Manic Street Preachers – Black Square (Guitar Tab)
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Guitar Tab
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from the 2014 album Futurology
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)
I like to play along with the synth parts and as such have incorperated them in to my tab below. However,
if you prefer it sounds fine just to strum along with the chords provided.
[Intro]
0:42
F C e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------2---------------2-----------------------------------------------| D|-3---5-------5--3---5-------5---3----2---3---5---3--2---3----5--3---2----| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F C e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------2---------------2-----------------------------------------------| D|-3---5-------5--3---5-------5---3----2---3---5---3--2---3----5\----------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
0:59
F C e|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----------------------------------------| B|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----| G|-2---2---2---2--2---2----2--2---2----0---0---0---0--0---0----0--0---0----| D|-3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----2---2---2---2--2---2----2--2---2----| A|-3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----| E|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----------------------------------------| Let us overcome our endless progress Art is never modern for art is eternal F C e|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----------------------------------------| B|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----| G|-2---2---2---2--2---2----2--2---2----0---0---0---0--0---0----0--0------2-| D|-3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----2---2---2---2--2---2----2--2--------| A|-3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3--------| E|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----------------------------------------| When every single day youre haunted by perfection Paintings are never finished but merely abandoned F e|---------------------------------| B|-------1-------------------1-----| G|-0-----2~---------------------2--| D|-------3-------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
1:21
Dm Am e|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3--------3--------3----------1--------1--------1--------1--| G|---2--------2--------2--------2----------2--------2--------2--------2----| D|-0--------0--------0--------0----------2--------2--------2--------2------| A|-------------------------------------0--------0--------0--------0--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Resources divorces with unknown forces Endless endorsements slowly passing always Dm Am e|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3--------3--------3----------1--------1--------1------1----| G|---2--------2--------2--------2----------2--------2--------2----------2--| D|-0--------0--------0--------0----------2--------2--------2--------2------| A|-------------------------------------0--------0--------0--------0--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Resources divorces with unknown forces Endless endorsements slowly passing always F C e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1-----------------1-----------------------------------------------| G|-0-----2--------------------2--0-----2~----------------------------------| D|-------3-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
1:47
F C e|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----------------------------------------| B|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----| G|-2---2---2---2--2---2----2--2---2----0---0---0---0--0---0----0--0---0----| D|-3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----2---2---2---2--2---2----2--2---2----| A|-3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----| E|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----------------------------------------| Let us wipe the slate clean let us dig our own graves Let us choose our own wars and make our own mistakes F C e|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----------------------------------------| B|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----| G|-2---2---2---2--2---2----2--2---2----0---0---0---0--0---0----0--0------2-| D|-3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----2---2---2---2--2---2----2--2--------| A|-3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3---3----3---3---3---3--3---3----3--3--------| E|-1---1---1---1--1---1----1--1---1----------------------------------------| Free yourselves from the tyranny of objects Purged of all colour the purest abstraction F e|---------------------------------| B|-------1-------------------1-----| G|-0-----2~---------------------2--| D|-------3-------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
2:09
Dm Am e|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3--------3--------3----------1--------1--------1--------1--| G|---2--------2--------2--------2----------2--------2--------2--------2----| D|-0--------0--------0--------0----------2--------2--------2--------2------| A|-------------------------------------0--------0--------0--------0--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Resources divorces with unknown forces Endless endorsements slowly passing always Dm Am e|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------------------------------------| B|-----3--------3--------3--------3----------1--------1--------1------1----| G|---2--------2--------2--------2----------2--------2--------2----------2--| D|-0--------0--------0--------0----------2--------2--------2--------2------| A|-------------------------------------0--------0--------0--------0--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Resources divorces with unknown forces Endless endorsements slowly passing always F C e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1-----------------1-----------------------------------------1-----| G|-0-----2--------------------2--0-----2~-------------------------------2--| D|-------3-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F C e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1-----------------1-----------------------------------------------| G|-0-----2--------------------2--0-----2~----------------------------------| D|-------3-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Break]
2:44
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------9---7--5---------------------------9---7--5-----------| D|-------------5-7-10--9--7--5--------------------5-7-10--9--7--5--------| A|-5-----7--8-------------------8--7--5-----7--8-------------------8--7--| E|----5----------------------------------5-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------9---7--5---------------------------9---7--5-----------| D|-------------5-7-10--9--7--5--------------------5-7-10--9--7--5--------| A|-5-----7--8-------------------8--7--5-----7--8-------------------8--7--| E|----5----------------------------------5-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------9---7--5----------------------------------------------| D|-------------5-7-10--9--7--5--------------------5-7-10--9--7---9---10--| A|-5-----7--8-------------------8--7--5-----7--8-------------------------| E|----5----------------------------------5-------------------------------|
[Chorus]
3:17
Dm Am e|-1--1-----1--1---------------------------------------------------------| B|-3--3-----3--3------------------------1-----1-1-----1------------------| G|-2--2p0-2-2--2p0-2--------------------2-----2-2-----2------------------| D|-0--------0---------------------------2-2p0-2-2-2p0-2------------------| A|--------------------------------------0-------0------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Resources divorces with unknown forces Endless endorsements slowly passing always Dm Am e|-1--1-----1--1---------------------------------------------------------| B|-3--3-----3--3--------------2-0-------1-----1-1-----1-------------1----| G|-2--2p0-2-2--2p0-2------0-3------3----2-----2-2-----2----------------2-| D|-0--------0---------------------------2-2p0-2-2-2p0-2------------------| A|--------------------------------------0-------0------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Resources divorces with unknown forces Endless endorsements slowly passing always
[Outro]
3:35
Dm Am e|------------------1----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------2-------------1---------------------1-----------1----| G|-0---2~-----------3----------------2--0---2~----------2--------------2-| D|------------------0-----------------------------------2----------------| A|------------------------------------------------------0----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Dm Am e|------------------1----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------2-------------1---------------------1----------------| G|-0---2~-----------3----------------2--0---2~----------2----------------| D|------------------0-----------------------------------2----------------| A|------------------------------------------------------0----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Dm e|-1---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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