Intro Riff (play notes as harmonics, except for last measure)
e-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------|
B-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------|
G-|----------12----12--|----------12----12--|----------12----12--|------------|
D-|-12-12-12----12-----|-12-12-12----12-----|-12-12-12----12-----|------------|
A-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------|
E-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------|
e-|-----------------------|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|---|
B-|-----------------------|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|---|
G-|-12---p11-11-11-11-11--|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|---|
D-|-----------------------|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|---|
A-|-----------------------|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|---|
E-|-----------------------|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|---|
Verse progression
What's this hummin' in my head
e-|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|--3-p2--2--2--2--|------------|
B-|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|--3-----3--3--3--|------------|
G-|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|--2-----2--2--2--|------------|
D-|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|--0-----0--0--0--|------------|
A-|-----2--2--2--|--1-----------|--3-----------|-----------------|------------|
E-|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------|
Chorus progression
It aggravates and it pacifies, hear the power in the lines
e-|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|--3-p2--2--2--2--|------------|
B-|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|--3-----3--3--3--|------------|
G-|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|--2-----2--2--2--|------------|
D-|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|--0-----0--0--0--|------------|
A-|--1-----------|--3-----------|-----2--2--2--|-----------------|------------|
E-|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|-----------------|------------|
Outro progression
Powerline
e-|--3--3--5--3--|--6--6--8--6--|--8--8-10--8--|-10-10-12-10--|---------------|
B-|--3--3--3--3--|--6--6--6--6--|--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10--|---------------|
G-|--4--4--4--4--|--7--7--7--7--|--9--9--9--9--|-11-11-11-11--|---------------|
D-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
E-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Song structure and words
E|------------------------|
[Intro 2x]
[Over verse progression 4x]
What's this hummin' in my head?
Was it something that someone said?
It's connecting us to them.
Electric wires turned on again.
[Over chorus progression 2x]
It aggravates and it pacifies
Hear the power in the lines
[Over verse progression 4x]
Strung up high on every pole,
How can this power be bought and sold?
Trying to harness solar rays,
Making minutes seem like days.
[Over chorus progression 4x]
It captivates, as it hypnotize,
Hear the power in the lines.