Iron Lung ukulele

Iron Lung

• Intro

IRON LUNG
As recorded by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
(From the 2022 Album ICE, DEATH, PLANET, LUNGS, MUSHROOMS AND LAVA)



Intro
Fmaj7  Am  Fmaj7  Am


Verse 1
Fmaj7   Am
Hey, oh
       Fmaj7  Am
I'm in jail
     Fmaj7   Am
Body failed
         Fmaj7     Am
Now it's me and my iron lung


Verse 2
Fmaj7
Wrapped in iron
     Am
Deathless purgatory
         Fmaj7
Negative pressure
               Am
Airless breath
Fmaj7
Wrapped in iron
     Am
Deathless purgatory
         Fmaj7
Positive pressure
              Am
Airless death


Verse 3
       Fmaj7
It's a different kind of cuttlefish
Am
Swing and a miss
Fmaj7
Dancing with my eyes and lips
Am
Can't move my hips
Fmaj7                            Am
Keep my mind distracted from the swish-swish
Fmaj7
Staying sane and positive
      Am
Can't crumble like a biscuit


Chorus
Fmaj7 Am
Iron  lung
Fmaj7 Am
Iron  lung
Fmaj7 Am
Iron  lung
Fmaj7 Am
Iron  lung


Verse 4
Fmaj7
Space shuttle
Fmaj7
Snail shell
Am
Merry-go-round
Am
Conveyor belt
    Fmaj7
The army tank ventilator
  Am
Mechanical bull respirator
Fmaj7
Metallic cocoon boredom
Am
Bionic boy
Am
Pump my organs
Fmaj7
Centre gravity
Fmaj7
Planet me
Am
Gimme the mushrooms
Am
Time to leave


Chorus
Fmaj7 Am
Iron  lung
Fmaj7 Am
Iron  lung
Fmaj7 Am
Iron  lung
Fmaj7 Am
Iron  lung


Guitar, Flute & Trumpet Solo
Am


Interlude
Am


Guitar Solo
Am



Bridge 1
     G             Am
Frog breath, steam tent
     G
Neck paralysis
Am   G             Am
Frog breath, steam tent
Am
Scared precarious
     G             Am
Frog breath, steam tent
G          Am
Neck paralysis
   G       Am    Em
Congestion in my chest
Am       G      Am G      Am     G   Am
Pins and needles   like a voodoo evil
              G
Got my doctor baffled
      Am           G      Dm    Em
Every breath is in uphill battle
Am   G             Am
Frog breath, steam tent
G
Neck paralysis
Am G       Am
Congestion in my chest


Interlude
Am G Am   G Am   G Am
G  Am


Bridge 2
     G             Am
Frog breath, steam tent
Am
Neck paralysis
     G             Am
Frog breath, steam tent
Am
Scared precarious
G                  Am
Frog breath, steam tent
Am            Em
Neck paralysis
Em
Sedated me


Guitar Solo
Dm   Am Dm   Am
Dm  Am  Dm  Am  Dm
Am  Dm  Am  Dm  Am Dm
Am  G N.C.


Verse 5
Am
Hey, oh
Am
The ship sailed
Am
Train derailed
         Dm        Am
Now it's me and my iron lung


Verse 6
Dm
Wrapped in iron
Am
Deathless purgatory
Am
Negative pressure
Am
Airless breath
Dm
Wrapped in iron
Am
Deathless purgatory
Am
Positive pressure
Am
Airless death


Verse 7
Dm
It's a different kind of cuttlefish
Am
Swing and a miss
Dm
Dancing with my eyes and lips
Am
Can't move my hips
Dm                               Am
Keep my mind distracted from the swish-swish
Dm
Staying sane and positive
      Am
Can't crumble like a biscuit


Chorus
Dm   Am
Iron lung
Dm   Am
Iron lung
Dm   Am
Iron lung
Dm   Am
Iron lung


Verse 8
F
Cylindrical prison
       Am
Newly arisen
                   F
Chained to a giant paper weight
      Am        F
Pain abates yet darkness permeates
        Am
Wallows my toes
Am
Burdens my chest
F                           Am
My brain is pressed with an iron chest


Chorus
F    Am
Iron lung
F    Am
Iron lung
F    Am
Iron lung
F    Am
Iron lung

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