Beautiful Machine (song)
| Name | Beautiful Machine |
| Album/single | Beautiful Machine |
| Length | 4.14 |
| Alternative titles | |
| First live performance | |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Writer/composer | Shihad |
| Producer | Alan Moulder |
Additional Information
Song meaning as told by Jon: "I wrote it after watching the footage that the Voyager II satellite sent back of the rest of our Solar System which I found very humbling and illuminating. A song about trying to find some perspective on where we fit in the grand scheme of things." From The Edge radio station website
Lyrics
Something missing in our brains, yeah We all used to live in caves, yeah Build the world, thats in our heads, yeah And its not over yet (What's holding you back?) We roll through space, all looking up (What's holding you back?) To fall like waves on sand Beautiful Machine Show me what you see We're a million miles away, yeah From where we should all be today There's a lot that we regret That we should never forget What were you thinking of? Slowly drifting out in space We all used to live in caves We build the world thats in our heads And its not over yet Whats holding you back?
Guitar
Beautiful Machine by Shihad
Standard Shihad Tuning - Down 1 Step
Chorus
D-----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------
F--12-12-12-------------------------------
C--12-12-12---12-12-12---9-9-9---9-9-9-7--
G--10-10-10---12-12-12---9-9-9---9-9-9-7--
D-------------10-10-10---7-7-7---7-7-7-5-- x2
We roll... Through Space. All... Again
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
F-------------7----------9-------99999999--
C--5----------7----------9-------99999999--
G--5----------5----------7-------77777777--
D--3---------------------------------------
Beautiful Machine...
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
F-------------7----------9-------9-9-9-9---
C--5----------7----------9-------9-9-9-9---
G--5----------5----------7-------7-7-7-7---
D--3---------------------------------------
Show me... What... You See...
Bridge
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
F------------------------------------------
C----------------------------2-------------
G--2----------4----------5-----------------
D------------------------------------------ think there might be a hammer on
here, from the 4 to the 5
What were you... Thinking of???
Finish
Jon
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
F------------------------------------------------------------------
C------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------ x2
What's holding you back?
(Beautiful.......... Machine.........) What's holding you back?
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-------------------------
F------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
C------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------ x2
(Beautiful.......... Machine.........) What's holding you...
Phil
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F---------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
C--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10---------------------------_x4
What's holding you back?
(Beautiful.......... Machine.........) What's holding you back?
D-------
A-------
F---4---
C---4---
G---2---
D------- Final Chord (i think)
