• Song:

    A Boy And His Machine Gun

  • Artist:

    Matthew Good Band

  • Album:

    Beautiful Midnight

Song: A Boy And His Machine Gun
Band: Matthew Good Band
Album: Beautiful Midnight
Tabbed by: Devil Monkey 

This whole song is tuned down a half step, so keep that in mind.  You won't be
able to actually play along unless you tune down, cause it's not possible, you'd
have to play a half-step up.  Anyway...

Verse:

B5 B5/Bb?              B5           B5/Bb
Don't move, stay right where you are
B5 B5/Bb   B5    B5/Bb
Talking can only give you away
E5                           C#m5
And there's so nothing to say

(Same pattern)
The voices say hello
Imprisoned, they're invisible
               E5                 C#m5
But we look a lot alike, we look a lot alike

This is boring, all we talk about is you
C'mon give me a reason
          E5              C#m5
A boy and his machine gun


Chorus:
E          B   Abm      F#
If you're fi-nished strugglin'
E       B  Abm    F#
Are ya fr-ee tonight?
E        B            Abm
Did they stick you in here
    F#            E (let fade)
Cuz you weren't workin right?

Verse:
Don't move, stay just like you are
You look sane, motionless like that
So very flat
It's amazin what velocity can do
When human beings are in season
                 E5              C#m5
A boy and his machine gun
                        E5         C#m5
If you're quiet we might see some

Chorus:
When you're finished strugglin'
Are ya free tonight?
Did they stick you in here
Cuz you weren't workin' right?
E, B, Abm, F#

(same pattern)
There's a TV in every room
And it's free, even pay-per-view
Which you'll need if no one's
Gonna visit you
E
Animal
C#m
Fuckin' Animal
E
C#m

E   F#    B         C#m
I know who you're waiting for
E   F#    B     C#m
            no one's comin' though

Now it changes to this:

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--6-6-6-9-4-4-4-9-2-2-2-9-4-4-4-9---------|
--6-6-6-9-4-4-4-9-2-2-2-9-4-4-4-9---------|
--4-4-4s7s2-2-2s7s0-0-0s7s2-2-2s7---------|

(over that):

So fuck you and your principals
And fuck whatever made me
Perhaps you think I'm evil
What does it matter if we're crazy?

Then that part repeats, and you end on G#m

Chords Used:
        EADGBe
B5:     799xxx
B5/Bb:  699xxx
E5:     x799xx
C#m5:   x466xx
E:      022100
B:      799877 or x24442
Abm:    466444
F#:     244322
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