• Song:

    Time Machine

  • Artist:

    Black Sabbath

  • Album:

    Cross Purposes Live

Black Sabbath - Time Machine

From Black Sabbath's "Dehumanizer" Album 1992

Tuning Info: 4/4 count

NOTE:  Lyrics written here don't align with music, due to space constraints.
[f]
                 F#5   Gsus6 F#sus6  F#5  F5 .......F#5.......  
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------5-----4-----------------------------------
-----------------------5-----4-----------------------------------
-----------------------5-----4-----------------------------------
-----------------4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-3-4444444444444444--
-----------0-1/2-2-2-2-------------0-1/2-2-2-1-2222222222222222--
      {vp in}  {.pm.}               {.pm.}    {.......pm......}
               {chop}               {..........chop...........}
{Guitar 1}

-----------------------------------------------------------
--20~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-{fade out}
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-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
{vp in} 
{Guitar 2}

     F#5   Gsus6 F#sus6  F#5  F5  .......F#5.......  
------------------------------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-3-4444444444444444--
0-1/2-2-2-2-------------0-1/2-2-2-1-2222222222222222--
  {.pm.}               {.pm.}    {.......pm......}
  {chop}                         {......chop.......}
{Guitar 1}

--19^(22--22--22--22)-`19----------------------------------
---------------------------------17^(19)------------------- 
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
 {......vp in......}            Slow bend
{Guitar 2}

   F#5   Gsus6 F#sus6  F#5  F5  .......F#5.......  
------------------------------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-3-4444444444444444--
0-1/2-2-2-2-------------0-1/2-2-2-1-2222222222222222--
  {.pm.}               {.pm.}    {.......pm......}
  {chop}                         {......chop.......}
{Guitar 1}

-----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------- 
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
--14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
{Guitar 2}

   F#5   Gsus6 F#sus6 
-----------------------
-----------5-----4-----
-----------5-----4-----
-----------5-----4-----
-----4-4-4-------------
-0-1/2-2-2-------------
  {.pm.}
  {chop}
{Guitar 1}

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----------------------------------------------------------- 
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-----------------------------------------------------------
-~~~~~~14h15/16h17/18h19/20~~~~~~~-------------------------
{Guitar 2}

    F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6     F#5            F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4---4-4-4-4-----4-4-4--
-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-1/2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-2--
{.pm.} {..pm..}    {..pm..} {.....pm......}      {.pm.}  {..pm..}   {..pm..}
{chop}  {chop}     {.chop.} {.....chop....}      {chop}   {chop}     {chop}
Oh, what are you gonna do? When there's a part of you that needs to run with

   F#5   
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-4-4-4-4------4-3-2-0--------
-2-2-2-2-0-1/2---------------
{..pm..}
 {chop}
the wind?     And the fire

   F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6     F#5               F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4---4-4-4-4-----4-4-4--
-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-1/2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-2--
{.pm.} {..pm..}    {..pm..} {.....pm......}      {.pm.}  {..pm..}   {..pm..}
{chop}  {chop}     {.chop.} {.....chop....}      {chop}   {chop}     {chop}
of burining yesterdays, can only light the way to lead you from the garden

  F#5                    A5
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
------------------------7-7-7------
-4-4-4-4------4-3-2-0---7-7-7-3-2--
-2-2-2-2-0-1/2----------5-5-5----3-
{..pm..}
 {chop}
of the dark                 Stay out of shadows

  F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6     F#5              F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4---4-4-4-4-----4-4-4--
-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-1/2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-2--
{.pm.} {..pm..}    {..pm..} {.....pm......}      {.pm.}  {..pm..}   {..pm..}
{chop}  {chop}     {.chop.} {.....chop....}      {chop}   {chop}     {chop}

Now looks like the change is on.  Tomorrow's never gone, today just never
                                                                       comes
  F#5
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-4-4-4-4------4-3-2-0--------
-2-2-2-2-0-1/2---------------
{..pm..}
 {chop}
              Go on and jump

  F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6      F#5              F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4---4-4-4-4-----4-4-4--
-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-1/2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-2--
{.pm.} {..pm..}    {..pm..} {.....pm......}      {.pm.}  {..pm..}   {..pm..}
{chop}  {chop}     {.chop.} {.....chop....}      {chop}   {chop}     {chop}
Yeah, into the hurricane.  You will forget the pain. It's only there to exer-

  F#5
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-4-4-4-4------4-3-2-0--------
-2-2-2-2-0-1/2---------------
{..pm..}
 {chop}
ercise your mind

 E  E  D# D# D  D C# C#    E  E  (E)  D# D# D  D  C# A5F#5  
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-9--9--8--8--7--7--6-6--/--9--9--(9)--8--8--7--7--6-----------
-9--9--8--8--7--7--6-6--/--9--9--(9)--8--8--7--7--6--7(4)----
-7--7--6--6--5--5--4-4--/--7--7--(7)--6--6--5--5--4--7(4)----
-----------------------------------------------------5(2)----
Looking at the world, when you've opened up your eyes
You've got to see the promises they've made.  They're bloody

F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6        A5
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
--------------------------------2---
--------------------------------2---
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------0---
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2p0h2-4--------
 {.....pm.....}    
 {....chop....}
and broken dreams.  Your silent screams

CHOURS
                E  E  E             D  D  D             C# C# C#
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------9--9--9--------------7--7--7-------------6--6--6------------
----------------9--9--9------9-7-----7--7--7-----7-5-----6--6--6-----6-4----
-4p0-2p0--------7--7--7-----7---9-7--5--5--5----7---7-5--4--4--4----4---6-4-
------------------------7-10-----------------5-8-----------------4-7--------
                       {....pm....}         {....pm....}        {....pm....}
You're living in a time machine and you can choose just who you are
Someone that you've never seen, somewhere you've 

 F#5   B5                                            F#5
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------4-------------------------------------------------------------------
-4--4--4----------------------------------------------4--------------------
-4--4--2--4-3-0-4p0-2p0--7-6--5-6--4-5--3-4--2-2--0-2-4---{let fade}-------
-2--2-----------------------7----6----5----4----3-----2--------------------
 never been.  You're living in a time   ma - chine.

                               BASS/KEYBOARD (Solo)

Lead  (NOTE:  Background rhythem & lead doesn't align properly due to spacing) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------4~2-4p2--2-4p2--------
-(12)4----2---2--4^(6)-2-4-2-4^(6~~)--4^(6)-2-4p2---4~2-4p2--2-4p2-2-4p2--
-(12)4-2h4-4~------------------------------------4-4-------4------------4-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
{Guitar 1}

  F#5     A5     B#5     A5     F#5      A5      B#5     A5
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
----------2-------4------2---------------2--------4-------2-------
--4-------2-------4------2-------4-------2--------4-------2-------
--4-------0-------2------0-------4-------0--------2-------0-------
--2------------------------------2--------------------------------
{Guitar 2}

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------18^(20~~)`18-18p15-18^(20-20)`18----------
---------2---2-4^(6)-2--4^(6)-2--------------------------------------------
-----2-4---4-----------4---------------------------------------------------
-2-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
{Guitar 1}

F#5     A5     B#5     A5     F#5      A5      B#5     A5
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
----------2-------4------2---------------2--------4-------2-------
--4-------2-------4------2-------4-------2--------4-------2-------
--4-------0-------2------0-------4-------0--------2-------0-------
--2------------------------------2--------------------------------
{Guitar 2}

-----------------------------------------------------
-18^(20)-18-15-18------------------------------------
-----------------17^(19)-17-15-----------------------
-------------------------------17^(19)-15------------
-----------------------------------------18-15^(16)--
-----------------------------------------------------
{Guitar 1}

---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------15h18p15-------15h18p15-------15h18p15---
---------------------17^(19)--------17^(19)--------17^(19)-----------
------15-17-17p15-15-------------------------------------------------
-15-17---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
{Guitar 1}

F#5     A5     B#5     A5     F#5      A5      B#5     A5
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
----------2-------4------2---------------2--------4-------2-------
--4-------2-------4------2-------4-------2--------4-------2-------
--4-------0-------2------0-------4-------0--------2-------0-------
--2------------------------------2--------------------------------
{Guitar 2}

-15-(15h17 tr~~~~)-15-(15h17 tr~~~~)-15-17-18-17-18---
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
{Guitar 1}

--20^(22~-22`20)-17----------------------------------------------------
--------------------18^(20)-18-15-18--------15-------------------------
-------------------------------------17^(19)---17-15--15---------------
----------------------------------------------------17--17-15----------
-------------------------------------------------------------15~~~~4--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
{Guitar 1}                                                   (slow slide)
                            _________________________________________|
                            |        (End together)
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
-6--6--6--7--6--4--6----4--------
-6--6--6--7--6--4--6----4--------
-4--4--4--5--4--2--4----2--------
---------------------------3~~---
{Guitar 2  Rhythem Change}
                           Oh,

 F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6      F#5              F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4---4-4-4-4-----4-4-4--
-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-1/2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-2--
{.pm.} {..pm..}    {..pm..} {.....pm......}      {.pm.}  {..pm..}   {..pm..}
{chop}  {chop}     {.chop.} {.....chop....}      {chop}   {chop}     {chop}
what are you gonna do when every part of you just needs to catch that wind

 F#5
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-4-4-4-4------4-3-2-0--------
-2-2-2-2-0-1/2---------------
{..pm..}
 {chop} 
                   And the

 F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6      F#5              F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-------2--------4-2-------2----------------------------2---------4-2------2-
-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4---4-4-4-4-----4-4-4--
-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-1/2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-2--
{.pm.} {..pm..}    {..pm..} {.....pm......}      {.pm.}  {..pm..}   {..pm..}
{chop}  {chop}     {.chop.} {.....chop....}      {chop}   {chop}     {chop}
fire of burning of yesterdays can only light the way to lead you from the                                                              
                                                         garden of the dark

E  E  D# D# D  D C# C#    E  E  (E)  D# D# D  D  C# A5F#5  
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-9--9--8--8--7--7--6-6--/--9--9--(9)--8--8--7--7--6-----------
-9--9--8--8--7--7--6-6--/--9--9--(9)--8--8--7--7--6--7(4)----
-7--7--6--6--5--5--4-4--/--7--7--(7)--6--6--5--5--4--7(4)----
-----------------------------------------------------5(2)----
Looking at the world, when you've opened up your eyes
You'll see you've got invisble chains.  They're only lies

F#5 Esus6   F#sus6 Esus6        A5
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
--------------------------------2---
--------------------------------2---
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------0---
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2p0h2-4--------
 {.....pm.....}    
 {....chop....}
Not what it seems.  I hear your silent screams.

CHOURS
                E  E  E             D  D  D             C# C# C#
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------9--9--9--------------7--7--7-------------6--6--6------------
----------------9--9--9------9-7-----7--7--7-----7-5-----6--6--6-----6-4----
-4p0-2p0--------7--7--7-----7---9-7--5--5--5----7---7-5--4--4--4----4---6-4-
------------------------7-10-----------------5-8-----------------4-7--------
                       {....pm....}         {....pm....}        {....pm....}
You're living in a time machine.  Nobody cares just where you go.
Take you where you never been.  Making for somewhere you

               E  E  E             D  D  D             C# C# C#
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------9--9--9--------------7--7--7-------------6--6--6------------
----------------9--9--9------9-7-----7--7--7-----7-5-----6--6--6-----6-4----
-4p0-2p0--------7--7--7-----7---9-7--5--5--5----7---7-5--4--4--4----4---6-4-
------------------------7-10-----------------5-8-----------------4-7--------
                       {....pm....}         {....pm....}        {....pm....}
don't know. You're living in a time machine.  Why don't you stay the way you
are? Be what you've never been.  Someone you've

 F#5   B5                                               F#5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------4--------------------------------------------------------------------
-4--4--4-----------------------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4
-4--4--2--4-3-0-4p0-2p0--7-6--5-6--4-5--3-4--2-2--0-2--4--4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4
-2--2-----------------------7----6----5----4----3----0h2--2-2-2-2-2-0-1/2-2-2
 never seen.  You're living in a time   ma - chine.  Ye.........ah!

     F#5   Gsus6 F#sus6  F#5  F5  .......F#5.......  
------------------------------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-3-4444444444444444--
0-1/2-2-2-2-------------0-1/2-2-2-1-2222222222222222--
  {.pm.}               {.pm.}    {.......pm......}
  {chop}                         {......chop.......}
{Guitar 1}

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------18^(20`18)---------------18-------18-18^(20`18)--------
--------------------------------------17^(19)--17^(19)---------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
{Guitar 2}

    F#5   Gsus6 F#sus6  F#5  F5  .......F#5.......  
------------------------------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------
------4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-3-4444444444444444--
0-1/2-2-2-2-------------0-1/2-2-2-1-2222222222222222--
  {.pm.}               {.pm.}    {.......pm......}
  {chop}                         {......chop.......}
{Guitar 1}

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-18^(20~~)------------20^(22`20)-17-20p18p17-18~---------------------------
-----------15~~~(11)-{vp in}--------------------15-18p15-------15~9------
---------{vp in}-----------------------------------------17-15~-15~9------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
{Guitar 2}

 F#5   Gsus6 F#sus6  F#5  F5  .......F#5.......  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------------------5----------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------------------5----------
------------5-----4-----------------------------------------------5----------
------4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-3-4444444444444444--------4-4-4----444-3-4-
0-1/2-2-2-2-------------0-1/2-2-2-1-2222222222222222--0-1/2-2-2-2----222-1-2-
  {.pm.}               {.pm.}    {.......pm......}
  {chop}                         {......chop.......}
{Guitar 1}

------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------18^(20~~~)------
----------15------------------------(faint vp in)-----
--------15--15----------------15~---------------------
-(14)/17------17p15---17p15---------------------------
-------------------17------17-------------------------
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