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World Machine
Level 42
World Machine 1985
|Gm|
GmSome folks try
CmTo Gmmultiply
CmFrom Gmsunrise to sunset
Leave behind
CmMore Gmof their kind
CmSo Gmno one will forget
                       F#o    Eb   Bbmaj7   F  Bbmaj7  
But that aint where Im com - ing from - today
Those eBbasy gCmirls dont Fm7turn Bbme Bbmaj7on - anyway
                    CmF#o     Eb  Bbmaj7  
I wanna know where my pride has gone
The partys over
BbCaught in a dream
InEbmside this world machGmine
Teachers teach
And preachers preach
Of spiritual evolution
But this big I am
From uncle sham
Just adds to my confusion
Ive seen his face, Ive heard his song - before
But I dont care what time hes on - anymore
I must have been on the streets too long
The partys over
Caught in a dream
Inside this world machine
C7I find myself outside your door
Trying to make it like beEmfore
But you dont follow what I say
And I can tFell by your smCile
You're no Emlonger a cBmhild
That pBbart of you was buried yesterday 
who kGm6nows
Why they come and wGmhere they Gm6go
In this world Gmmachine? 
Its the chosen fools
Who make the rules
That don't apply to me
With their fast-car games
And counter claims
Not my reality
                  F#o  Eb    Bbmaj7   F  Bbmaj7  
And I dont know if I  belong  -  today
I Bbdon't know Cmwhy my fFmriends hBb7ave Bbmaj7gone away
                      Cm7F#o      Eb  Bbmaj7  
I must have been on the streets too long
The partys over
Caught Bbin a dream
Inside Ebthis wEbmorld Ebm6mac - BbhineEm7  
World MacChiC7neBb  Gm  
World MacChiC7neBb  Bb7  F7  
BbDon't knock the systeBb7mF7  
BbWe'll knock some sense Bbmaj7in    yBbouBb7  F7  
BbDon't beat the systemC  Em  C  
Eo            F    G7    G9   C7   Cm7   F7  Bb  
theres nothing you can do
I'm not sure about the Gm6 in the chorus.
Oh and the last chord of the SECOND 
verse is Bb, not Gm.

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World Machine

by Level 42

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Bbmaj7

Fm7

Ebm

Gm6

Bb7

Cm7

Ebm6

Em7

World Machine

Level 42

World Machine 1985

Some folks try

Cm Gm

To multiply

Cm Gm

From sunrise to sunset

Leave behind

Cm Gm

More of their kind

Cm Gm

So no one will forget

Eb Bbmaj7 F Bbmaj7

F#o

But that aint where Im com - ing from - today

Bb Cm Fm7 Bb Bbmaj7

Those easy girls dont turn me on - anyway

Cm Eb Bbmaj7

F#o

I wanna know where my pride has gone

The partys over

Caught in a dream

Ebm Gm

Inside this world machine

Teachers teach

And preachers preach

Of spiritual evolution

But this big I am

From uncle sham

Just adds to my confusion

Ive seen his face, Ive heard his song - before

But I dont care what time hes on - anymore

I must have been on the streets too long

The partys over

Caught in a dream

Inside this world machine

I find myself outside your door

Trying to make it like before

But you dont follow what I say

F C

And I can tell by your smile

Em Bm

You're no longer a child

That part of you was buried yesterday

Gm6

who knows

Gm Gm6

Why they come and where they go

In this world machine?

Its the chosen fools

Who make the rules

That don't apply to me

With their fast-car games

And counter claims

Not my reality

Eb Bbmaj7 F Bbmaj7

F#o

And I dont know if I belong - today

Bb Cm Fm Bb7 Bbmaj7

I don't know why my friends have gone away

Cm7 Eb Bbmaj7

F#o

I must have been on the streets too long

The partys over

Caught in a dream

Eb Ebm Ebm6 Bb Em7

Inside this world mac - hine

C C7 Bb Gm

World Machine

C C7 Bb Bb7 F7

World Machine

Bb Bb7 F7

Don't knock the system

Bb Bbmaj7 Bb Bb7 F7

We'll knock some sense in you

Bb C Em C

Don't beat the system

F G7 G9 C7 Cm7 F7 Bb

theres nothing you can do

I'm not sure about the Gm6 in the chorus.

Oh and the last chord of the SECOND

verse is Bb, not Gm.

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