#mHydrogen,  C#calcium
D#m/A#phosphorus, Bmpo--Dtassium, C#sulfur
  DSodium.        F#dim/CAll I wanna be
   C#is the very C#/Bbest machC#/Aine   C#/G#I can be
F#mChlorine,   C#magnesium
D#m/A#Boron,   BmchromDium, C#cobalt
DCopper, fluorine.       F#dim/CAll I wanna be
   C#is the very C#/Bbest machC#/Aine   C#/G#I can be
F#mIodine,    C#iron, manganese
D#m/A#Molybdenum, Bmnitrogen, Dselenium, C#silicon, tin
vanDadium, and zinc.       F#dim/CAll I wanna be
a BmmolecC#ular F#mmachine.

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Bang

by Tori Amos

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#/B

C#/A

C#/G#

A/G#

D#m/A#

F#dim/C

[Verse 1]

F#m C#

Bang went the gun on their tongue

F#m Bm

Word crucifixion toward immigrants shunned

E C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

"Immigrants. That's who we all are

A A/G# F#m

'cause we're all made of stars,"

you said to them

C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

Oh yes you did

[Verse 2]

F#m C#

Bang went the universe

D#m/A# Bm

Hydrogen lusting for helium's burst

E C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

A mighty sun's dance of death, exp--lo----ding

A Bm F#m

Su-per nova

One story's end,

C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

seeds another to begin

[Chorus]

D F#m

Then the heavens opened and then

D F#m

I heard voices joined in hosannas

D A C# D

breathlessly. I saw your star

[Bridge]

A G A

So bright it blinded me

D G F#m

I had to shield my eyes

A G A

So bright it blinded me

D G F#m

I had to shield my eyes

A G A

So bright it blinded me

D G F#m

I had to shield my eyes

D Bm

And then you took my hand

C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

Oh yes you did

[Verse 3]

F#m C#

Bang the world. Now traumatized

D#m/A# Bm

by a cluster of hostile humans who side

E C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

with their warlords of hate so we must

A Bm F#m

out-create

with 'The Backbone of Night'

C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

to re-humanize

[Chorus 2]

D F#m

Then the heavens opened and then

D F#m

I heard voices joined in hosannas

D F#m

And their tower of confusion

D A

Could not drown the light

C# D

From your star

[Bridge]

A G A

So bright it blinded me

D G F#m

I had to shield my eyes

A G A

So bright it blinded me

D G F#m

I had to shield my eyes

A G A

So bright it blinded me

D G F#m

I had to shield my eyes

D Bm

And then you lit the path

C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

Oh yes you did

[Outro]

F#m C#

"Can't they see," he said to me,

D#m/A# Bm D C#

"that we all are molecular machines?"

D F#dim/C

Goals and dreams. All I wanna be

C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

is the very best machine I can be

F#m C#

Oxygen and Carbon

D#m/A# Bm D C#

part of our molecular machines

D F#dim/C

Goals and dreams. All I wanna be

C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

is the very best machine I can be

F#m C#

Hydrogen, calcium

D#m/A# Bm D C#

phosphorus, po--tassium, sulfur

D F#dim/C

Sodium. All I wanna be

C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

is the very best machine I can be

F#m C#

Chlorine, magnesium

D#m/A# Bm D C#

Boron, chromium, cobalt

D F#dim/C

Copper, fluorine. All I wanna be

C# C#/B C#/A C#/G#

is the very best machine I can be

F#m C#

Iodine, iron, manganese

D#m/A# Bm D C#

Molybdenum, nitrogen, selenium, silicon, tin

D F#dim/C

vanadium, and zinc. All I wanna be

Bm C# F#m

a molecular machine.

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