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Nostalgic Pushead

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.

INTRO

(guitar)

e||------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-5h7v----------7h10v-------10h12v---12b14-14-14-14-14r12-10-12----| x2
D||---------------------------------------------------------------14-|
A||------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------|

(bass)

G||----------------------------------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------------------------------|
A||-5-------5--5-----------------------------1-3-1-3-1-3-1---|
E||----------------3-----3--3---1----1-1--3------------------|

VERSE 1

e||-----------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------|
G||-7--X-7----------------------------------|
D||-7--X-7-5--X-5-3--X-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A||-5--X-5-5--X-5-3--X-3--5--1-3-1-3-1-3-1--|
E||--------3--X-3-1--X-1--3-----------------|

I am the raping sunglass gaze

Of sweating man escort agencies

60's alienation the anthem of care

Now a knife constantly slashing eyelids

CHORUS

Riff 1

Slavery to the beat

Riff 1

Slavery to the chord

Riff 1

Slavery to the pleasure

Bb

Slavery to the god

Riff 1

Slavery to the beat

Riff 1

Slavery to the chord

Riff 1

Bb

Slavery to the god

BRIDGE

Em C

They dig the new scene and their parties

Em C

Where stonehenge is worshipped and drugs a diety

Em C

Vicarious thrills re-run their youth

Riff 1

We follow we have no voice the dead

[VERSE 2] (same as verse 1)

Radio nostalgia is radio death

I wanna cover diamonds on my wife

Hardrock nostalgia the stones on CD

Tranquilised icons for the sweet paralysed

REPEAT CHORUS

[BRIDGE] (same as first bridge)

So cool the new sound of the decade

Thinks it's so fresh not a post elvis still

All taste is nothing old pictures blow dried

Rebellion it always sells at a profit

[VERSE 3] (same as verse 1)

I am a face of fashion in soho square

My tie is Paul Smith of Gaultier

My cheeks blood red as my favourite port

But hey cocaine keeps cholesterol at bay

REPEAT CHORUS then PM A5

Riff 3 x3

[OUTRO] (Repeat riff 3 over this)

e||---------------------------------------------15/17-18--15/17-18--17p15h17-p15--18-|
B||-/15v--15/17-18--15/17-18--17p15h17-p15--18---------------------------------------|-
G||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

this is the start of the fast bit. SCALE: Dm Ends with D||-17b19-r17-|

e||-17-17-17h18p17-15p17h15----15-----------------------------|
B||-------------------------18----17-17h18p17-15p17h17-----15-|
G||-----------------------------------------------------17----|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------|

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