Manic Street Preachers

Am Em F C
The future teaches you to be alone
The present to be afraid and cold
'So if I can shoot rabbits then I can
shoot fascists'
Bullets for your brain today
But we'll forget it all again
Monuments put from pen to paper
Turns me into a gutless wonder
And if you tolerate this
then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
then your children will be next,
will be next, will be next, will be next
Gravity keeps my head down
Or is it maybe shame
At being so young and being so vain
Holes in your head today
but I'm a pascifist
I've walked La Ramblas
but not with real intent
And if you tolerate this
then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
then your children will be next,
will be next, will be next, will be next
Dm Am G
'And on the street tonight-
An old man plays
with newspaper cuttings of his glory days
And if you tolerate this
then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
then your children will be next,
will be next, will be next, will be next
Thanks to: Arnstein Arnesen
IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT
THE FUTURE TEACHES YOU TO BE ALONE THE PRESENT TO BE AFRAID AND COLD
SO IF I CAN SHOOT RABBITS THEN I CAN SHOOT FASCISTS
BULLETS FOR YOUR BRAIN TODAY BUT WE'LL FORGET IT ALL AGAIN
MONUMENTS PUT FROM PEN TO PAPER TURNS ME INTO A GUTLESS WONDER
IF YOU TOLERATE THIS THEN YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT
AND IF YOU TOLERATE THIS THEN YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT
WILL BE NEXT WILL BE NEXT WILL BE NEXT
GRAVITY KEEPS MY HEAD DOWN OR IS IT MAYBE SHAME
AT BEING SO YOUNG AND BEING SO VAIN
HOLES IN YOUR HEAD TODAY BUT I'M A PACAFIST
I'VE WALKED LA RAMBLAS BUT NOT WITH REAL INTENTT

'AND ON THE STREET TONIGHT - AN OLD MAN PLAYS
WITH NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS OF HIS GLORY DAYS'