Manic Street Preachers

G / F / D / C / x2
G(type2) / F(type2) / F(type2) / G(type2) /
^{F G F G F G C} (Drum intro for 4 bars)
Chorus
Played by 2 guitars one clean electric and the other a distorted electric,
No. #1 plays the chords while No. #2 plays open E. Bass plays E throughout
Guitar 1
^E Love's ^F#(sus2 Sweet
^A Exile ^B
Guitar 2
P.M.

Verse
Two guitars play together both are distorted one is heavily muted
Guitar 1
^E5 We blur into images of state coercion ^E
A5 Classified machines die mis ^C5 understood ^C
E5 City reflections pour out misery ^E
A5 C5 (fill 1)
We don't count cos we hate
Guitar 2
P.M.
E5 x2 A5

^C5
Pre-Chorus
Played by 2 guitars, guitar 1 plays the fills while guitar 2 plays the
chords. Fill 1 comes in on the last bar of Verse 1 (see above)
Fill 1 Fill 2
^{E5 A5}
(fill 2) (fill 1)
^E5 Raindown allenation ^A5 Leave this country Leave this country
(fill 2)
^E5 Raindown allenation ^A5 Leave this country ^C5 Leave it
Verse 2: Repeat Verse 1
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Verse 3: Repeat Verse 1
Guitar Solo
These chords are played by guitar 2 under guitar 1's solo
|E5 |E5 |A5 |A5 | x2
|E5 | | | |
|E5 |E5 |A5 |A5 C5| x2
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
Outro
(Let ring)
|E5 |