The Manic Street Preachers
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INTRO:-
C Cmaj7
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B I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
G I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-I
D I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
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EbMaj7 Dm
E I-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-I
B I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-6-6-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
G I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I
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C Cmaj7
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B I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
G I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-I
D I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
A I-------------------------------I-------------------------------I
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EbMaj7 D5
E I-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-1----------------------------I
B I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-I
G I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-I
D I-------------------------------I-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-I
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G GMaj7
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G I-12---------------12b14r12--I-11----------------11b12r11-I
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G7 C(2)
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G I--10---------------10s7-----I-7-7-7-7-7s9-9-9-9s10-10-10-10s12-12-12-I
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G Gmaj7
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B I----------------------------I----------------------------I
G I-12----------------12b14r12-I-11s7--------------11b12r11-I
D I----------------------------I----------------------------I
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G7 C(2)
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B I----------------------------I----------------------------I
G I-10s7---------------7b8r7---I--5-----------------5s0-----I
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VERSE:
C Cmaj7
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B I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
G I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-I
D I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
A I-------------------------------I-------------------------------I
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There are_______ no_______ sun___sets just
EbMaj7 Dm
E I-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-I
B I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-6-6-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
G I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I
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Si_____________________________lence
C Cmaj7
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B I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
G I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-I
D I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
A I-------------------------------I-------------------------------I
E I-------------------------------I-------------------------------I
You could see_____ that she was true_____ and
EbMaj7 Dm
E I-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-I
B I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-6-6-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
G I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I
D I-------------------------------I---------------------------------I
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Fait___________________________hless but
C Cmaj7
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B I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
G I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-I
D I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
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See_______ through the future________ and for_
EbMaj7 Dm
E I-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-I
B I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-6-6-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
G I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I
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Get all the lies_______________
C Cmaj7
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B I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
G I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-I
D I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-I
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Black out the words_____ for the blind____ have
EbMaj7 D5
E I-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-1----------------------------I
B I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-I
G I-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-I-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-I
D I-------------------------------I-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-I
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Eyes_____________________________
CHORUS:
G GMaj7
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G I-12---------------12b14r12--I-11----------------11b12r11-I
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E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
I am____________ the girl that want____ed to
G7 C(2)
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B I----------------------------I----------------------------------------I
G I--10---------------10s7-----I-7-7-7-7-7s9-9-9-9s10-10-10-10s12-12-12-I
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E I----------------------------I----------------------------------------I
Be________ god___________
G Gmaj7
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B I----------------------------I----------------------------I
G I-12----------------12b14r12-I-11s7--------------11b12r11-I
D I----------------------------I----------------------------I
A I----------------------------I----------------------------I
E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
I am ___________ the girl that want__ed to
G7 C(2)
E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
B I----------------------------I----------------------------I
G I-10s7---------------7b8r7---I--5-----------------5s0-----I
D I----------------------------I----------------------------I
A I----------------------------I----------------------------I
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Be______ god_______________
BRIDGE/SOLO:
Asus4 A
E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
B I--3----3------------3-------I--2---2-----2-2-----2----2--I
G I--2----2------------2-------I--2---2-----2-2-----2----2--I
D I--2----2------------2-------I--2---2-----2-2-----2----2--I
A I--0----0------------0-------I--0---0-----0-0-----0----0--I
E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
Hold me____________ she Said_________________
Dsus4 D
E I-3----3-------3---3----3----I-2--2--2-2---2--2-2---2-I
B I-3----3-------3---3----3----I-3--3--3-3---3--3-3---3-I
G I-2----2-------2---2----2----I-2--2--2-2---2--2-2---2-I
D I-0----0-------0---0----0----I-0--0--0-0---0--0-0---0-I
A I----------------------------I------------------------I
E I----------------------------I------------------------I
Love me________ to_________ death_____________
C Cmaj7
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G I-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9---I-9s10-9-9-9--7--7--5-5-5--7-I
D I----------------------------I----------------------------I
A I-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7---I-7s8--7-7-7--5--5--3-3-3--5-I
E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
EbMaj7 Dm
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B I----------------------------I----------------------------I
G I-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7b8r7-I-5--5--5--5------------5s12-I
D I----------------------------I----------------------------I
A I-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5b6r5-I-3--3--3--3------3--3--3s10-I
E I----------------------------I------------3-4-5-----------I
C CMaj7
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B I-----------------------------------I----------------------------I
G I-12-12-12-12--9-9-9-9-9-9s12-12-12-I-11-11-11-11-7-7--7--7-7--7-I
D I-----------------------------------I----------------------------I
A I-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7s10-10-10-I-9--9--9--9--5-5--5--5-5--5-I
E I-----------------------------------I----------------------------I
EbMaj7 Dm
E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
B I----------------------------I----------------------------I
G I-7b8r7--5--7b8r7----5-5-----I----------------------------I
D I----------------------------I------------------------5-5-I
A I-5b6r5--3--5b6r5----3-3-----I-3------3------3--3--5s7----I
E I------------------------3-5-I----------3--5--------------I
ENDING:
G Gmaj7
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B I----------------------------I----------------------------I
G I-12----------------12b14r12-I-11s7--------------11b12r11-I
D I----------------------------I----------------------------I
A I----------------------------I----------------------------I
E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
I am ___________ the girl that want__ed to
G7 C(2)
E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
B I----------------------------I----------------------------I
G I-10---------------10s7------I-0--5s7-7-7-7-7--7s9-9-9-9--I
D I----------------------------I----------------------------I
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Be______ god_______________
G(end with 1 strum) Solo Strings
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SONG STRUCTURE:-
INTRO
VERSE 1(LYRICS ABOVE)
CHORUS
VERSE 2(LYRICS BELOW)
CHORUS
BRIDGE/SOLO
CHORUS*1.5
ENDING
VERSE 2 LYRICS:
There are times when you feel hopeless
Just for once for noone else we are faithless
the dawn is still breaking its heaven is so high
She told the truth, told the truth and then she lied.
For any other manics tabs off this album(everything must go) mail me
mail me also for comments/corrections/suggestions/anything
John Morris-c0rdr0y@aol.com
How to play The Manic Street Preachers
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.