• Song:

    Machines

  • Artist:

    Biffy Clyro

  • Album:

    Puzzle

Tabbed by: Klaas Zijlstra (e-mail: klaaszijlstra@live.nl)

Standard tuning

Chords:
E5: 	022xxx
Em: 	022000
G5: 	3x003x
Am:	x0221x
Cadd9: 	x3x03x
D5: 	xx023x

Intro:
E5 | G5 | Cadd9 | Cadd9 | D5 | G | Cadd9 | Cadd9

Verse 1:
G (320003@1)                                
I would dig a thousand holes to 
Cadd9
lay next to you
Em (022000@1)                    D5 (xx023x@1)                
I would dig a thousand more if I 
       Cadd9needed (x32030@1)to

Verse 2:
GI (320003@1)look around the grave for an 
  Cadd9
escape route of old routines
        D5 (xx023x@1)          G5 (355xxx@1)             
There doesn't seem to be any other 
     Cadd9way (x32030@1)
Chorus:
      E5 (022xxx@1)                 G5 (355xxx@1)                      
Cause I've started falling apart 
                    Cadd9I'm (x32030@1)not savouring life
        D5 (xx023x@1)                                  
I've forgotten how good it 
      G5 (355xxx@1)             Cadd9could (x32030@1)be to feel alive

Middle 8:
E5 | G5 | Cadd9 | Cadd9 | D5 | G | Cadd9 | Cadd9 
(guitar 2 playing riff 1)

Verse 3:
G5 (355xxx@1)                                 
Crazy as it sounds you won't feel
    Cadd9as (x32030@1)low as you feel right now
    Em (022000@1)                                      
At least that's what I've been 
 D5 (xx023x@1)            Cadd9told (x32030@1)by everyone
D5 (xx023x@1)             G5 (355xxx@1)                  
I whisper empty sounds in your ear 
     Cadd9 (x32030@1)                 Amand (x02210@1)hope that you won't let go
Cadd9 (x32030@1)             AmTake (x02210@1)the pieces and build them skywards

Chorus:
      E5 (022xxx@1)                 G5 (355xxx@1)                      
Cause I've started falling apart 
                    Cadd9I'm (x32030@1)not savouring life
        D5 (xx023x@1)                                  
I've forgotten how good it 
      G5 (355xxx@1)             Cadd9could (x32030@1)be to feel alive

E5 (022xxx@1)                   G5Cause (355xxx@1)I've started falling apart 
                  Cadd9I'm (x32030@1)not savouring life (Take the pieces and build them skywards)
        D5 (xx023x@1)              
I've forgotten how good it could 
G5 (355xxx@1)             Cadd9be (x32030@1)to feel alive  (Take the pieces and build them skywards)

Middle 8:
E5 | G5 | Cadd9 | Cadd9 | D5 | G | Cadd9 | Cadd9 
(guitar 2 playing riff 2)

Chorus:
GI've (320003@1)started falling apart I'm not 
            Cadd9savouring (x32030@1)life   (Take the pieces and build them skywards)
        Em (022000@1)              
I've forgotten how good it could 
D5 (xx023x@1)            Cadd9be (x32030@1)to feel alive  
(Take the pieces and build them skywards)

Chorus: 
      E5 (022xxx@1)                   G5Cause (355xxx@1)I've started falling apart 
                   Cadd9I'm (x32030@1)not savouring life (Take the pieces and build them skywards)
        D5 (xx023x@1)              
I've forgotten how good it could 
G5 (355xxx@1)             Cadd9be (x32030@1)to feel alive  (Take the pieces 
Amand (x02210@1)build them skywards)

Outro:
Em (022000@1)               G5 (355xxx@1)                     
 Take the pieces and build them skywards and
Cadd9 (x32030@1)            Am (x02210@1)Take the pieces and build them skywards and
Em (022000@1)                G5 (355xxx@1)               
 Take the pieces and build them up 
        Cadd9to (x32030@1)the sky



riff 1 (transcribed for a 6-string, recorded version is played on a 12 string):

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|  
D|-0h2/5----10-9-2--0h2/7--5--10-9-2---|  
A|-------------------------------------|  
E|-------------------------------------|

riff 2 (transcribed for a 6-string, recorded version is played on a 12 string):

E|--------------------------------------------------------|  
B|--------------------------------------------------------|  
G|--------------------------------------------------------|  
D|---9-9-7-7-9-9----9-9-7-7-5-5----10-10-9-9-5-5-2-2------|   
A|--------------------------------------------------------|  
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|  
B|--------------------------------------------------------|  
G|--------------------------------------------------------|  
D|---9-9-7-7-9-9----9-9-7-7-5-5----10-10-9-9-5-5-2-2------|   
A|--------------------------------------------------------|  
E|--------------------------------------------------------|  

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