Manic Street Preachers

^{A D}
Riff B Guitar 4
^{D E}
Riff C Guitar 3
^{A A/B A/C# D}
Fill 1 Guitar 3
^D
Fill 2 Guitar 4
^{Asus2 D(6sus2}
This song contains a total of four guitars and a hammond organ.
Guitar 1 is a 12 string acoustic which plays chords from begining to end
Guitar 2 is the main guitar which has a thick flanger effect and plays
stacato chords most of the way through (except for the Pre-Chorus)
Guitar 3 is the solo guitar which is distorted and plays the Riffs A and
C, Fill 1 and the Solo
Guitar 4 is the clean electric which plays Riff B and Fill 2
Arrangement
Intro
(drum intro)
Guitar 1 begins and guitar 3 plays the Fill
(fill 1)
|A |D |
Then guitars 1 and 2 play this
|A |D |
Verse 1
Guitars 1 and 2 play the chords while 3 plays Riff A
(riff A)
^A Obedience to law is free ^D desire
(riff A)
^A Under curfew from neon barbed ^D wire
Pre-Chorus
The organ begins in the Pre-Chorus and plays chords along with guitar 1
while guitar 4 plays Riff B
(riff B)
^D Wasting away this country, ^E wearing like a born dead
(riff B)
^D Free heroin shots for ^E those who never beg
Mid-Section 1
The organ and guitars 1 and 2 play the chords (let guitar 1 chords ring)
|Asus2 A |Asus2 A |Asus2 A |D |
Chorus
Again the organ and guitars 1 and 2 play the chords
^A Spectators of suic ^D ide ^A Export in society's ^D eyes
^A Democracy is an empty ^D lie ^A Dead like our yesterdays ^D tonight
Mid-Section 2
Guitars 1, 2 and the organ play chords while guitar 3 plays Riff C
followed by Riff A
(riff C)
|A |A/B |A/C# |D | x2
(riff A)
|A |D |
Verse 2: Repeat Verse 1
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Mid-Section 3: Repeat Mid-Section 1
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
Mid-Section 4
Guitars 1, 2 and the organ all play chords while guitar 3 plays Riff C
(riff C)
|A |A/B |A/C# |D | x4
Outro
Guitar 1 and 2 play chords, guitar 4 plays Fill 2 (let guitar 2's chords
ring)
(fill 2)
|A |D | x2
(fill 2)
Your gonna ^Asus4 shoot us dead with ^D(6sus2 decadence
(fill 2)
Your gonna ^Asus4 shoot us dead with ^D(6sus2 decadence
Solo
The guitar solo is played by guitar 3 with a slide on your 1st finger
using your 2nd finger to play the notes in the stars * * (this sounds
complicated but with a bit of practice it works well). Guitars 1 and 2
play chords underneath (let guitar 2's chords ring)
^{A D
A D}