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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
CAPO 4
Intro:
| Am| Am| Em|  Em(x2)
Verse 1:
|      Am|              Am|Em  
Bright explosion in the sky
 |                     Em| Am  
A light that burnt my eyes
|      Am         D|Em  
Made me come alive
 |                 Em|Am  
I thought I'd seen a sign
 |                   Am|Em  
I Prayed that I was right
   |                Em| Am  
As tears filled my eyes
|     Am     D| Em| Em  
Blurred the scene.
Bridge 1:
| Am| Am   D| Em| Em    G(x2)
Verse 2:
|    Am|               Am| Em  
Now, a sun inside me burns
|                  Em| Am  
Bleaching all my bones
|        Am         D|Em  
And the rising smoke
    |        Em| Am|            Am|Em  
Will carry me away to another place
  |               Em| Am  
I never lost my faith
|  Am    D| Em| Em  
Just my way.
Chorus 1:
|          E|         E|      Em|Em  
Cos I exploded into life that day
     |           A|A  
I'll never look back
     |           D|D  
I'll never look back
Bridge 2:
| Am| Am   D| Em| Em   G  
Verse 3:
|     Am|                      Am|Em  
Dark is flowing through the cracks
      |              Em|Am  
There is no turning back
   |    Am          D|Em  
Or giving into doubt
  |            Em|Am  
I held my candle out
    |                 Am|Em  
For forty days and nights
|          Em|Am  
Like a firefly
       | Am       D| Em|Em  
In the big black sky
Chorus 2:
|          E|         E|      Em|Em  
Cos I exploded into life that day
     |           A|A  
I'll never look back
     |          D| D  
I'll never look back
|      E|                   E|      Em|Em  
And no one can take these feelings away
     |          A|A  
I'll never go back
     |          D| D| C  
I'll never go back
Middle 8?:
     |               C|G  
I'll make the river run
     |                   G|A  
With pictures that I'd take
|             A|Em  
As the dying sun
      |               Em|C  
Spits colours in it's wake
|                   C|G  
Say you've seen enough
       |             G| A| A| A|A  
You'll only fan the flames
Bridge 3:
| E| E| Em| Em| A| A| D| D  
Chorus 3:
|          E|         E|      Em|Em  
Cos I exploded into life that day
     |           A|A  
I'll never look back
     |          D| D  
I'll never look back
|      E|                   E|      Em|Em  
And no one can take these feelings away
     |          A|A  
I'll never go back
     |          D| D| E| E  
I'll never go back
Outro:
| Am|      Am|  E|E  
Exploding machines
| Am|      Am|  E|E  
Exploding machines
| Am|      Am|  E|E  
Exploding machines
| Am| Am| E|

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Exploding Machines

by Embrace

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

CAPO 4

Intro:

Am Am Em Em

| | | | (x2)

Verse 1:

Am Am Em

| | |

Bright explosion in the sky

Em Am

| |

A light that burnt my eyes

Am D Em

| |

Made me come alive

Em Am

| |

I thought I'd seen a sign

Am Em

| |

I Prayed that I was right

Em Am

| |

As tears filled my eyes

Am D Em Em

| | |

Blurred the scene.

Bridge 1:

Am Am D Em Em G

| | | | (x2)

Verse 2:

Am Am Em

| | |

Now, a sun inside me burns

Em Am

| |

Bleaching all my bones

Am D Em

| |

And the rising smoke

Em Am Am Em

| | | |

Will carry me away to another place

Em Am

| |

I never lost my faith

Am D Em Em

| | |

Just my way.

Chorus 1:

E E Em Em

| | | |

Cos I exploded into life that day

A A

| |

I'll never look back

D D

| |

I'll never look back

Bridge 2:

Am Am D Em Em G

| | | |

Verse 3:

Am Am Em

| | |

Dark is flowing through the cracks

Em Am

| |

There is no turning back

Am D Em

| |

Or giving into doubt

Em Am

| |

I held my candle out

Am Em

| |

For forty days and nights

Em Am

| |

Like a firefly

Am D Em Em

| | |

In the big black sky

Chorus 2:

E E Em Em

| | | |

Cos I exploded into life that day

A A

| |

I'll never look back

D D

| |

I'll never look back

E E Em Em

| | | |

And no one can take these feelings away

A A

| |

I'll never go back

D D C

| | |

I'll never go back

Middle 8?:

C G

| |

I'll make the river run

G A

| |

With pictures that I'd take

A Em

| |

As the dying sun

Em C

| |

Spits colours in it's wake

C G

| |

Say you've seen enough

G A A A A

| | | | |

You'll only fan the flames

Bridge 3:

E E Em Em A A D D

| | | | | | | |

Chorus 3:

E E Em Em

| | | |

Cos I exploded into life that day

A A

| |

I'll never look back

D D

| |

I'll never look back

E E Em Em

| | | |

And no one can take these feelings away

A A

| |

I'll never go back

D D E E

| | | |

I'll never go back

Outro:

Am Am E E

| | | |

Exploding machines

Am Am E E

| | | |

Exploding machines

Am Am E E

| | | |

Exploding machines

Am Am E

| | | |

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