Automatic chords by
The Pointer Sisters (Official Version)

1983R&B77 views

Key: F majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
Gm11 Gm11

Verse 1
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Look what you're doing to me
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
I'm utterly at your whim
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
All   of my defenses down
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Your  camera looks through me
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
With its X-ray vision
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
And all   systems run aground

Pre-chorus 1

Bb6

All I can manage to push from my lips

Gm/D

B7b5

Is a stream of absurdities

Bb6

Every word I intended to speak

Gm/D

Winds up locked in the circuitry

Chorus 1
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
No way to control it
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
It's totally automatic
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Whenever you're a   round
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
I'm walking blindfolded
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Completely automatic
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
All of my systems are down
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Down, down, down

Interlude 1

C7sus4

Gm11

Au to mat ic

C7sus4

Gm11

Au to mat ic

Verse 2
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb Bb 
 
What is madness
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
That makes my motor run
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
My    legs too weak to stand
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
I go from sadness to exhilaration
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
Like a robot at your command

Pre-chorus 2
Bb6 Bb6 
 
My    hands perspire
C6 C6 
 
And shake like a leaf
Gm/D Gm/D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
B7b5 B7b5 
 
Up and down   goes my temperature
Bb6 Bb6 
 
C6 C6 
 
I     summon doctors to get some relief
Gm/D Gm/D 
 
Gm Gm 
 
But they tell   me there is no  cure

Chorus 2
They tell me
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
No way to control it
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
It's totally automatic
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Whenever you're a   round
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
I'm walking blindfolded
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Completely automatic
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
All of my systems are down
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Down,  down, down

Interlude 2

C7sus4

Gm11

Au to mat ic

C7sus4

Gm11

Au to mat ic

Solo 1

Db7

Eb9

Interlude 3

C7sus4

Bb/D

Gm11

Au to mat ic

C7sus4

Bb/D

Gm11

Au to mat ic

C7sus4

Bb/D

Gm11

Au to mat ic

C7sus4

Bb/D

Gm11

Au to mat ic

Verse 3
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Look what you're doing to me
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
I'm utterly at your whim
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
All   of my defenses down
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Your  camera looks through me
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
With its X-ray vision
Bb6 Bb6 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F F 
 
And all   systems run aground

Pre-chorus 3

Bb6

All I can manage to push from my lips

Gm/D

B7b5

Is a stream of absurdities

Bb6

Every word I intended to speak

Gm/D

Winds up locked in the circuitry

Chorus 3
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
No way to control it
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
It's totally automatic
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Whenever you're a   round
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
I'm walking blindfolded
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Completely automatic
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
All of my systems are down
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Down, down, down

Chorus 4
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
No way to control it
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
It's totally automatic
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Whenever you're a   round
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
I'm walking blindfolded
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Completely automatic
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7 C7 
 
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
All of my systems are down
Gm11 Gm11 
 
Down, down, down
[Repeat and Fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC7sus4 C7 Bb/D Gm11 Bb6...

Chords

C7sus4
C7
Bb/D
Gm11
Bb6
Bb
F
C6
Gm/D
Gm
B7b5
Db7
G9
Eb9
E7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Gm11: 3-x-3-3-1-x
Bb6: 6-x-5-7-6-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
Gm/D: x-x-0-3-3-3
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
B7b5: x-2-3-2-4-x
Db7: x-4-6-4-6-x
G9: 3-5-3-4-3-5
Eb9: x-6-5-6-6-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Automatic by The Pointer Sisters, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of The Pointer Sisters.

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