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