Matthew Good Band

A Boy And His Machine Gun

Matthew Good Band


Tom: Bb

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 ^
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


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

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