Manic Street Preachers:

This is my Truth tell me Yours

The Everlasting
An original transcription by Alex Robertson.
Standard tuning.
Intro:
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------10b---------10-------------10------------6-----------5-------------------------11g------------0--------------0------------0-----------0-------2p0---0---------12d-----10-------10----10-------10----7------7----5----------3-----3---3-------12a---8--------------7--------------5-----------3----------1-------------1-----10E------------------------------------------------------------------------------Verse
e------8--0--0-----6---9---8--5--6---8--10--3---9---8--b-----10--5--6-----6---9---8--5--6---8--10--3---9---8--g-----10--5--7-----7--10---9--5--7---9--10--3--10---9--d-----10--7--7-----8--11--10--7--8--10--12--5--11--10--a------8--7--5-----8--11--10--7--8--10--12--5--11--10--E----------------5-6---9---8--5--6---8--10--3---9---8--Chorus
Dm, Gm, C, Am, Bb, A (x2)
Bb, C, F, E/F, Dm, Gm, A
E/Fm
e----b----g----d--3-a--3-E--0-Solo:
All on g-string
g--12/2--2b3b5--5r2--2b3b5--2--5b7--7b9--9r7--7p5h7--7--7--6--6b8--5--10b1212br10--9--7--5h7b9--9r7p5--7--7/0--0--6--6--6--6b8--5--17-17-17-17-17-15-14-15-14-----End on:

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If you tolerate this your children will be next

[INTRO]
Am
Em

F C

B#

Am

E||-----------------------------------------------------B||-----------------------------------------------------G||---------------------0-----0-------------------------D||-------------------2------0-0------------------------A||----------------33----3--2---2-----------------------E||-----------------------------------------------------[VERSE]
Am
Em
F
C B# Am
THE FUTURE TEACHES YOU TO BE ALONE THE PRESENT TO BE AFRAID AND COLD
Am
C
G
SO IF I CAN SHOOT RABBITS THEN I CAN SHOOT FASCISTS
Am
Em
F
C
BULLETS FOR YOUR BRAIN TODAY BUT WE'LL FORGET IT ALL AGAIN
Am
C
G
MONUMENTS PUT FROM PEN TO PAPER TURNS ME INTO A GUTLESS WONDER
[CHORUS]
Dm
Am
G
IF YOU TOLERATE THIS THEN YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT
Dm
Am
G
AND IF YOU TOLERATE THIS THEN YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT
WILL BE NEXT WILL BE NEXT WILL BE NEXT
[INTRO]
[VERSE]
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
[CHORUS]
[SOLO]
E||--------------------------------------------------|
B||-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8--13-12-12-12-12-12---|
G||--------------------------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------|

A||--------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
B||-10s6-6-6-6-6-10s-5-5-5-5-5-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---|
G||--------------------------------------------------|
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A||--------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
[BRIDGE]
G Dm
Am
G
'AND ON THE STREET TONIGHT - AN OLD MAN PLAYS
Dm
Am
G
WITH NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS OF HIS GLORY DAYS'
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]

You stole the sun from my heart

[INTRO]
E
E/A
E
E/A
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||------------------------------------------Disco dancing with the
Gadd2
Gadd2
C
C
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------7-8-7-----------7-8-7-----------5-3-----------5-3-----------------||
G||-------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-----5-------5-----5---------------||
D||-----9-----------9---9-----------7---5---------5---5---------5-------------||
A||---9---------------9---------------5-------------5-------------5-----------||
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Rapists,
Your only crime is silence
G
G
G
G
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-------------||
G||-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------||
D||-----0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---------||
A||---0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------||
E||-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Cant work at this

G
G
Aadd2
Aadd2
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-----------2-3-2-----------2-3-2-------------||
G||-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------||
D||-----0-----------0---0-----------0---4-----------4---4-----------2---------||
A||---0---------------0---------------4---------------4---------------4-------||

E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Anymore, Cant move I want to stay at home,
Tied up to all these
Dadd2
Dadd2
C
C
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------7-8-7-----------7-8-7-----------5-3-----------5-3-----------------||
G||-------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-----5-------5-----5---------------||
D||-----9-----------9---9-----------7---5---------5---5---------5-------------||
A||---9---------------9---------------5-------------5-------------5-----------||
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Crutches, Never far from your hands....
[CHORUS]
3(g4) - Denotes fret 3 gradually bent up 1/2 step
D
C
E||-----------------------------------------------||
B||---7-----------------------------5-------------||
G||---7-----------------------------5-------------||
D||---7-----------------------------5-------------||
A||---7-----------------------------5-------------||
E||-----------------------------------------------||
Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me
D
C
E||-----------------------------------------------||
B||---7-----------------------------5-------------||
G||---7-----------------------------5-------------||
D||---7-----------------------------5-------------||
A||---7-----------------------------5-------------||
E||-----------------------------------------------||
Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me
B#
Em
E||-----------------------------------------------||
B||---4-------------------------------------------||
G||---4-----------------3(g4)---------------------||
D||---4-----------------2-------------------------||
A||---4-----------------4-------------------------||
E||---------------------2-------------------------||
Can't think Can't Speak Won't Talk Won't Walk
[VERSE]
Doctors tells me that I'm cynical
I tell him that it must be chemical
So what am I doing girl
Cry into my drink I disappear
Eyes for teeth grating over me
Bring down the shadows of my mind
Sleep and breathe under our sheets
Inhale the anxiety
C C C
C C C
C C C
C C C
E||---------------------------------------------------||
B||--5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5---------||
G||--5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5---------||
D||--5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5---------||

A||--5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5---------||
E||---------------------------------------------------||
in-between in-between in-between in-between
[CHORUS]
Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me
Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me
Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me
Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me
Through september under the weather
[BRIDGE]
Em
Aadd2
Dadd2
E||--------------------------------------||
B||----------------2----------7----------||
G||--4-------------2----------7----------||
D||--2-------------4----------9----------||
A||--4-------------4----------9----------||
E||--2-----------------------------------||
AAAHH - AHH - AHHHAHHH - AHHHHAHH
F#
Bm
D#m
C C C
C C C
C C C
C C C
E||---------------------------------------------------||
B||--5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5---------||
G||--5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5---------||
D||--5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5---------||
A||--5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5---------||
E||---------------------------------------------------||
in-between in-between in-between in-between
[CHORUS]
Tsunami Tsunami
Tsunami Tsunami
Tsunami Tsunami
Tsunami Tsunami
Take the GI's I

came
came
came
came
Will

washing over me
washing over me
washing over me
washing over me
have the spies

You're Tender and You're Tired

[INTRO]
B5-D5-E5 D5-C#5 F#5 E5-D#5

[VERSE]
Em
A
F#m
B#
YOU'E SO FRAGILE TONIGHT BEEN UP HURTING ALL NIGHT
G
D
C
IT'S NOT TRIAVIAL LIKE THEY THIS YES YOU'RE DESPERATE AND YOU'RE HURT
Em
A
F#m
B#
THOUGHT ABOUT IT SO MANY TIMES TOO AFAID TO OPEN YOUR EYES
G
D
C
TO SEE THE SADNESS THAT'S INSIDE JUST SIT BACK IN AND STOP TIME
[CHORUS]
F

Am

YOU'RE TENDER AND YOU'RE TIRED YOU CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DECIDE

Am
Em
C
F
C
F
WHETHER TO LIVE OR DIE OR JUST FORGET ABOUT YOU'RE LIFE
[KEYBOARD SOLO]
Em
[VERSE]
BUT IT'S TOO LATE TO BE REAL NO TIME TO BE STRONG ENOUGH
JUST TIME TO LEAVE IT ALL BEHINID MEMORY HAS BECOME PAIN
REBUILD THE VOID WITH FLOWERS SAD EYED DESTRUCTION BUILT AROUND SAND AND SEA
YES YOU CAN BUILD YOURSELF AROUND BUILD YOURSELF AROUND ME YOURSELF AROUND ME

[CHORUS]
YOU'RE TENDER AND YOU'RE TIRED YOU CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DECIDE
WHETHER YOU LIVE OR DIE OR JUST FORGET ABOUT YOUR LIFE
YOU'RE TENDER AND YOU'RE TIRED YOU CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DECIDE
WHETHER YOU LIVE OR DIE OR JUST FORGET ABOUT YOUR LIFE
YOU'RE TENDER AND YOU'RE TIRED YOU CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DECIDE
WHETHER YOU LIVE OR DIE OR JUST FORGET ABOUT YOUR LIFE DRIFT AWAY AND DIE
[CHORUS]
[VERSE WITH WHISTLE SOLO]
[CHORUS]
[END BIT]
C
F C
F
NEVER SAY GOODBYE DRIFT AWAY AND DIE
C
F C
F
NEVER SAY GOODBYE DRIFT AWAY AND DIE
C
F C
F
NEVER SAY GOODBYE DRIFT AWAY AND DIE

Be Natural
[INTRO]
x2
x2
e-[---------------]--------------[----------------]------------B-[---------10-10-]--------------[----------11-11-]------------G-[-9h11-11-11-11-]-9h11p9----9--[-10h12-12-12-12-]-11h12p11---D-[-0--0--0-------]--------12----[--0--0--0-------]--0---------A-[---------------]--------------[----------------]------------E-[---------------]--------------[----------------]------------[VERSE]
D
G
BEEN NATURAL FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE
D
G

NOW I'LL HAVE TO SWALLOW SOME PRIDE

D
G
KNOW THAT I SHOULD NEVER GIVE ADVICE
Em
G
BUT ITS TO LATE NOW TO SAY GOODBYE
B
[INTRO]
[VERSE]
BE NATURAL
BE NATURAL
BE NATURAL
BE NATURAL

DON'T WANT ANY FRIENDS

COME ON AND HIT ME AGAIN
I'M REPEATING MYSELF
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE

[LEAD BREAK - 1]
E||--------------------------5b7b5-B||--------------------------------G||----------------------3-5-------D||-----------------3-5-7----------A||-------0-1-3-5-7----------------E||-----3--------------------------[BRIDGE]
F5 A5
B5
A5
STARBRIGHT KEEP ME SAFE - TODAY AND TONIGHT
F5
A5
B5
A5
NO WATER TASTES LIKE LEMONADE SLOWLY SLOWLY IT STARTS TO FADE
[LEAD BREAK - 2]
E||----------------------------5b7b5-B||--------------------------5-------G||--------------------3-5-7---------D||---------------3-5-7--------------A||-------1-3-5-7--------------------E||----------------------------------[INTRO]
[VERSE]
BE NATURAL
BE NATURAL
BE NATURAL
BE NATURAL

WITH ME TONIGHT
PUT YOUR FISTS IN MY EYES
S0 TURN ME TO STONE
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE

[LEAD BREAK - 1]
[BRIDGE]
GROWN UP OR BACKWARDS BORN
INTO ETERNITY AND BLACKHOLES
FLOATING AROUND UP HERE ON MY OWN
SCREAMING AT ME FOREVER UNKNOWN
[CHORUS]

[LEAD BREAK - 2]
[INTRO]
[CHORUS]

Black Dog on my Shoulder

An original transcription by Alex Robertson...in progress.
Standard tuning.
Intro
e-----15----15----15----14----12----10--------b---------------------------------------------g--12----12----12----12----12----12----14------

e------------------b------------------g--------0-----0----etc.
d------7---7-------a--0h9-------9-----E-------------------

------------------------------------------0-----0---etc.
------9---9--------0h7-------7----------------------

[CHORUS]
Em
A
THERE'S A BLACK DOG ON MY SHOULDER AGAIN
F#m
I'M PLAYING WITH IT BUT IT'S GONE TO MY HEAD
Em
A
LIKE CARLITG'S WAY THERE ARE NO EXIT SIGNS
D
G
FREEZE ME THERE UNTIL I AM NUMB
D
G
MY MOUTH IS SO DRY
D
G
MY EYES ARE SHUT TIGHT
Em
A
THERE'S A BLACK DOG A COMING TONIGHT
D
G
BLACK DOG'S A COMING TONIGHT
[VERSE]
MY DILEMMA BUT NOT MY
WINSTON CHURCHILL CAN
MELODRAMA THERE IN MY
DOUBLE VISION THE WAY

CHOICE
YOU HEAR MY VOICE
KITCHEN SINK
IT IS

[CHORUS]
AM I COMING HOME TO YOU AGAIN
OR AM I STUPID JUST BY DESIGN
DOES IT MATTER IF YOU REALLY EVER KNOW
THIS BLACK DOG IS OUT OF CONTROL
MY MOUTH IS SO DRY
MY EYES AGE SHUT TIGHT

-------------------------------------------------7-----------------9---9----9-----0h10-------10--------------------------

THERE'S A BLACK DOG A COMING TONIGHT

BLACK DOG'S A COMING TONIGHT
[CHORUS]
AM I COMING HOME TO YOU AGAIN
OR AM I STUPID JUST BY DESIGN
DOES IT MATTER IF YOU REALLY EVER KNOW
THIS BLACK DOG IS OUT OF CONTROL

Nobody Loved You

[VERSE]
B#
WHATS YOUR STORY BABY
F
NO CONTROL OF WHAT I AM SAYING
B
WINTER LEAVES STILL MAKE ME BELIEVE
D
D
NO VENDETTAS, JUST A CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE
B#
NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO TAKE YOU HOME
F
NOW THERE'S NO REASON JUST ANOTHER TOMMORROW
B
YOU KEEP GIVING ME YOUR FREE AIR MILES
D
WHAT WOULD I GIVE JUST FOR ONE OF YOUR SMILES
D
JUST FOR ONE OF YOUR SMILES
[CHORUS]
G5
D5
NOBODY LOVED YOU - NOBODY MADE YOU FELL SO
D5
NOBODY LOVED YOU - NO NO
G5
D5
NOBODY M LOVED YOU NOBODY MADE YOU FEEL SO
D5
NOBODY LOVED YOU - NO NO

B5
ALONE
B5
ALONE

[VERSE]
LET ME TURN DOWN All THESE LIGHTS
AND SIT WITH ME THEN YOU CAN HOLD ME TIGHT
GIVE ME SOME MORE OF YOUR CARRIER BAGS
AND LET ME DREAM OF A NEW AUTUMN LIGHT
TELL ME YOUR STORY BABY
WHAT'S YOUR POISON AND WHAT IS YOUR HONEY
YOU'VE STOPPED ME HURTING BUT SO MUCH DISORDER
WINTER FLOWERS DID YOU EVER FORGIVE HER
DID YOU EVER FORGIVE HER
[CHORUS]
[SOLO]

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[VERSE]
WHAT'S YOUR STORY BABY
NO CONTROL OF WHAT I AM SAYING
WINTER LEAVES STILL MAKE ME BELIEVE
NO VENDETTAS, JUST A CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE
JUST A CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE
[VERSE]
E
E/A
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
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G||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||--------14---14-------13--13----------14---14-------13-13-14-13------||
A||------11---11--11---12--12--14-12---11---11--11---12-----------14-12-||
E||-----0----0------0-0----0----------0----0------0-0----0--------------||
DRINKING - WATER TO STAY THIN OR IS IT TO PURIFY I LOVE YOU ALL THE SAME
BUT THERE'S NO - NO REAL TRUCE WITH MY FURY YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE ME I LOVE
YOU ALL THE SAME
[CHORUS]
B#5
E5
You stole the sun from my heart
C#5
G#5
D5
You stole the sun from my heart
[CHORUS]
[VERSE]
YOU HAVE - BROKEN THROUGH MY ARMOUR AND I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER I LOVE YOU ALL
THE SAME
I PAINT - THE THINGS I WANT TO SEE BUT IT DON'T COME EASY I LOVE YOU ALL THE
SAME
[CHORUS]
[VERSE]
THINK I'M - LOST AMONGST THE UNDERGROWTH SO MUCH SO I WOKE UP I LOVE YOU ALL THE
SAME
[CHORUS]

[VERSE]
I HAVE - I'VE GOT TO STOP SMILING IT GIVES THE WRONG IMPRESSION I LOVE YOU ALL
THE SAME

Ready for Drowning

[INTRO]
(Chords For The Keyboard Solo)
G
D
Am
c
[VERSE]
C#
HERE'S A TRUE
Em
SAID HE HEARD
C#
MUST HAVE HAD
E#
PUT IT OUT OF
A#
CONDEMN IT TO

C
G
STORY SAID SOMEONE TO ME YESTERDAY
IT IN A TAXI
C
G
HIM AT MY MERCY DROWN THAT POOR THING
ITS MISERY
C
G
ITS FUTURE DENY ITS HISTORY-DENY ITS HISTORY

[LEAD BREAK]
[The 5(b)7 bit means bend 5 up 1 step]
E||-------------------------------------------------------------------B||---12-12-12-10-8-10-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-3-5b(7)-3-5----------------------G||-------------------------------------------------------------------D||-------------------------------------------------------------------A||-------------------------------------------------------------------E||--------------------------------------------------------------------

[CHORUS]
Em
SO WHERE ARE WE
Em
SO WHERE ARE WE

Am
GOING WE'RE NOT
Am
GOING WE'RE NOT

D
G
READY FOR DROWNING
D
G
READY FOR DROWNING

[VERSE]
LOOK THROUGH MY VENETIAN BLINDS DUSTING THE PAST OFF OF MY MIND
SEEING ORANGE EVERYWHERE
I'D GO TO PATAGONIA BUT IT'S HARDER THERE
I'll DO ANYTHING TO PROVE I CARE
FASCINATED BY GOOD DESTROYED BY EVIL WHAT IS THERE TO BELIEVE IN
[LEAD BREAK]
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
Em/C#
[CHORUS]

SO WHERE ARE WE GOING WE'RE NOT READY FOR DROWNING

SO WHERE ARE WE GOING WE ARE NOT WAVING WE ARE DROWNING

Tsunami
TUNE DOWN STRINGS 1 & 2 [E & A] 1 FULL STEP [D & G]
[VERSE]
G
G
G
G
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B||---------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-------------||
G||-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------||
D||-----0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---------||
A||---0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------||
E||-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
For you my dear

G
G
Aadd2
Aadd2
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G||-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------||
D||-----0-----------0---0-----------0---4-----------4---4-----------2---------||
A||---0---------------0---------------4---------------4---------------4-------||
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Sister,
Holding on to me forever,