Intro
C A# Am Am x3
[Pre-Chorus]
G
Show me how this thing works
Fmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 1]
C A# Am C
Last night I saw it fall out of the heavens
C A# Am C
It was gleaming chrome with red lettering.
C A# Am C
It had a handle, two meters, a knob for the volume
[Pre-Chorus]
G
Show me how this thing works
Fmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 C
When it make me rich, when it make me glad
G Am G
When it make me love for all humanity
Fmaj7 C G Am G
When it keep my poor and aching heart at bay (oh, oh, oh)
Fmaj7 C
When it glow at night, when it make a hum
G Am G
When it make the girls think that I'm less geeky
[Post-Chorus]
G
Show me how this thing works
Fmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 2]
C A# Am C
We took it down to the physics laboratory
C A# Am C
Police had the building mostly quartered off
C A# Am C
A crowd was gathered, there were TV cameras
[Pre-Chorus]
G
Show me how this thing works
Fmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 C
When it make me rich, when it get me high
G Am G
When it look good with the rest of my furniture
Fmaj7 C G Am G
When it make a soft and pleasing tone at night (oh, oh, oh)
Fmaj7 C
When it heal the sick, when it feed the poor
G Am G
When it give me everything I ever dreamed of
[Post Chorus]
G
Show me how this thing works
Fmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Bridge]
C A# Am Am x3
[Post-Chorus]
G
Show me how this thing works
Fmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 3]
Fmaj7 C
When it make me rich, when it make me wise
G Am G
When it give my empty love a little bit of meaning
Fmaj7 C G Am G
When it make the lions lay on down with the lambs (oh, oh, oh)
Fmaj7 C
When it cure this rush, when it give us cash
G Am G
When it do all this without a serious side effect
[Outro]
G
Show me how this thing works
Fmaj7
Show me how this thing works