Manic Street Preachers

e ^{Bb#5b9
B G D 9 A 9 E 6} Intro
^{D5 A5(sus2 D5 C5(maj7}
|D5 | |Bb#5b9 | |B5 | |G5 | |
Verse 1
The chords in verse 1 are played stacatto
^D5 Teacher starve your child, P.C. approved
^Bb#5b9 As long as the right words are used
^B5 Systemised atrocity ignored
As long ^G5 as bi-lingual signs on view
^D5 Ten foot sign in Oxford Street be pure
^Bb#5b9 Be vigilant, behave
^B5 Grey not neon, grey not real
Life ^G5 bleeds, death is your birthright
Pre-Chorus
^E5 P.C. she speaks impotent, ^G5 sterile, ^E5 naive, blind, ^G5 atheist,
sadist, ^E5 stiff-uppper lip
First principle of her ^A5 silence
Chorus
^F P.C. ^C P - a P.C. ^F police ^C victory
^F P.C. ^C P - a P.C. ^F phyrric ^C victory
^F When I was ^C young P.C. meant ^F Police ^C Constable
^B5 Nowadays I can't ^E5 seem to tell the difference
Verse 2
Fill 1
^{Bb#5b9 B5
D5} Liposuction for your bad mouth boy
^Bb#5b9 Cut out your tongur effigies are sold
^B5 Words dicoloured, bow to the bland
^G5 Heal yourself with sinner's salt
^D5 Doctors arrested for euthanasia
Bb#5b9 (fill 1)
Kill smokers through blind vanity
^B5 If you're fat don't get ill
^G5 Europe's gravestone carved in plastic
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
Solo
|D | |Bb#5 | |Bb5 | |G5 | |
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
Outro: Repeat Verse x2