Tell Me, Mechanist
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A F#m B G
Tell me, mechanist, is it true?
A F#m
Does none of it bother you?
B A F#m
B A F#m
B A F#m
D
Once upon a time
A
Upon a time behind us
D
The mechanist inclined
F#m
Clockworks of time define us
G A
Who you are, who you are
G
Merely springs that tick
A E
The time of things away
B
The cry from the beast is just the noise
Of a spring that you have touched
A F#m
Not a human: Not a voice
C# A B
If only we could go back to the start (tell me, mechanist, is it true?)
C# A B G#
We would see we’re not that far apart (does none of it bother you?)
C# A B
Realize the likeness of our hearts
A
If we could go back
F#m
We could go back
B G
One and the same
A
Likely to one another
G
But the mechanist inclined
B F#m
Merely our kind can suffer
A E G A
Who you are, who you are
G
Does it justify
A
Pleasing your palate
E
With the other’s blood?
B
Tell me why, have the writings on the wall
Nor the dawn of DNA
A F#m
Changed a single thing at all?
C# A B
If only we could go back to the start (tell me, mechanist, is it true?)
C# A B G#
We would see we’re not that far apart (does none of it bother you?)
C# A B
Realize the likeness of our hearts
A
If we could go back
F#m G#m
We could go back
B C#
to the start
B
Closing collision:
The end of our divide
A
Savor the flavor of our ancestry rites
B
Closing collision:
We’ll realize in time
A B
No opposition
We’re genetically entwined
A B G
A F#m B G
Tell me, mechanist, is it true?
A F#m
Does none of it bother you?
C# A B
We could go back to the start (tell me, mechanist, is it true?)
C# A B G#
We would see we’re not that far apart (does none of it bother you?)
C# A B
Realize the likeness of our hearts
A
If we could go back
F#m G#m
We could go back
B C#
to the start
How to play Tell Me, Mechanist
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 A. 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.