Chords for Do It Yourself - Bill Sutton
Tempo:
117.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
I went to buy computers and they said a million bucks [F] for a brand new [C] mainframe IBM.
[G] Now that price really sucks.
So [G] I looked at all the pictures and I chose to build my own.
[F] For you can build a [G] mainframe from the things you find at home.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[C] Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
They make big bucks for systems who they never would [F] have known that you can build a mainframe
from the things you find at home.
Now take the CPU, you see it's only just a box.
With blinking [C] lights and whirring [G] fans and lots of cable slots.
So I spent an evening working with some wire and bulbs and pins.
[F] Then I hauled it to the [G] basement and I plugged the freezer in.
Oh IBM DEC and [C] Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
They make big bucks for systems who they never would have known that you can build
a mainframe from the things you find at home.
Well next I needed tape drives, my tape [C] drives were a steal.
I climbed into the attic [G] for my dad's old reel to reel.
Some [G] cable and some binder twine and soon it was complete.
[F] My CPU and [G] tape drive at a price no [C] one could beat.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[G] Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you can [G] build
a mainframe from the things [F] you find [C] at home.
So then I looked for disk drives but it didn't take me long.
[A] Function follows [G] form, they say, or have I got that wrong?
I found a drive with five new modes that blows the rest away.
[C] Cottons, linens, wash and wear, [D] rinse and lingerie.
[G] Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never [F] would have known that you can [C] build
a mainframe from the things you [C] find at home.
I had to have a console just to make my system run.
[G] Without a fancy console then my system wasn't done.
So I tied a ten buck typer to a broken TV tube.
And now I've got a console that can write the evening news.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[A] Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you can build
a mainframe from the [F] things you find at [C] home.
[G] I've had my system running.
I'll admit it's not the best.
[C] The data isn't right [G] and the response time is a mess.
It crashes [C] every hour and it isn't worth a damn.
But I'm satisfied because it runs just like an [G] IBM.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[C] Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you [G] can build
a mainframe from the things you find at home.
[F] Yes, you can [G] build a mainframe from the things you find at home.
[F] [G]
I went to buy computers and they said a million bucks [F] for a brand new [C] mainframe IBM.
[G] Now that price really sucks.
So [G] I looked at all the pictures and I chose to build my own.
[F] For you can build a [G] mainframe from the things you find at home.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[C] Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
They make big bucks for systems who they never would [F] have known that you can build a mainframe
from the things you find at home.
Now take the CPU, you see it's only just a box.
With blinking [C] lights and whirring [G] fans and lots of cable slots.
So I spent an evening working with some wire and bulbs and pins.
[F] Then I hauled it to the [G] basement and I plugged the freezer in.
Oh IBM DEC and [C] Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
They make big bucks for systems who they never would have known that you can build
a mainframe from the things you find at home.
Well next I needed tape drives, my tape [C] drives were a steal.
I climbed into the attic [G] for my dad's old reel to reel.
Some [G] cable and some binder twine and soon it was complete.
[F] My CPU and [G] tape drive at a price no [C] one could beat.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[G] Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you can [G] build
a mainframe from the things [F] you find [C] at home.
So then I looked for disk drives but it didn't take me long.
[A] Function follows [G] form, they say, or have I got that wrong?
I found a drive with five new modes that blows the rest away.
[C] Cottons, linens, wash and wear, [D] rinse and lingerie.
[G] Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never [F] would have known that you can [C] build
a mainframe from the things you [C] find at home.
I had to have a console just to make my system run.
[G] Without a fancy console then my system wasn't done.
So I tied a ten buck typer to a broken TV tube.
And now I've got a console that can write the evening news.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[A] Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you can build
a mainframe from the [F] things you find at [C] home.
[G] I've had my system running.
I'll admit it's not the best.
[C] The data isn't right [G] and the response time is a mess.
It crashes [C] every hour and it isn't worth a damn.
But I'm satisfied because it runs just like an [G] IBM.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[C] Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you [G] can build
a mainframe from the things you find at home.
[F] Yes, you can [G] build a mainframe from the things you find at home.
[F] [G]
Key:
G
C
F
A
D
G
C
F
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I went to buy computers and they said a million bucks [F] for a brand new [C] mainframe IBM.
[G] Now that price really sucks.
So [G] I looked at all the pictures and I chose to build my own.
[F] For you can build a [G] mainframe from the things you find at home.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[C] Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
They make big bucks for systems who they never would [F] have known that you can build a mainframe
from the things you find at home.
_ _ _ _ Now take the CPU, you see it's only just a box.
With blinking [C] lights and whirring [G] fans and lots of cable slots.
So I spent an evening working with some wire and bulbs and pins.
[F] Then I hauled it to the [G] basement and I plugged the freezer in.
Oh IBM DEC and [C] Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
They make big bucks for systems who they never would have known that you can build
a mainframe from the things you find at home.
_ _ _ _ _ Well next I needed tape drives, my tape [C] drives were a steal.
I climbed into the attic [G] for my dad's old reel to reel.
Some [G] cable and some binder twine and soon it was complete.
[F] My CPU and [G] tape drive at a price no [C] one could beat.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[G] _ Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you can [G] build
a mainframe from the things [F] you find [C] at home.
_ _ _ _ _ So then I looked for disk drives but it didn't take me long.
[A] Function follows [G] form, they say, or have I got that wrong?
I found a drive with five new modes that blows the rest away.
[C] Cottons, linens, wash and wear, [D] rinse and lingerie.
[G] Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never [F] would have known that you can [C] build
a mainframe from the things you [C] find at home.
_ _ _ _ I had to have a console just to make my system run.
[G] Without a fancy console then my system wasn't done.
So I tied a ten buck typer to a broken TV tube.
And now I've got a console that can write the evening news.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
_ [A] Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you can build
a mainframe from the [F] things you find at [C] home.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I've had my system running.
I'll admit it's not the best.
[C] The data isn't right [G] and the response time is a mess.
It crashes [C] every hour and it isn't worth a damn.
But I'm satisfied because it runs just like an [G] IBM.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[C] _ Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you [G] can build
a mainframe from the things you find at home.
[F] Yes, you can [G] build a mainframe from the things you find at home.
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I went to buy computers and they said a million bucks [F] for a brand new [C] mainframe IBM.
[G] Now that price really sucks.
So [G] I looked at all the pictures and I chose to build my own.
[F] For you can build a [G] mainframe from the things you find at home.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[C] Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
They make big bucks for systems who they never would [F] have known that you can build a mainframe
from the things you find at home.
_ _ _ _ Now take the CPU, you see it's only just a box.
With blinking [C] lights and whirring [G] fans and lots of cable slots.
So I spent an evening working with some wire and bulbs and pins.
[F] Then I hauled it to the [G] basement and I plugged the freezer in.
Oh IBM DEC and [C] Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
They make big bucks for systems who they never would have known that you can build
a mainframe from the things you find at home.
_ _ _ _ _ Well next I needed tape drives, my tape [C] drives were a steal.
I climbed into the attic [G] for my dad's old reel to reel.
Some [G] cable and some binder twine and soon it was complete.
[F] My CPU and [G] tape drive at a price no [C] one could beat.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[G] _ Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you can [G] build
a mainframe from the things [F] you find [C] at home.
_ _ _ _ _ So then I looked for disk drives but it didn't take me long.
[A] Function follows [G] form, they say, or have I got that wrong?
I found a drive with five new modes that blows the rest away.
[C] Cottons, linens, wash and wear, [D] rinse and lingerie.
[G] Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
Amdahlneck and NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never [F] would have known that you can [C] build
a mainframe from the things you [C] find at home.
_ _ _ _ I had to have a console just to make my system run.
[G] Without a fancy console then my system wasn't done.
So I tied a ten buck typer to a broken TV tube.
And now I've got a console that can write the evening news.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
_ [A] Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you can build
a mainframe from the [F] things you find at [C] home.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I've had my system running.
I'll admit it's not the best.
[C] The data isn't right [G] and the response time is a mess.
It crashes [C] every hour and it isn't worth a damn.
But I'm satisfied because it runs just like an [G] IBM.
Oh IBM DEC and Honeywell, HPDG and Wang.
[C] _ Amdahlneck and [G] NCR, they don't know anything.
[C] They make big bucks for systems who they never would have [F] known that you [G] can build
a mainframe from the things you find at home.
[F] Yes, you can [G] build a mainframe from the things you find at home.
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _