Manic Street Preachers – Automatik Teknicolour (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

------------------------------------------------- found on the B side of the 2002 single There by the Grace of God Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut) [Intro] 0:07 synth enters (tabbed for guitar)
    F#                         Ebm                      B                           F#
e|-2---------------------------7----------------------|-----------------------------2----------------------|
B|-2---------------------------8----------------------|-4---------------------------2----------------------|
G|-3---------------------------9----------------------|-4---------------------------3----------------------|
D|-4---------------------------9----------------------|-4---------------------------4----------------------|
A|-4---------------------------7----------------------|-2---------------------------4----------------------|
E|-2--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------2----------------------|
[Intro] 0:21 guitar enters
   F#                          Ebm                       B                          F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|-8--8----8---9--8--6-------------------------------|
D|-8--8----8--6--6--8----8-8-9-8--8--8-8--6--6--8--8-8-|----------------------9---9-8--8----8--6--6--8--8--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1] 0:35
   F#                          Ebm                       B                          F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|-8--8----8---9--8--6-------------------------------|
D|-8--8----8--6--6--8----8-8-9-8--8--8-8--6--6--8--8-8-|----------------------9---9-8--8----8--6--6--8--8--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
 A deeply obsessive  suburban militias        tender and blissful        classified forever

   F#                          Ebm                       B                          F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------7------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|-8--8---8--9-----9--8-6-------------------------\--|
D|-8--8----8--6--6--8----8-8-9-8--8--8-8--6--6--8--8-8-|-------------------------9--8--8--8-8--6--6--8--\--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------\--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
 A diplomatic fever of our own saviours   married to the future          with no solution so write the damaged
[Chorus] 1:03
   C#5                       Bb5                         B5                        F#5
e|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4---------------------------|
D|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
A|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-1--1--1-1--1--1--1--1-1-1-|-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-|
 letters until the darkness sparkles   essential is the shimmer of automatik teknicolour  so write the damaged

   C#5                       Bb5                         B5                        
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
D|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
A|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-1--1--1-1--1--1--1--1-1-1-|-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
letters   until the darkness sparkles   essential is the shimmer of automatik  tekni-

   F#                          F#                        Ebm                        B
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------8--8---8-9--8--6-------|
D|-8--8----8--6--6--8----8-8-8-8--8--8-8--6--6--8--8-8-|-8--8----8-8-6--6--8--8-8-8-------------------9--9-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
  -colour 

   F#
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-8--8----8--6--6--8----8--8-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
[Verse 2] 1:45
   F#                          Ebm                       B                          F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|-8--8----8---9--8--6-------------------------------|
D|-8--8----8--6--6--8----8-8-9-8--8--8-8--6--6--8--8-8-|----------------------9---9-8--8----8--6--6--8--8--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A bitter-sweet kaleidoscope   a sorry-heart ritual    the trust of a Medusa evidence of memorials this way is

   F#                          Ebm                       B                          F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------7-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-6h8-9---9-9-8-6-------------------------\-|
D|-8--8----8--6--6--8----8-8-9-8--8--8-8--6--6--8--8-8-|-------------------------9--8--8--8-8--6--6--8--\--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------\--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
   the purest this way is the  surest and all of their   dialects illustrate    the pointless
[Chorus] 2:13
   C#5                       Bb5                         B5                        F#5
e|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4---------------------------|
D|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
A|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-1--1--1-1--1--1--1--1-1-1-|-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-|
 letters until the darkness sparkles   essential is the shimmer of automatik teknicolour  so write the damaged

   C#5                       Bb5                         B5                        C#5
e|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-|
D|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-|
A|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-1--1--1-1--1--1--1--1-1-1-|-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
letters   until the darkness sparkles   essential is the shimmer     of automatik  teknicolour 
[Break] 2:41
   E5             F#5        E5             F#5         
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9---9---9--------------9--9---9---9--------------|
D|-9--9---9---9---4----------9--9---9---9---4----------|
A|-7--7---7---7---4----------7--7---7---7---4----------|
E|----------------2-------------------------2----------|

   E5             F#5            E5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9---9---9----------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9--9---9---9---4---4-4--4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7---7---7---4---4-4--4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------2---2-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                                            so write the damaged 
[Chorus] 2:55
   C#5                       Bb5                         B5                        F#5
e|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4---------------------------|
D|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
A|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-1--1--1-1--1--1--1--1-1-1-|-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-|
 letters until the darkness sparkles   essential is the shimmer of automatik teknicolour  so write the damaged

   C#5                       Bb5                         B5                        
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
D|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-|
A|-4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-1--1--1-1--1--1--1--1-1-1-|-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
letters   until the darkness sparkles   essential is the shimmer of automatik  tekni-
[Outro] 3:20
   F#                          Ebm                       B                          F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|-8--8---6--8--9--8--6-6-8-8-6----------------------|
D|-8--8----8--6--6--8----8-8-9-8--8--8-8--6--6--8--8-8-|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
  -colour
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