Lagu tersebut ditulis oleh sang vokalis, Neil Halstead, dan diproduseri oleh semua anggota band.
“Machine Gun” muncul sebagai trek kedua dalam album kedua mereka yang bertajuk Souvlaki (1993).
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Machine Gun” dari Slowdive.
[Intro]
A E F#m D
A E F#m D
[Verse]
A E
See you walking and
F#m
I know she’s my friend
D
Again
A E
Just the weight of the water
F#m
Drags me down
D
Again
A E
Guess I’ll think of the water
F#m
It’s my friend
D
Oh yeah
A E
It’s just the way that the water
F#m
Makes me feel
D
Again
[Chorus]
F#m A
Son of Sheba
E
I saw him drown
F#m A
Son of yellow
E
I saw him down
F#m G
It's all I need yeah
[Verse]
A E
See you walking and
F#m
I know she’s my friend
D
Again
A E
Just the weight of the water
F#m
Drags me down
D
Again
A E
Guess I’ll think of the water
F#m
It’s my friend
D
Oh yeah
A E
It’s just the way that the water
F#m
Makes me feel
D
Again
[Chorus]
F#m A
Son of Sheba
E
I saw him drown
F#m A
Son of yellow
E
I saw him down
F#m G
It's all I need yeah
[Outro]
A E F#m D
A E F#m D
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