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[Intro]
Em G C
D G C
[Verse 1]
GI would dig a thousand holes
to lay nCext to you
I would Emdig a thousand mDore
if I needed toC  
GI look around the grave
for an eCscape route of old routines
There doDesn't seem to Gbe any other wayC  
[Chorus]
Cause IEm've started falling apGart
I'm not savoring lCife
I've forgDotten how good it could bGe
to feel aliveC  
Em G C
D G C
[Verse 2]
GCrazy as it sounds, you won't
feel as lCow as you feel right now
At leEmast that's what I've been
tDold by everyoneC  
DI whisper empty soEmunds in your ear
and hCope that you won't let Amgo
CTake the pieces and buAmild them skywards
[Chorus]
Cause IEm've started falling apGart
I'm not savoring lCife
I've forgDotten how good it could bGe
to feel aliveC  
EmI've started falling apGart
I'm not savoring lCife
(Take the pieces and build them skywards)
I've forgDotten how good it could bGe
to feel aliveC  
(Take the pieces and build them skywards)
[Solo]
Em G C
D G C
[Chorus]
GI've started falling apart
I'm not savoring lCife
(Take the pieces and build them skywards)
I've forEmgotten how good it could Dbe
to feel aliveC  
(Take the pieces and build them skywards)
EmI've started falling apGart
I'm not savoring lCife
(Take the pieces and build them skywards)
I've forgDotten how good it could Gbe
to feel aliveC  
(Take the pieces aAnd build them skywards)
[Outro]
EmTake the pieces and bGuild them skywards and
Ctake the pieces and bAmuild them skywards and
Emtake the pieces and bGuild them up to the sCky

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Machines

by Biffy Clyro

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em G C

D G C

[Verse 1]

I would dig a thousand holes

to lay next to you

Em D

I would dig a thousand more

if I needed to

I look around the grave

for an escape route of old routines

D G C

There doesn't seem to be any other way

[Chorus]

Em G

Cause I've started falling apart

I'm not savoring life

D G

I've forgotten how good it could be

to feel alive

Em G C

D G C

[Verse 2]

Crazy as it sounds, you won't

feel as low as you feel right now

At least that's what I've been

D C

told by everyone

D Em

I whisper empty sounds in your ear

C Am

and hope that you won't let go

C Am

Take the pieces and build them skywards

[Chorus]

Em G

Cause I've started falling apart

I'm not savoring life

D G

I've forgotten how good it could be

to feel alive

Em G

I've started falling apart

I'm not savoring life

(Take the pieces and build them skywards)

D G

I've forgotten how good it could be

to feel alive

(Take the pieces and build them skywards)

[Solo]

Em G C

D G C

[Chorus]

I've started falling apart

I'm not savoring life

(Take the pieces and build them skywards)

Em D

I've forgotten how good it could be

to feel alive

(Take the pieces and build them skywards)

Em G

I've started falling apart

I'm not savoring life

(Take the pieces and build them skywards)

D G

I've forgotten how good it could be

to feel alive

(Take the pieces and build them skywards)

[Outro]

Em G

Take the pieces and build them skywards and

C Am

take the pieces and build them skywards and

Em G C

take the pieces and build them up to the sky

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