Intro
F# Fb D#m D#m x3
[Pre-Chorus]
C#
Show me how this thing works
Bmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 1]
F# Fb D#m F#
Last night I saw it fall out of the heavens
F# Fb D#m F#
It was gleaming chrome with red lettering.
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It had a handle, two meters, a knob for the volume
[Pre-Chorus]
C#
Show me how this thing works
Bmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Chorus]
Bmaj7 F#
When it make me rich, when it make me glad
C# D#m C#
When it make me love for all humanity
Bmaj7 F# C# D#m C#
When it keep my poor and aching heart at bay (oh, oh, oh)
Bmaj7 F#
When it glow at night, when it make a hum
C# D#m C#
When it make the girls think that I'm less geeky
[Post-Chorus]
C#
Show me how this thing works
Bmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 2]
F# Fb D#m F#
We took it down to the physics laboratory
F# Fb D#m F#
Police had the building mostly quartered off
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D# crowd was gathered, there were TV cameras
[Pre-Chorus]
C#
Show me how this thing works
Bmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Chorus]
Bmaj7 F#
When it make me rich, when it get me high
C# D#m C#
When it look good with the rest of my furniture
Bmaj7 F# C# D#m C#
When it make a soft and pleasing tone at night (oh, oh, oh)
Bmaj7 F#
When it heal the sick, when it feed the poor
C# D#m C#
When it give me everything I ever dreamed of
[Post Chorus]
C#
Show me how this thing works
Bmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Bridge]
F# Fb D#m D#m x3
[Post-Chorus]
C#
Show me how this thing works
Bmaj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 3]
Bmaj7 F#
When it make me rich, when it make me wise
C# D#m C#
When it give my empty love a little bit of meaning
Bmaj7 F# C# D#m C#
When it make the lions lay on down with the lambs (oh, oh, oh)
Bmaj7 F#
When it cure this rush, when it give us cash
C# D#m C#
When it do all this without a serious side effect
[Outro]
C#
Show me how this thing works
Bmaj7
Show me how this thing works