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WELCOME TO THE MACHINE Pink Floyd (Waters) INTRO: ^ [Synthesizers] Em(add9) e-|--------------||----0-----------------------------------| B-|--------------||----0-----------------------------------| G-|--------------||----0-----------------------------------| D-|--------------||----4-----------------------------------| A-|--------------||----2-----------------------------------| E-|--------------||----0-----------------------------------| ^ ^ Cmaj7 Em(add9) e-|-----0---------------------------|-----0----------------------------| B-|-----0---------------------------|-----0----------------------------| G-|-----0---------------------------|-----0----------------------------| D-|-----2---------------------------|-----4----------------------------| A-|-----3---------------------------|-----2----------------------------| E-|---------------------------------|-----0----------------------------| ^ VERSE: Em e-|-----0---------------------------| B-|-----0---------------------------| G-|-----0---------------------------| D-|-----2---------------------------| A-|-----2---------------------------| E-|-----0---------------------------| Welcome my son, (C) (Em) welcome to the machine. (C) Where have you been? (Am) (Em) It's all right, we know where you've been. (C) You've been in the pipeline filling in time, (Em) Provided with toys and scouting for boys. (C) You bought a guitar to punish your ma, (Em) And you didn't like school, And you know you're nobody's fool. Em Cmaj7 Em e-|---0--0--0-----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0------0---| B-|---0--0--0-----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0------0---| G-|---0--0--0-----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0------0---| D-|---2--2--2-----2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2------2---| A-|---2--2--2-----3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3------2---| E-|---0--0--0----------------------------------0---| So welcome to the machine. Strums: Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 SOLO: Em Em(add9) e-|------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--| B-|------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--| G-|------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--| D-|--2-----------2-----------|-2/4---------4---------|-4/5---------5----------| A-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| e-|--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---| B-|--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---| G-|--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---| D-|--5/7-----------7-----------| A-|----------------------------| E-|----------------------------| Strums: Cmaj7 Em(add9) Cmaj7 Em(add9) Cmaj7 Em(add9) Cmaj7 En(add9) Repeat Solo VERSE: ^ ^ Em Cmaj7 Em e-|---0----------------------------|----0-----------------------0---------| B-|---0----------------------------|----0-----------------------0---------| G-|---0----------------------------|----0-----------------------0---------| D-|---2----------------------------|----2-----------------------2---------| A-|---2----------------------------|----3-----------------------2---------| E-|---0----------------------------|----------------------------0---------| Welcome my son, Welcome to the machine. ^ Cmaj7 A Em(add9) e-|---0----------------------------|-0---------------------------------0----| B-|---0----------------------------|-2---------------------------------0----| G-|---0----------------------------|-2---------------------------------0----| D-|---2----------------------------|-2---------------------------------4----| A-|---3----------------------------|-0---------------------------------2----| E-|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------0----| What did you dream? It's all right we told you what to dream. Cmaj7 Em e-|---0----------------------------|---0-----------------------------------| B-|---0----------------------------|---0-----------------------------------| G-|---0----------------------------|---0-----------------------------------| D-|---2----------------------------|---2-----------------------------------| A-|---3----------------------------|---2-----------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|---0-----------------------------------| You dreamed of a big star. He played a mean guitar. Cmaj7 Em(add9) e-|---0----------------------------|---0-----------------------------------| B-|---0----------------------------|---0-----------------------------------| G-|---0----------------------------|---0-----------------------------------| D-|---2----------------------------|---4-----------------------------------| A-|---3----------------------------|---2-----------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|---0-----------------------------------| He always ate atthe steak bar, He loved to drive in his Jaguar. Cmaj7 e-|---0-----------------------0-----|| B-|---0-----------------------0-----|| G-|---0-----------------------0-----|| D-|---2-----------------------4-----|| FADE OUT A-|---3-----------------------2-----|| E-|---------------------------0-----|| So welcome to the machine. -- Updated: April 10/98