This Machine Is 4 Chords

by Nofx
KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays424

This Machine Is 4 by Nofx is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, F, C, Dm, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Bb
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16
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Bb                     F 
Condescending keeps us gay 
C               Dm 
In a denotative way 
Bb                   F 
Noses up and peering down 
G                        C 
Tight lips pursed into a frown 


Dm         Bb                 F 
Fleece the rich and cheat the poor 
            Am     C        Dm 
That's what this machine is for 
        Am           Bb            C 
Turning bellies into stars, then repeating 
Dm       Bb              F 
Stab the poor, slice the rich 
         Am     C        Dm 
Turn the lever, flip the switch 
       Am           Bb          C 
Making everyone the same is the end game 


Bb                     F 
Hanging out with old McBean 
C                   Dm 
And his grandiose machine 
Bb                   F 
No one seems to be annoyed 
G                     C 
No one sees this as obscene 


Dm         Bb                 F 
Fleece the rich and cheat the poor 
            Am   C          Dm 
That's what this machine is for 
        Am           Bb            C 
Turning bellies into stars, then repeating 
Dm       Bb              F 
Stab the poor, slice the rich 
         Am     C        Dm 
Turn the lever, flip the switch 
       Am           Bb          C 
Making everyone the same is the end game 


F       C              Bb         F 
She's a gear, you're a cam, I'm a cog 
F       C              Bb         F 
She's a gear, you're a cam, I'm a cog 
Dm     C           F           Bb 
This machine was invented by McBean 
Dm                     C 
But we all make up the parts 
        Bb              F 
Cuts us up and take our hearts 


F       C              Bb         F 
She's a gear, you're a cam, I'm a cog 
F       C              Bb         F 
She's a gear, you're a cam, I'm a cog 
Dm     C           F           Bb 
This machine was invented by McBean 
Dm                     C 
But we all make up the parts 
        Bb              F 
Cuts us up and take our hearts 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante