Chord The Mechanical Girl by Voltaire

as usual tune your guitar a whole step down!! try picking each string separate! E in the court of augustine the twelfth B7 the king reprimanded his men B7 and demanded they E put to good use all his wealth A B to cure his deep ennui E A B for you see , he found that he was sad and lonely E A ever since his wife , the queen , got mad and B rode off on his steed E A B x2 underneath the cello/violin finish with B ringing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E in a glen beyond the castle wall B7 there was a tinker B7 and he was a thinker E the smartest man in all the world A B he made a mechanical girl E A B for you see , his daughter passed away that summer E A and though he knew he could not replace her B he missed his family - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - staccato strumming Am E suddenly a knock at the door went ra - ta - ta - ta - ta Am E and the kingsmen came in blowing horns ba - ba - ba - ba - ba - ba Am "by order of his highness E we’re to take you and that . . . thing B to present your marvel to the king . " E A B and so , over glen and through the castle walls E A B over the moat , and into the great castle hall B be A B x 2 E when the king laid eyes upon the girl B7 he was delighted B7 his men all were knighted E he yelled aloud for all the world B A "i’ll take her for my queen!" E and the man screamed E A "please don’t take my child! A B i beg you , mighty king!" E A and they grabbed him by his tailcoat B and threw him in the moat E A B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - staccato strumming Am later in their wedding bed Em the king was shocked to see Am a tender kiss upon the cheek Em unleashed an armory Am rocket launchers and flamethrowing guns Em grew from her sides B B and she grew to seven times her size run! strum each around 4 times , power chords are welcome too Em C G Fm Em B7 Em C B E A B x2 E on the morn of august twenty - fourth B7 he was dejected when lest he expected E a knock was heard upon the door A B it was his robot girl E A B for you see , he’d made her indestructible E A it seems and she destroyed that awful kingdom B and they lived happily . E so you see , the moral of the story is : A B never take a child away from a loving parent E A B especially not ones who make children who shoot rockets from their eyes E A B till end end on E hope you enjoy this one more coming soon!!