David Warmke
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[Refrão]
D C
Keep The Machine, keep The Machine a moving
C D7sus2 G
Keep the train a rolling, at all costs, Keep the train a rolling
D C
Run into Problems, well just Find a scapegoat to blame
C D7sus2 G
Keep on railroading, keep in steaming, steaming right along
[Verso 1]
D Am
We fired a City Attorney in May 26
D Am
An election uproar the reason
D Am
A 31-year-old City Charter finally used literally
C D7sus2 G
Whoops, it is illegal, it has been illegal for 3 decades
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D C
Keep The Machine, keep The Machine a moving
C D7sus2 G
Keep the train a rolling, at all costs, Keep the train a rolling
D C
Run into Problems, well just Find a scapegoat to blame
C D7sus2 G
Keep on railroading, keep in steaming, steaming right along
[Verso 2]
D C
The Election Date picked for low turnout
C D7sus2 G
The large faithful Chamber vote loyal easily rules this town
D C
The Chamber Selected on the ballot, they are easily elected
C D7sus2 G
The Machine keeps rolling, The Machine keeps rolling
[Refrão]
D C
Keep The Machine, keep The Machine a moving
C D7sus2 G
Keep the train a rolling, at all costs, Keep the train a rolling
D C
Run into Problems, well just Find a scapegoat to blame
C D7sus2 G
Keep on railroading, keep in steaming, steaming right along
[Verso 3]
D Am
Now if it is close make, it a plurality
D Am
Harder to vote out an incumbent no runoff
D Am
All the perfect plan for a long long time
C D7sus2 G
Keep The Machine running, keep it in charge
[Verso 4]
D C
Whoops it is illegal, What do we do
C D7sus2 G
Fine a scape goat, our outstanding City attorney will do
D C
Do it quietly, Do it quietly in executive session
C D7sus2 G
Whoops she made her honorable stand in General Session
Outro:
D C
Keep The Machine, keep The Machine a moving
C D7sus2 G
Keep the train a rolling, at all costs, Keep the train a rolling
D C
Run into Problems, well just Find a scapegoat to blame
C D7sus2 G
Keep on railroading, keep in steaming, steaming right along
D C
Wheels coming off, we can still ride
C D7sus2 G
We can still ride it till it finally Crashes. Looks like that may be real soon
How to play David Warmke
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.