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Mechanical Animals

Marilyn Manson
Tab

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

Intro

2xs

e|--------------------------------------||---------------------------------------|
B|:------------------------------------:||---------------------------------------|
G|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14/16-16-16---||----------------14-14-14-14/16-16-16---|
D|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---||--10-x-x-10-10---x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12/14-14-14---||--10-x-x-10-10--12-12-12-12/14-14-14---|
E|--------------------------------------||---8-x-x--8--8-------------------------|

Intro (continued)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-x-x-7-7--11-11-11-11/12\11-11-9---|
D|--7-x-x-7-7---x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x---|
A|--5-x-x-5-5---9--9--9--9/10\-9--9-7---|
E|--------------------------------------|

[Verse 1] no guitar

We were neurophobic and perfect, The day that we lost our souls,

Maybe we weren't so human, But if we cry, we will rust,

e|---------|
b|---------|
g|---------|
d|---------|
a|---------|
E|---------|

Pre-Chorus

And I was a hand grenade, That never stopped exploding

You were automatic, And as hollow as the 'O' in god

e|------12----------------------12----------------|
b|---12----12--10--10h12-----12-----12--10--10h12-|
g|-9-----------------------9----------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

I am never gonna be the one for you,I am never gonna save the world from you

(Guitar 1) *

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|:----------------------------|----------------------------------:|
G|---------------------5-------|----------------------5-----4------|
D|-5-----x-5-4-----x-4-5-(x20)-|-5-----x-5--4-----x-4-5(x9)-4(x9)--|
A|-5(x9)-x-5-4(x8)-x-4-3-------|-5(x9)-x-5--4(x9)-x-4-3-----2------|
E|-3-----x-3-2-----x-2---------|-3-----x-3--2-----x-2--------------|

Chorus B (Guitar 2)

e|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-5-(x12)----------------5------5-----5-----5-----5--|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------|
G|---------3-(x12)--4-4-4----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3^--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Post-Chorus

But they'll never be good to you, or bad to you, They'll never be anything, anything at all

(guitar 1)

e|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|

Post-Chorus B (Synthasizer arranged for Guitar 2)

e|-18---16---14---14----18---16---14---14---|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

{Pre-Verse 2)

e|------12----------------------12----------------|
b|---12----12--10--10h12-----12-----12--10--10h12-|
g|-9-----------------------9----------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

You were my mechanical bride, You were phenobarbidoll

A manniqueen of depression, With the face of a dead star

Pre-Chorus

And I was a hand grenade, That never stopped exploding

You were automatic, And as hollow as the 'O' in god

e|------12----------------------12----------------|
b|---12----12--10--10h12-----12-----12--10--10h12-|
g|-9-----------------------9----------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

I am never gonna be the one for you,I am never gonna save the world from you

(Guitar 1) *

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|:----------------------------|----------------------------------:|
G|---------------------5-------|----------------------5-----4------|
D|-5-----x-5-4-----x-4-5-(x20)-|-5-----x-5--4-----x-4-5(x9)-4(x9)--|
A|-5(x9)-x-5-4(x8)-x-4-3-------|-5(x9)-x-5--4(x9)-x-4-3-----2------|
E|-3-----x-3-2-----x-2---------|-3-----x-3--2-----x-2--------------|

Chorus B (Guitar 2)

e|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-5-(x12)----------------5------5-----5-----5-----5--|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------|
G|---------3-(x12)--4-4-4----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3^--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Post-Chorus

But they'll never be good to you, or bad to you,They'll never be anything, anything at all

But they'll never be good to you, or bad to you, They'll never be anything, anything at all

(guitar 1)

e|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|

Post-Chorus B (Synthasizer arranged for Guitar 2)

e|-18---16---14---14----18---16---14---14---|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Chorus

I am never gonna be the one for you, I am never gonna save the world from you

(Guitar 1) *

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|:----------------------------|----------------------------------:|
G|---------------------5-------|----------------------5-----4------|
D|-5-----x-5-4-----x-4-5-(x20)-|-5-----x-5--4-----x-4-5(x9)-4(x9)--|
A|-5(x9)-x-5-4(x8)-x-4-3-------|-5(x9)-x-5--4(x9)-x-4-3-----2------|
E|-3-----x-3-2-----x-2---------|-3-----x-3--2-----x-2--------------|

Chorus B (Guitar 2)

e|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-5-(x12)----------------5------5-----5-----5-----5--|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------|
G|---------3-(x12)--4-4-4----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3^--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Bridge

This isn't me, I'm not mechanical, i'm just a boy playing the suicide king

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-(x8)-12-(x8)-10-(x16)-14-(x8)-12-(x8)-10-(x5)-\9-7-|
E|--0-------0-------0--------0-------0-------0------\0-0-|

Outro

Playing the suicide king (2xs)

(I'm just a boy) Playing the suicide king (4xs)

(guitar 1)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---12-12-12--7/9-----12-12-12--7/9----------------|
D|-2--x--x--x--x-x--2---x--x--x--x-x--4------3------|
A|-2-10-10-10--5/7--2--10-10-10--5/7--4-(x8)-3-(x8)-|
E|-0----------------0-----------------2------1------|

Outro B (Guitar 2)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5----7----8----10----12----5----7----8----10----12----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

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| / Slide up

| x Dead note

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

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