Skip to content
Mowtown Junk cover art

Mowtown Junk

Manic Street Preachers
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

MANIC STREET PREACHERS

MOTOWN JUNK

GREATEST HITS

TABBED BY:LIKO

Intro

e ---------------------------|
b -----10---8---7----7-------|
g -----11---9---7----6-7b9p6-|
d -0-0----0---0---0----------|
a ---------------------------|
e ---------------------------|
e ---------------------------|
b ---------------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
e -------------3-3-3-7-7-7-7-|

Verse 1:

e -----------------------|
b -----------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e -----------------------|

Never ever wanted to be with you

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e -------------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-|

The only thing you gave me was the boredom i suffocate in Woohoohoo

e -----------------------|
b -----------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e -----------------------|

Adrift in cheap dreams don't stop the rain

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e -------------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-|

Numbered out in piss towns just wanna dig their graves

Prechorus

e ---------------------------|
b ---------------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
e -------------3-3-3-7-7-7-7-|
e -------------------------|
b -------------------------|
g -------------------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
e -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Motown Motown junk

e ---------------------------|
b ---------------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
e -------------3-3-3-7-7-7-7-|
e -------------------------|
b -------------------------|
g -------------------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
e -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

I laughed when lennon got shot

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

21 years of living and nothing means anything to me

Chorus

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk a lifetime of slavery

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Songs of love echo underclass betrayal

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Stops your heart beating for 168 seconds

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Stops your brain thinking for 168 seconds

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk

e -10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e -10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Motown junk

Solo:

e ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

g -12b14r12-11-12-12b14r12-11-12-12b14r12-11-12-12b14r12-11-12-12b14r12-11-12-|

d ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ----------------|
b ----------------|

g -11-12-11-12b14-|

d ----------------|
a ----------------|
e ----------------|
e -------------------12b14r12-10----------------------|
b -------13-12-13-12-------------12b14r12-10-10h12p10-|
g ----------------------------------------------------|
d ----12----------------------------------------------|
a -14-------------------------------------------------|
e ----------------------------------------------------|
e ---------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------|
g -12b14r12-10----------10-12b14r12-10---------|
d -------------12-10h12----------------12~~~~s-|
a ---------------------------------------------|
e ---------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

e -----------------------|
b -----------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e -----------------------|

I don't want coz I just get

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e -------------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-|

All you slut heroes offer is a fear of the future Woohoohoo

e -----------------------|
b -----------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e -----------------------|

Past made useless coz I'm dying now

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e -------------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-|

Communal tyrrany a jail that bleeds our wrists Woohoohoo

Prechorus

e ---------------------------|
b ---------------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
e -------------3-3-3-7-7-7-7-|
e -------------------------|
b -------------------------|
g -------------------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
e -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Motown Motown junk

e ---------------------------|
b ---------------------------|
g -7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
e -------------3-3-3-7-7-7-7-|
e -------------------------|
b -------------------------|
g -------------------------|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
e -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

I laughed when lennon got shot

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

21 years of living and nothing means anything to me

Chorus

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk a lifetime of slavery

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Songs of love echo underclass betrayal

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Stops your heart beating for 168 seconds

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Stops your brain thinking for 168 seconds

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk

e -10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e -10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Motown junk

Bridge:

e -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
b -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
g -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
d -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
e -4s5-5-5-5-5-5-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-4s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk a lifetime of slavery

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Songs of love echo underclass betrayal

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Stops your heart beating for 168 seconds

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Stops your brain thinking for 168 seconds

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk

e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
b -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
g -12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
d -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
a -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
e -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Motown junk a junk a junk a junk a junk a

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.

More by Manic Street Preachers

All songs →
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be NextCintermediate5 versionsMotorcycle EmptinessEintermediate13 versionsThe EverlastingFadvanced5 versionsA Design for Lifebeginner5 versionsAustraliabeginner3 versionsYou Stole the Sun From My Heartbeginner3 versions