• Song:

    A Boy And His Machine Gun

  • Artist:

    Matthew Good Band

  • Album:

    Beautiful Midnight

A Boy And His Machine Gun Tab by Matthew Good Band


X=bar
x=mute
o=open
h=hammer
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A#(6th fret) X X X X X X      Asus(5th fret) X o o o o o
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                  | X X  |  |  |                              |  |  |  |  |  |
                  |  |  |  |  |  |                              | X X  |  |  |
                  |  |  |  |  |  |                              |  |  |  |  |  |


D# (6th fret/5th string)              Bm(2ndfret/5th string)
x X X X X x                            x X X X X x
        |  |  |  |  |  |                              |  |  |  |  X |
        |  | X X X  |                             |  X  X   |  |
        |  |  |  |  |  |                              |  |  |  |  |  |
        |  |  |  |  |  |                              |  |  |  |  |  |


   F(1st fret) X X X X X X       Gm(3rd fret)  X X X X X X
|  |  |  X  |  |                             |  |  |  X  |  |
                  | X X  |  |  |                              | X X  |  |  |
                  |  |  |  |  |  |                              |  |  |   |  |
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WHAT DAVE PLAYS:
Dave Riff #1
e-------------------------------|
b------------2-----------2------|
g------4--------4--3------------|
d---------4-----------4---------|
a-------------------------------|
e-------------------------------|

Riff #2
e----5---------5------------5---------5---------------0--------------------------|
b-----4---0h4---4----0h4-----4----4----4---0h4--2---4---4---4--------------------|
g-------4----------4------------4---------4-------4-------4--4-------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff #3
e-----0-----------------0-----------|
b----0-0-2-0----4-0----5-5----------|
g---1---3---3-4-----4-6-------------|
d-----------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------|


Strumming  Pattern:
v v ^ ^ v ^ v ^
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A BOY AND HIS MACHINE GUN


[2nd guitar plays RIFF #1]

A#   /   A            A#    /   A
don't move, stay right where you are

A#   /    A           A#   /  A
talking can only give you away


[Riff #2 plays]
D#                            Bm
          so nothing to say


[Riff #1 plays]

A#          /          A
the voices say hello

A#           /       A
imprisoned, they're invisible

[Riff #2 plays]

D#                      Bm
but we look a lot alike


[Riff #1 plays}

A#                 /    A
this is boring, all we talk about is you

A#            /    A
come on give me a reason

[Riff #2]

D#                Bm
a boy and his machine gun

D#    Bm       Gm           F
when you're finished stuggling

D#   Bm    Gm    F
are you free tonight?

D#     Bm    Gm     F
did they stick you in here

D#       Bm         Gm          F
cause you weren't working right?


[Riff #1]

A#                   /          A
don't move stay just like you are
                                              [Riff #2]
 A#                /           A            D#
you look sane motionless like that

          Bm
so very flat


[Riff #1]
A#               /                A
it's amazingn what velocity can do

A#               /                  A
when human beings are in season


[Riff #2]

D#                    Bm
a boy and his machine gun

D#                         Bm
if you're quiet we might see some

D#        Bm     Gm           F
when you're finished struggling

D#         Bm      Gm         F
are you free tonight?

D#                Bm                   Gm                 F
did they stick you in here cause you weren't working right?


D#    Bm     Gm      F
there's a TV in heaven

D#         Bm      Gm         F
and it's free even pay-per-view

D#               Bm              Gm                F
which you'll need if no one's going to visit you
D#   {stagger through}    Bm   D#
Animal, [fucking animal]

[Riff #3]-till end
i know who you're waiting for

no one's coming though

[ D# B  Gm F]-till end

so fuck you and your principals
and fuck whatever made me
perhaps you think i'm evil
perhaps you think i'm crazy
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