Automaton
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Intro: F#m E G#m D#m F#m E G#m D#m
verse 1
Dm
In my love
Bm
Every heart is beating
Dm
I'm all love
Bm
Can't you feel me feeling?
Dm
Take my hand
Bm
Cold like a junkie
Dm
I'm an ice cold man
(I'm an ice cold man)
E
Why am I crying for you?
[Refrão]F#m E
All this love I felt for you
G#m D#m
Has gone away to another place
(It's a digital life)
F#m E
I put my faith in a digital world
Where they've given me
G#m B
Eyes without a face
F#m E
I stare at the the moon on silver nights
G#m D#m
Remind myself I am someone
F#m E
My soul is null and void tonight
F#m
I'm automaton
Verse Two
Dm
I'm so tough
Bm
Can't you see me running?
Dm
See, I can touch
Bm
Can you feel me coming?
Dm
I see the world
Bm
In claws of freedom
Dm
These metal eyes, they can't disguise
Dm
The fact that I
Dm
Need something to believe in
Bm
But they're not crying for you
[Refrão]F#m E
I said goodbye to the world I knew
G#m D#m
And took off into inner space
(It's a digital life)
F#m E
Weren't you the ones who promised me
G#m B
A very different place?
F#m E
I power up, get my program set
G#m D#m
And turn my head toward the sun
F#m E
Inside I know, I'm null and void
F#m
I'm automaton
Bridge
Bm G#m
Automaton
Bm G#m
Automaton
Bm G#m
Automaton
Bm G#m
Automaton
Bm G#m
Hey, you got me down underground
Bm G#m
Gettin' holed up in my cyber lounge
Bm G#m
As if I had time to break that down
(Automaton)
Bm G#m
Whatever you can do I can override it
Bm G#m
Got a million ways to synthesize it
Bm G#m
Digital android, I can fight it
E
Fight it out
Bm G#m
Automaton (It's a digital life)
Bm G#m
Automaton (Digital life)
Bm G#m
Automaton (A digital life)
Bm G#m
Automaton
[Refrão]F#m E
Feel like a man who fell to earth
G#m D#m
But this is not where I belong
F#m E
They rule my life from a metal box
That's windowless
G#m Bm
And I wonder where it all goes wrong
F#m E
Maybe this dream will stay alive
G#m D#m
But can the madness be undone?
F#m E
Am I the new intelligence?
Outro
F#m E
I'm automaton
F#m E
I'm automaton
G#m D#m
I'm automaton
G#m D#m
I'm automaton
F#m E
I'm automaton
F#m E
I'm automaton
G#m D#m
I'm automaton
It's a digital life
G#m D#m
It's a digital life
F#m E G#m D#m
You know I need something I can hold onto, hold onto
D#m
(You were all I knew)
D#m
(I'm automaton)
F#m E
I need something
G#m D#m
I can hold onto, hold onto
F#m E
(This was all I knew)
How to play Automaton
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.