Manic Street Preachers – Anthem For A Lost Cause (Guitar)

Capo 4
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Wonderful wistful song from the Manics' 2013 Rewind album. Lots of beautiful rolls on and off sus chords / minor chords, which I've hopefully illustrated below. Chords ====== Am x02210 Am/F# 2x021x G 320003 Gsus4 320010 Esus 022200 Em 022000 Dsus4 xx0233 D/A x00232 Bm x24432 C9 x32030 C x32010 Intro ===== Am Am/F# G Em Am Am/F# Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Verse 1 =======
       Am                             Am/F#
It's a cold and lonely message at the end of a song

      G                               Em
It in-vaded hearts and minds but they couldn't get along

       Am                         Am/F#
It can ask you to remember it can ask you for a dance

      G                         Em
So it seems that every song now is just one last chance
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Chorus 1 ========
Gsus4 G         Esus   Em
Take  this it's your - s 

   Asus4  Am            Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
An anth  -em for a lost cau   -se now ashes bone and splinter

         Em                          C9          C    C9   C       
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites
Am Am/F# G Em Verse 2 =======
      Am                            Am/F#
Oh re-demption love and departure I think your work is done

G                          Em
Paris St. Petersburg don't need a tower of song

   Am                              Am/F#
Es-cape's not worth the capture so walk that lonesome road

   G                      Em
No joy or earthly rapture nothing to take the load
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Chorus 2 ========
Gsus4  G         Esus   Em
Take   this it's your - s 

   Asus4  Am            Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
An anth  -em for a lost cau   -se now ashes bone and splinter

         Em                          C9          C    C9   C
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites
Chorus 3 ========
Gsus4  G         Esus   Em
Take   this it's your - s 

   Asus4  Am            Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
An anth  -em for a lost cau   -se now ashes bone and splinter

         Em                          C9          C    C9   C      
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites
INST ==== Am Am/F# G Em Am Am/F# Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Gsus4  G   Esus   Em
           your - s 

Asus4  Am   Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
            cau   -se
Em C9 C C9 C Chorus 4 / close ================
Gsus4  G         Esus   Em
Take   this it's your - s 

   Asus4  Am            Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
An anth  -em for a lost cau   -se now ashes bone and splinter

         Em                          C9          C    C9   C   G     
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites
----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England November 2013 [email protected]