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[Intro]
E  A  E
[Verse 1]
ETook down my coat and I Dput it on
With Acold hands through the Esleeves
Put down my head and I Drode alone
ASilent as in the Etrees
I rode past Dall the soldiers there
Guardin' the Abridge cross the Ecreek
The lonesome sounds of my Dbridal bells
Their Amad chattering Eteeth
[Chorus]
EOh, Doh, you Acan't get what you Eneed
EOh, Doh, you Acan't beat the machEine
[Verse 2]
ERode three days Dthrough the howlin'  rain
Towards the Akingdoms in the EEast
I heard that great Ddog of winter there
Call through the Adarkness to Eme
He asked how long 'til the Dwar come to him
I said Anot til the Espring
He said those fools can Dnever take the crown
But it's still Aup to you and mEe
[Chorus]
EOh, Doh, you Acan't get what you Eneed
EOh, Doh, you Acan't beat the machEine
[Instrumental]
  E    D    A    E[x2]
[Verse 3]
EFamines rage while the Dwithered sages
Point their Afingers at the Ebeast
This war machine and Dall the death it brings
Crushing Abodies underEneath
Wheels of hate unburied Dsoldiers lay under
AFlags out in the Estreet
The final age of the Dhuman race
But it's still Aup to you and Eme
[Chorus]
EOh, Doh, you Acan't get what you Eneed
EOh, Doh, you Acan't beat the machEine
EOh, Doh, you Acan't get what you Eneed
EOh, Doh, you Acan't beat the machEine

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Beat The Machine

by Quaker City Night Hawks

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E A E

[Verse 1]

E D

Took down my coat and I put it on

A E

With cold hands through the sleeves

Put down my head and I rode alone

A E

Silent as in the trees

I rode past all the soldiers there

A E

Guardin' the bridge cross the creek

The lonesome sounds of my bridal bells

A E

Their mad chattering teeth

[Chorus]

E D A E

Oh, oh, you can't get what you need

E D A E

Oh, oh, you can't beat the machine

[Verse 2]

E D

Rode three days through the howlin' rain

A E

Towards the kingdoms in the East

I heard that great dog of winter there

A E

Call through the darkness to me

He asked how long 'til the war come to him

A E

I said not til the spring

He said those fools can never take the crown

A E

But it's still up to you and me

[Chorus]

E D A E

Oh, oh, you can't get what you need

E D A E

Oh, oh, you can't beat the machine

[Instrumental]

E D A E

[x2]

[Verse 3]

E D

Famines rage while the withered sages

A E

Point their fingers at the beast

This war machine and all the death it brings

A E

Crushing bodies underneath

Wheels of hate unburied soldiers lay under

A E

Flags out in the street

The final age of the human race

A E

But it's still up to you and me

[Chorus]

E D A E

Oh, oh, you can't get what you need

E D A E

Oh, oh, you can't beat the machine

E D A E

Oh, oh, you can't get what you need

E D A E

Oh, oh, you can't beat the machine

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