James Vincent McMorrow - This Old Dark Machine: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "This Old Dark Machine" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn This Old Dark Machine Guitar Chords and Lyrics by James Vincent McMorrow
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "This Old Dark Machine" smoothly on your guitar.
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Cm Gm Spring it came upon us, every insect filled the air F Dropped their wings upon my brother, cast their Cm shadows on his hair Cm If we follow where they're leading, Gm We will surely come before F some unseen and wondrous magic, Cm made of visions to explore Chorus: F Near the town where we were living, Cm was an old abandoned farm F Every year we'd plant an orchid, Cm in the shelter of it's arm F To protect us from the madness, Cm of the future still to come Gm It will be like this forever, D# F I will keep you safe from harm Then they caught us in the summer Dressed in fathers finest clothes You the hat he wore to market I the jacket filled with holes I've been searchins all these hours For a hand as pale as bone That would keep the strongest sunlight And reflect the brightest stone Chorus: Near the town where we were living Was a warm and fragrant smell Of the orchid we had planted Now a forest tall and well What a statue to our greatness What a story all will tell They'll remember us forever They'll remember where we fell Cm This old dark machine, it shakes and it shudders A# Pulls to the left, then dies near the gutter F But still in the road, the traffic is silent Cm The people they stare, and then they turn violent G# If they should touch, the hem of your dress Cm I would rise like a lion, strike out again D# The faithful they wait, the faithful they wait A# By the sign Chorus: Near the town where we were living Came a loud and joyous sound As the earth and all her beauty Picked us up from off the ground Carried far across the mountain To a kingdom never bound We will live like this forever I will love you I will love you I will love you You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  D#  F  Gm  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "This Old Dark Machine" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This Old Dark Machine" by James Vincent McMorrow.