Helpless Automaton Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays572

Helpless Automaton by Men At Work is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, G, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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16
Speed
  			Intro.: Em D G A G  
 
(Em D G A)  
I stay in my room,  
All alone in the gloom,  
What need I of light?  
Machines they can see in the night,  
And I feel no pain  
Metal heart and a metal brain,  
But something is wrong  
'cause I still feel that signal coming in so  (G A D Em X2)  
   
(Em D G A)  
I stand at your door,  
I guess I'll wait a moment more  
Your hall light comes on  
And now my turn to fire upon  
But I wheel away  
Defer my plight, for another day  
To dream of your face  
But a video scren takes its place  
   
(Em G D B)  
Hey, oh it's true  
I'm a helpless automaton, Make an ultimatum to you  
Hey, it's true  
Machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you (Em B D A X2) (G A D Em X2)  
 
(Em D G A)  
I went to the man, I told him a robot is what I am,  
But he just smiled, said I was a fractious child  
"Distrusted not Rusted" That's why I feel so disgusted  
But I know he's wrong, 'cause I haven't felt this way for very long  
   
(Em G D B)  
Hey, it's true,  
I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you  
Hey, it's true  
Machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you  
It's true  
I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you  
It's true  
Machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you (Em B D A X2)  
 
repete INTRO  
 
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Contribuição: Thiago Bezerra Miranda([email protected]) 

    	

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante