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Welcome to the machine

Welcome to the Machine is a song by Pink Floyd from their 1975 album Wish You Were Here. The song critically addresses the music industry, portraying it as a machine that manipulates and shapes artists for its own commercial purposes. The lyrics reflect the bands disillusionment with the music industry, especially after the immense commercial success of The Dark Side of the Moon.

Key: Em

Introduction:  Em(9)   C7M   Em(9)  

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 Em 
 Welcome my son,
 C7M              Em9 
 Welcome to the machine.
 C 
 Where have you been?
                7/8
   Am                                      Em 
   It' s all right, we know where you' ve been
 C 
 You' ve been in the pipe line filling in time,
 Em9 
 Provided with toys and scouting for boys.
 C 
 You bought a guitar to punish you ma,
 Em 
 You didn' t like school,
         Em 
And you know you' re nobody' s fool.
    C7M               Em9 
So welcome to the machine.

 Em 
 Welcome my son,
 C7M              Em9 
 Welcome to the machine.
 C 
 What did you dream?
                7/8
   A                                       Em 
   It' s all right, we told you what to dream.
 C7M 
 You dreamed of a big star.
 Em9 
 He played a mean guitar.
    C7M 
He always ate in the steak bar,
    Em9 
He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
    C7M                 Em9 
So welcome to the machine.

   Em 
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