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Capo on 1st fret
st fret (Sounds in the key of Bbm)
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Intro
Drums
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Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am
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verse 1
Dm G Dm G Am
We were working secret - ly for the Military,
Dm G Dm G Am
Our ex - periment in sound was nearly ready to be - gin,
F Em F Em Am
We only know in theo - ry what we are doing,
Dm G Dm G Am
Music made for pleas - ure, music made ...to thrill,
Dm G Dm Am
It was music we were making here un - til...
Chorus
Am Em7 Am
They told us ...all they wanted ...was a sound ...that...
Em7 Am
...Would kill someone ...from a distance,
Em7 Am Em7
So we go ahead, and the me---ters are over in the red,
Am Em7
It's a mistake ...in the making!
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verse 2
Am G Am G Am
From the painful cries of mothers, to the terrifying scream,
Dm G Dm Am
We re - corded it, and put it into our machine!
Chorus
Am Em7 Am
But they told us ...all they wanted ...was a sound ...that...
Em7 Am
...Would kill someone ...from a distance,
Em7 Am Em7
So we go ahead, and the me---ters are over in the red,
Am Em7
It's a mistake ...in the making!
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verse 3
F Em7 Am F Em7 Am
It could feel like falling in love, it could feel so bad,
F Em7 Am F Em7 Am
It could feel so good, it could sing you to sleep,
F Em7 Am
But that dream is your enemy!
verse 4
Dm G Dm G Am
We won't be there to be blamed, we won't be there ...to snitch,
Dm G Dm Am
I just pray that someone there can hit the switch!
Chorus
Am Em7 Am
And they told us ...all they wanted ...was a sound ...that...
Em7 Am
...Would kill someone ...from a distance,
Em7 Am Em7
So we go ahead, and the me----ters are over in the red,
Am Em7
It's a mistake ...in the making!
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F Em7
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F Em7 Am
And the public are warned to stay off!
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Written by Kate Bush