Building Steam

Abney Park

Intro Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7--7--7--9-9-9--8----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--9-9-9--8---------(X6)---------------------------------------------------------| A|--7--7--7--7--7-7-7--6----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--x-x-x--x----------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14--14--16--16--17------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------15--15--15--15--14--------(X4)----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse I, I've suf-fered long enough in this ghost town Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--8--8--8--7--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x--| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| I saw the walls, called their bluff and took them down Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9----------------------------------7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9----------------| D|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9----------------------------------7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9----------------| A|--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--7----------------------------------7--7--7--7--8--8--8--7----------------| D|--7--7--7--7--x---x--x-x----------------------------------7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x----------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| When I think of all the time I've wasted... I, I've suffered enough in this ghost town Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9---| D|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9---| A|--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8----7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8----7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8----7--7--7--7--8--8--8--7---| D|--7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x----7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x----7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x----7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x---| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2------| A|--7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2------| D|--7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2------| Pre-Chorus Soon came a day under skies that were grey...Fueled my fires and I grabbed my pliers, and I'm lit! Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2---------(X4)-----------------------------------------------------| A|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------(X4)-----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus I made my own machine; Yes, we're building steam; I hate the same routine Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2----------------------(X4)----------------------------------------| A|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14--14--16--16--17------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------15--15--15--15--14--------(X4)----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| verse 2 I, I never looked back, I never want to return Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9--| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--8--8--8--7--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x--| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| If I could find a fuse, those bridges would burn Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9-------------------------------7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9---------------| D|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9-------------------------------7--7--7--7--10-10-10-9---------------| A|--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--7-------------------------------7--7--7--7--8--8--8--7---------------| D|--7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x-------------------------------7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x---------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| But I keep this horse at a run... So I, I never looked back, I never want to return Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10--| D|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10--| A|--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8----7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8----7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8----7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8---| D|--7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x----7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x----7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x----7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x---| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2------| A|--7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2------| D|--7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2-------7--7--7--7--3-3-3-2------| Pre-Chorus Soon came a day under skies that were grey...Fueled my fires and I grabbed my pliers, and I'm lit! Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2---------(X4)-----------------------------------------------------| A|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------(X4)-----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus I made my own machine; Yes, we're building steam; I hate the same routine Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2----------------------(X4)----------------------------------------| A|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14--14--16--16--17------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------15--15--15--15--14--------(X4)----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo Chorus I made my own machine; Yes, we're building steam; I hate the same routine Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2----------------------(X4)----------------------------------------| A|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--9--10---3--3--3--2------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14--14--16--16--17------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------15--15--15--15--14--------(X4)----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10------------------(fade)-------------------------------------------| A|--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--x--x--x--x--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14--14--16--16--17------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------15--15--15--15--14---(fade)-------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | x Dead note ************************************

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