Biography:
The Cog is Dead is a steampunk band with music of various styles. Their influences range from rock and roll to ragtime to russian folk music and movie scores. The members all portray steampunk timetravelers from the year 1893. As a time traveling band they travel to various points of time spreading their message to save steam power and analog clockwork while playing their marvelous melodies for all to hear and enjoy. Along the way they have discovered several types of marvelous music which has helped to inspire their own.
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#Intro:
Gm Cm D
Verse 1:
Gm
Black Hat Black suit My shady clothes Mustache Twirled tight beneath my nose
Cm D
Creepin' I lurk in the shadows Cause I'm a criminal Boo Hiss
Gm
At me when I'm around that miss I'll take without a sound
Cm D
my lair is hidden underground My scheme The pinnacle
Chorus 1:
Gm
So you're a good guy help out if you could guy
not misunderstood guy doing as you should guy
Cm
I'm that bad type Tie her to the tracks type
D
might just use an axe type keep my mustache waxed type
-nc-
I'm the bad guy BOO
Gm Cm D
I'm the bad guy
Verse 2:
-nc-
I'd like the world in my control you say I'm diabolical
-nc-
That's me I've got to play the role so one-dimensional
Gm
Kidnap the damsel in distress but she won't wear the wedding dress
Cm D
so I'll just tie her up I guess leaving a ransom note
Chorus 2:
Gm
So you're a coarse guy swoop in on a horse guy
rescuing with force guy take the hero's course guy
Cm
I'm that mean type out to get your green type
D
try to hog the scene type comically obscene type
-nc-
I'm the bad guy GO
Gm Cm D
I'm the bad guy HA
Gm Cm D
Haha haha haha haha Bad
Interlude:
Gm
I like when you get mad
Gm
it does my old heart glad now and then
Gm
but wait what's that
-nc-
The antidote's under your hat Well you may have stopped this crime
but I'll get you next time
Outro:
Gm
DRAT!
Foiled again I'm the bad guy
Gm
I'm the bad guy
Gm
Come on You know who I am
I'm the bad guy
The Contortionis (...)
The Contours
The Coral
The Coronas
The Corries