Intro
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[Pre-Chorus]
G#
Show me how this thing works
F#maj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 1]
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Last night I saw it fall out of the heavens
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It was gleaming chrome with red lettering.
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It had a handle, two meters, a knob for the volume
[Pre-Chorus]
G#
Show me how this thing works
F#maj
Show me how this thing works
[Chorus]
F#maj7 C#
When it make me rich, when it make me glad
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When it make me love for all humanity
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When it keep my poor and aching heart at bay (oh, oh, oh)
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When it glow at night, when it make a hum
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When it make the girls think that I'm less geeky
[Post-Chorus]
G#
Show me how this thing works
F#maj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 2]
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We took it down to the physics laboratory
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Police had the building mostly quartered off
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A# crowd was gathered, there were TV cameras
[Pre-Chorus]
G#
Show me how this thing works
F#maj
Show me how this thing works
[Chorus]
F#maj7 C#
When it make me rich, when it get me high
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When it look good with the rest of my furniture
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When it make a soft and pleasing tone at night (oh, oh, oh)
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When it heal the sick, when it feed the poor
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When it give me everything I ever dreamed of
[Post Chorus]
G#
Show me how this thing works
F#maj
Show me how this thing works
[Bridge]
C# Cb A#m A#m x3
[Post-Chorus]
G#
Show me how this thing works
F#maj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 3]
F#maj7 C#
When it make me rich, when it make me wise
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When it give my empty love a little bit of meaning
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When it make the lions lay on down with the lambs (oh, oh, oh)
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When it cure this rush, when it give us cash
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When it do all this without a serious side effect
[Outro]
G#
Show me how this thing works
F#maj7
Show me how this thing works