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Motorcycle Emptiness by Manic Street Preachers - Guitar Chords
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MotorCycle Emptiness-Manic Street Preachers
I have made this tab from several others. It may be out on some parts but
it should all fit in somewhere. Thanks to Cormac ward for the outro+solo.
Chords:-
E-022100(or x7999x)
B-799877(but idealy you should play B/D#-the bass player playing the D#(fret
6 A string) or you could play x7666x, it sounds better with a bass player)
C#m-x46644
A-x02220(or 577655)
C-x32010(or x3555x or 8(10)(10)988
D-xx232 (or x5777)
G-3x0033 (or 355433)
RIFFS:-
Riff 1
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Riff 2
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Riff 3
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Riff 4
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Riff 5
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[Intro]
(E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 1, Riff 4
(E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 2, Riff 4
[Verse 1]
E B/D#
Culture sucks down words
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4
Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles
E B/D#
Organise your safe Tribal War
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5
Hurt main kill and enslave the ghetto
[Bridge]
C#m E
Each day living out a lie
B A(for 4 bars)
Life sold so cheaply forever, ever, ever
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
[Verse 2]
(E B/D# C#m A)under riff1, riff 4
E B/D#
Life lives a slow suicide
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4
Orthodox dreams and Symbolic myths
E B/D#
>From fuedal serf to spender
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5
This wonderful world of purchase power
[Bridge]
C#m E
Just like lungs sucking on air
B A(for 4 bars)
Survivals natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
MIDDLE 8:
A, B, A, B, C, D, C, D
A B A B
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
C D C D
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
A B A B
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
C D C D(1 strum)
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
[Solo]
(E G A E E G A E(one strum))under:(this may not b accurate)
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[Verse 3]
E B/D#
Drive away and its the same
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 4
Everywheres death row, everyones a victim
E B/D#
Your joys are counterfeit
C#m A
This happiness corrupt political shit
[Bridge]
C#m E
Living life like a comatose
B A(for 4 bars)
Ego loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, Everlasting loveliness
[Outro]
(E B/D# C#m A)*4 under something like
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repeat solo and improvise as neccesary.
all guitars end on E(one strum)
any comments/queries/corrections/anything e-mail me at
(note the 0's in c0rdr0y are zero's)
John Morris
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We also have 6 songs by Manic Street Preachers
- A Design For Life
- If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
- Little Baby Nothing
- Motorcycle Emptiness
- The Everlasting
- You Stole The Sun From My Heart
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