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