Mischief Brew – The Reinvention Of The Printing Press (Guitar)

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So, this is just my acoustic rendition of the song. It's probably not 100% accurate, but it's a start. I prefer to switch between full bar chords and basic chords throughout the song, but feel free to use whichever variations of the chords you want. "~" Means to let chord ring. Intro: G G Em C Verse 1 & 2:
G                  
machinery mill us forever will rule us

  Em                          C
until we find out how you're wired

      G
god's no longer read through the hands of the dead,

    Em                         C
its safe now to question the friar

      G                     D                        C~
if we stopped at wheel we'd never have swung in this tire

Little transition to second verse:
e |-------------------|
b |-------------------|
g |-------------------|
d |-------------------|
a |---3-3-3-2-2-2-0---|
E |-------------------|

   G
beyond middle ages left village for nations

     Em                     C
this masterpiece our fathers penned

G
to dark to see the old time tyranny

        Em                    C
may the bulb never burn out again

    G                     D                         C
now that we know now everything that we didn't know then 
Chorus:
    G             D            C            G
the book was the lash and the word was the law

        G       D          C        G
but the tyranny ended with ink on a block

          G         D         Em       C 
but don't put it in park with miles to go

        G           C             D           G
need a match never more shall we read in the dark
Interlude that I haven't quite worked out yet: I usually play G G Em C twice and let C ring on the second time. Verse 3:
   G                                           
gargantua's hungry, his fork and knife drumming

    Em                      C
but what if we serve him no more? 

   G
if just for a day we took over this place 

        Em                         C
to find out where our harvest are stored

G~                          D~                        C (Crescendo to Chorus)
laugh like a king while you can till the bastions are stormed
Chorus & Outro:
    G             D            C            G
the book was the lash and the word was the law

        G       D          C        G
but the tyranny ended with ink on a block

          G         D         Em       C 
but don't put it in park with miles to go

        G           C             D           G
need a match never more shall we read in the dark

    G             D            C            G
the book was the lash and the word was the law

        G       D          C        G
but the tyranny ended with ink on a block

          G         D         Em       C 
but don't put it in park with miles to go

        G           C             D           G
need a match never more shall we read in the dark

G    D   Em      C
nevermore in the dark

G    C           D
nevermore in the dark

G    D   Em      C
nevermore in the dark

G    D           G
nevermore in the dark