Intro
E D C#m C#m x3
[Pre-Chorus]
B
Show me how this thing works
Amaj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 1]
E D C#m E
Last night I saw it fall out of the heavens
E D C#m E
It was gleaming chrome with red lettering.
E D C#m E
It had a handle, two meters, a knob for the volume
[Pre-Chorus]
B
Show me how this thing works
Amaj
Show me how this thing works
[Chorus]
Amaj7 E
When it make me rich, when it make me glad
B C#m B
When it make me love for all humanity
Amaj7 E B C#m B
When it keep my poor and aching heart at bay (oh, oh, oh)
Amaj7 E
When it glow at night, when it make a hum
B C#m B
When it make the girls think that I'm less geeky
[Post-Chorus]
B
Show me how this thing works
Amaj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 2]
E D C#m E
We took it down to the physics laboratory
E D C#m E
Police had the building mostly quartered off
E D C#m E
C# crowd was gathered, there were TV cameras
[Pre-Chorus]
B
Show me how this thing works
Amaj
Show me how this thing works
[Chorus]
Amaj7 E
When it make me rich, when it get me high
B C#m B
When it look good with the rest of my furniture
Amaj7 E B C#m B
When it make a soft and pleasing tone at night (oh, oh, oh)
Amaj7 E
When it heal the sick, when it feed the poor
B C#m B
When it give me everything I ever dreamed of
[Post Chorus]
B
Show me how this thing works
Amaj
Show me how this thing works
[Bridge]
E D C#m C#m x3
[Post-Chorus]
B
Show me how this thing works
Amaj
Show me how this thing works
[Verse 3]
Amaj7 E
When it make me rich, when it make me wise
B C#m B
When it give my empty love a little bit of meaning
Amaj7 E B C#m B
When it make the lions lay on down with the lambs (oh, oh, oh)
Amaj7 E
When it cure this rush, when it give us cash
B C#m B
When it do all this without a serious side effect
[Outro]
B
Show me how this thing works
Amaj7
Show me how this thing works