C G/B C Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E
C G/B C Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E


[Verse]

C         D
He stares alone at the night
   Am
No emotion shown
G            F
A glimmer of light
Am
Now and then
C      D                Am
Communication is broken down
F
Contact is lost
G
Just a machine between
E
Him and his maker


[Chorus]

Am     G       D/F#       F          Am
It's a strange institution they call life underlined
C         D                    E
A nowhere existence, but who's right?
Am   G          D/F#    F   Am
They gave you a mountain to climb yes they do
C               D          Am
But left you no will to survive


[Interlude]

Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E


[Verse 2]

C           D
It hurts to see him now
    Am
The way he is
G                  F
Just a shadow of a man
     Am
That I once knew
C          D              Am
A restless spirit running wild
    F        G
Hey you! Hey you always laughed
       E
In the face of disaster


[Chorus 2]

Am     G       D/F#       F          Am
It's a strange institution they call life underlined
C         D                    E
A nowhere existence, but who's right?
Am   G          D/F#    F   Am
They gave you a mountain to climb yes they do
C               D          Am
But left you no will to survive


[Solo]

C D Am
G F Am
C D Am
F

[Bridge]

G
Just a machine between
E
Him and his maker


[Chorus 3]

Am     G       D/F#       F          Am
It's a strange institution they call life underlined
C         D                    E
A nowhere existence, but who's right?
Am   G          D/F#    F   Am
They gave you a mountain to climb yes they do
C               D          E
But left you no will to survive
Am     G       D/F#       F          Am
It's a strange institution they call life underlined
C               D          E
But left you no will to survive


[Outro]

Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E C G/B C
Am C/G D/F#
C G/B C Am C/G E Am