Intro
C G/B C Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E
C G/B C Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E
[Verse]
C D
He stares alone at the night
Am
No emotion shown
G F
A glimmer of light
Am
Now and then
C D Am
Communication is broken down
F
Contact is lost
G
Just a machine between
E
Him and his maker
[Chorus]
Am G D/F# F Am
It's a strange institution they call life underlined
C D E
A nowhere existence, but who's right?
Am G D/F# F Am
They gave you a mountain to climb yes they do
C D Am
But left you no will to survive
[Interlude]
Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E
[Verse 2]
C D
It hurts to see him now
Am
The way he is
G F
Just a shadow of a man
Am
That I once knew
C D Am
A restless spirit running wild
F G
Hey you! Hey you always laughed
E
In the face of disaster
[Chorus 2]
Am G D/F# F Am
It's a strange institution they call life underlined
C D E
A nowhere existence, but who's right?
Am G D/F# F Am
They gave you a mountain to climb yes they do
C D Am
But left you no will to survive
[Solo]
C D Am
G F Am
C D Am
F
[Bridge]
G
Just a machine between
E
Him and his maker
[Chorus 3]
Am G D/F# F Am
It's a strange institution they call life underlined
C D E
A nowhere existence, but who's right?
Am G D/F# F Am
They gave you a mountain to climb yes they do
C D E
But left you no will to survive
Am G D/F# F Am
It's a strange institution they call life underlined
C D E
But left you no will to survive
[Outro]
Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E C G/B C
Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E Am