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Iron Lung (Guitar)
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Iron Lung - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Standard Tuning: EADGBe
Key: A Aeolian
[Intro]
[0:00]
    F       Am           F       Am
e|--5----5--5----5-5--|--5----5--5----5-5--|
B|--6----6--5----5-5--|--6----6--5----5-5--|
G|--5----5--5----5-5--|--5----5--5----5-5--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
[Verse 1]
[0:13]
    F       Am           F       Am
e|--5----5--5----5-5--|--5----5--5----5-5--|
B|--6----6--5----5-5--|--6----6--5----5-5--|
G|--5----5--5----5-5--|--5----5--5----5-5--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
Hey oh, I'm in jail, body failed, now is me and my iron lung, WOOOOOOO
Wrapped in iron, deathless purgatory, negative pressure, airless breath
Wrapped in iron, breathless purgatory, positive pressure, airless death
It's a different kind of cuttlefish, swing and a miss
Dancing with my eyes and lips, can't move my hips,
Keep my mind distracted from the swish-swish
I'm staying sane and positive, can't crumble like a biscuit
Iron Lung, iron lung, iron lung, iron lung
Space shuttle, snail shell, merry go round, conveyor belt
The army tank ventilator, mechanical bull respirator
Metallic cocoon boredom, bionic boy pump my organs
Centre gravity, planet me, give me the mushrooms, time to leave
Iron Lung, iron lung, iron lung, iron lung
[Bridge 1]
[1:49]
e|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--14h17p14-12h14----|--12p9--7h9p7--5h7----|--12p9--7h9p7--5h7-5------------------------------|
D|----------------14--|-------------------7--|---------------------7-7-7-7-x----5---------------|
A|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------8--7---7-5-----------| x2
E|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------8--8-8-5--|
[2:05] Wah wah
e|------------|--------------------|-----------|
B|------------|--------------------|-----------|
G|------------|--------------------|-----------|
D|------------|--10-10-9-7---------|--10-10-9--|
A|--8--8-8-7--|------------8-8-7-7-|-----------|
E|------------|--------------------|-----------|
                ******* x7 *******
[2:21]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--10h12--10-10-10-10-----| x8
A|---------------------12--|
E|-------------------------|
[2:36]
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----14-12----14-12----14-12--|
D|--14-------14-------14--------| x??
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[2:50]
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-17--|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[2:52]
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------12-12-----------| x8
A|--12-12-12-12h14-14-14-14-14h15-15-15-------14-14-12--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[3:08] Wah Wah
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------12-----------|
D|---------------12-14-15----15-14-15--| x2
A|--12h15-14--15-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[3:24]
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--9-----7--| x12
A|----7-8----|
E|-----------|
[3:47] distorted
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--14-14-14-14-14-12-14-14-14--14-14-14-12--|
D|-------------------------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[4:04] People Vultures cit.
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------7~----9~--7~--|  x4
A|--8~--7~--10~--8~----10~--------|
E|--------------------------------|
[4:20]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--12p9-10p9--9h12p9--|
D|---------------------|  x16
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[4:36]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
[4:43]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7------7------7h10p7-----------------7-7h9~~~~-9h10-10-9-7--7-7-7-|
A|--7h8----7h8----7h8--------8-7----7----7-8------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------10---10----------------------------------|
[4:52]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-14-15-15-15--15-15-15p14-12-14--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--14h15p14p12--| x?
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
[5:04]
e|--12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12----12--|--12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12----15--|
B|-----------------------------15-----|-----------------------------15-----|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[5:20]
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--12-12-9-9------------|
D|------------12-12-8-8--| x6
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
[5:32]
e|--------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12p10----------|
G|-----------------10-9-9b--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Chorus]
[5:36]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7/5/7--------------------------------------------2/5/7-7--5/7------------------------------2/5/--| x5
A|--7---7/5/7--------------------------------------------2/3/7-7--5/7----------------5h6p5-3-------2/5/--|
E|--5---5/3/5--------------------------------------------0/3/5-5--3/5------------------------5~----0/3/--|
      Frog breath, steam tent, neck paralysis, frog breath, steam tent, scared precarious
      Frog breath, steam tent, neck paralysis, congestion in my chest
      Pins and needles, like a voodoo evil
      Got my doctor baffled, every breath is an uphill battle
      Frog breath, steam tent, neck paralysis, congestion in my chest
[6:16]
e|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------7h8p7-5------|------------5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5--|
D|--7-7--5-7-----------7~--|--7-7--5-7-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[6:24]
e|------------------------------|----------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------|
D|--10-10-9-10------------------|---10-10-9-12b--|
A|--------------5h6p5-3----3h5--|----------------|
E|----------------------5~------|----------------|
[6:32]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7/5/7-----------------------------2/5/7-7/5/7-------------------------------2/5/--|
A|--7---7/5/7-----------------------------2/3/7-7/5/7-------------------------------2/5/--|
E|--5---5/3/5-------/////////////////-----0/3/5-5/3/5--------/////////////////------0/3/--|
      Frog breath, steam tent, neck paralysis, frog breath, steam tent, scared precarious
[6:40]
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------7b9~~~~~~--------7b9~~~~~~--|
D|--7---7--------------------------------|
A|--7---7--------------------------------|
E|--5---5--------------------------------|
Frog breath, steam tent, neck paralysis, sedated me
[Post Chorus]
[6:48]
e|-12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12--12-12--------|
B|-----------------------------------10-10--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[7:04]
e|--15h17-15h17-15h17-15h17--------------------------|
B|--------------------------13h15-13h15-13h15-13h15--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------| x3
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
[7:16]
e|--12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12---------------|
B|------------------------------15-11-12-----|
G|---------------------------------------14--|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
[7:24]
    F       Am           F       Am
e|--5----5--5----5-5--|--5----5--5----5-5--|
B|--6----6--5----5-5--|--6----6--5----5-5--|
G|--5----5--5----5-5--|--5----5--5----5-5--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
Hey, oh, the ship sailed, train derailed, now it’s me and my iron lung
Wrapped in iron, deathless purgatory, negative pressure, airless breath
Wrapped in iron, breathless purgatory, positive pressure, airless death
It's a different kind of cuttlefish, swing and a miss
Dancing with my eyes and lips, can't move my hips,
Gotta keep my mind distracted from the swish-swish
I'm staying sane and positive, can't crumble like a biscuit
Iron Lung, iron lung, iron lung, iron lung
[Outro]
[8:27]
    F       Am           F       Am
e|--5----5--5----5-5--|--5----5--5----5-5--|
B|--6----6--5----5-5--|--6----6--5----5-5--|
G|--5----5--5----5-5--|--5----5--5----5-5--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
Cylindrical prison, newly arisen, chained to giant paper weight, pain abates
Yet darkness permeates, wallows my toes, burdens my chest
My brain is pressed with an iron chest
Iron lung, iron lung, iron lung, iron lung

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