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Suicide Alley

Manic Street Preachers
Tab

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Song

Intro:

E -------------------|
B -------------------|
G -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -------------------|

Verse:

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

I'm goin' down to suicide

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-|
E ---------------------------------|

Alley. Cos the air I

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E ---------------------------------|

Breathe. Tastes better down

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E ---------------------------------|

There

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

I'm goin' down to suicide

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-|
E ---------------------------------|

Alley. Cos it seems as

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E ---------------------------------|

If. As if it's the only place for

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E ---------------------------------|

Me

Chorus:

Riff A

E -12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12-12----|
B ----------12-------------------12-|
G ----------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|

With Riff A

E ------------------|
B ------------------|
G ------4----2------|
D -2----4----2----2-|
A -2----2----0----2-|
E -0--------------0-|
E ------------------|
B ------------------|
G ------4----2------|
D -2----4----2----4-|
A -2----2----0----4-|
E -0--------------2-|
E ------------------|
B ------------------|
G ------4----2------|
D -2----4----2----2-|
A -2----2----0----2-|
E -0--------------0-|

I'm goin down to suicide alley where you can't get at me

E ------------------|
B ------------------|
G ------4----2------|
D -2----4----2----4-|
A -2----2----0----4-|
E -0--------------2-|

I'm goin down to suicide alley where I can be what I want to be

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E -----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Verse 2 :

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

I'm goin' down to suicide

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-|
E ---------------------------------|

Alley. Cos the air I

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E ---------------------------------|

Breathe. Tastes better down

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E ---------------------------------|

There

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

I'm goin' down to suicide

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-|
E ---------------------------------|

Alley. Cos it seems as

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E ---------------------------------|

If. As if it's the only place for

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E ---------------------------------|

Me

Chorus:

Riff A

E -12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12-12----|
B ----------12-------------------12-|
G ----------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|

With Riff A

E ------------------|
B ------------------|
G ------4----2------|
D -2----4----2----2-|
A -2----2----0----2-|
E -0--------------0-|
E ------------------|
B ------------------|
G ------4----2------|
D -2----4----2----4-|
A -2----2----0----4-|
E -0--------------2-|
E ------------------|
B ------------------|
G ------4----2------|
D -2----4----2----2-|
A -2----2----0----2-|
E -0--------------0-|

I'm goin down to suicide alley where you can't get at me

E ------------------|
B ------------------|
G ------4----2------|
D -2----4----2----4-|
A -2----2----0----4-|
E -0--------------2-|

I'm goin down to suicide alley where I can be what I want to be

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E -----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Solo:

E -----------------------|
B -12b14r12-10-----------|
G --------------     X 4-|
D -----------------------|
A -----------------------|
E -----------------------|
E -------------------|
B -12b14r12-10----10-|
G -------------12----|
D -------------------|
A -------------------|
E -------------------|
E -----------------------|
B -12b14r12-10-----------|
G --------------     X 4-|
D -----------------------|
A -----------------------|
E -----------------------|
E -------------------------------------|

B -13-15-13-15-13----12b14r12-12b14r12-|

G ----------------14-------------------|
D -------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------|
E -------------------|

b -12b14r12-12b14r12-|

G -------------------|
D -------------------|
A -------------------|
E -------------------|
E --------------|

B -12b14r12-10--|

G --------------|     X 4
D --------------|
A --------------|
E --------------|
E --------------------|
B -12b14r12-10----10--|
G -------------12-----|
D --------------------|
A --------------------|
E --------------------|
E --------------|

B -12b14r12-10--|

G --------------|     X 4
D --------------|
A --------------|
E --------------|
E -------------------------------------|

B -13-15-13-15-13----12b14r12-12b14r12-|

G ----------------14-------------------|
D -------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------|
E --------------------|

b -12b14r12-12b14r12--|

G --------------------|
D --------------------|
A --------------------|
E --------------------|
E ------|
B ------|

G -10\0-

D ------|
A ------|
E ------|

Outro:

e ---------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------|
g ---------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2---------|
d -2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
a -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
e -0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-|
e ---------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------|
g ---------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2---------|
d -2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
a -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-|
e -0-0-0-0-----------------2-2-2-2-|
e ------------------------------|
b ------------------------------|
g -4-4----7-7----4-4----2-2-2-2-|
d -4-4----7-7----4-4----2-2-2-2-|
a -2-2----5-5----2-2----0-0-0-0-|
e ------------------------------|

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