Manic Street Preachers – Concrete Fields (Guitar Solo Tab)

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-------------------------------------------- from the 2018 album Resistance is Futile (Deluxe Edition bonus disc). Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)
[Intro]
                                    Bb
e|----5--6--8--6------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-8---------------8--6-----------|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----|
G|-----------------------8--7--5--|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----|
D|--------------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|--------------------------------|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----1--1-----1--1-----1--|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
   My  old   school  has  closed   its   doors   the once  green  fields are now concrete floors  and the 

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
   roads are choking full of misery & fear    but my visions getting clearer & my mind it feels so free

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
& the work is hard  & the wages are low      but the smiles still appear & the rivers still flow    and

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
  all I can do is  sit here and moan         but  my heart still bleeds for this place that I call home
[Chorus] You can continue to strum the same chords as the verse or play this simple lead riff.
   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F                         Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-|-3-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
[Verse 2]
   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
My boyhood made        of dreams of love         the happiest of times sitting with my mum and dad but the

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-8-----------------------10----------------------|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-8-----------------------10----------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8-----------------------10----------------------|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6-----------------------8-----------------------|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------------------------------|
   bridges the houses now dominate              the vaping & the super schools the breeding grounds of hate

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
But those once green fields still live in my mind  they seemed so perfect so simple and so kind   Just 

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
   me and my brother  were kicking a ball        the world so close    and so beautiful
[Chorus]
   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F                         Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-|-3-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
[Verse 3]
   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
And I got no answers     I place no blame          I just feel longing and I wanna hear you name   as I

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
   walk and I run through these once green fields Its easy to see what has disappeared            and the 

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
   air is getting heavy with memory and loss     the joy and the freedom but freedom at what cost  and the 

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
   air is getting heavy with memory and loss     the joy and the freedom but freedom   at   what   cost
[Chorus]
   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F                       
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

   Bb                                                Bb                                            
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-3-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------------------------------|-1-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
[Break/Solo] Im not sure what instrument is playing the solo melody but I have tabbed it for guitar below. Alternatively, you can continue to strum the chords which during this section are Bb F Cm Gm Eb Bb and F.
   Bb           F           Cm         Gm            Eb          Bb                F
e|-10h11h12h13-11-10----10-11---8h10h11-10-8-------|-------------------------------13-13-13-11-10-11-|
B|-------------------13----------------------11----|-11h12h13-11-10----11-13-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------12-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

   Bb           F           Cm         Gm            Eb          Bb                F
e|-10-11-10----10-11--13----15h17h18-17-15---------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------13-----------------------------15------|-13h15h16-15-13----------------13-13-13-13-13-13-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------15-14-12-14-15-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-8-----------------------1-----------------------|
G|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-8-----------------------2-----------------------|
D|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|-8-----------------------3-----------------------|
A|-1-----------------------5-----------------------|-6-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------|-------------------------1-----------------------|
Is this your inheritance is this all thats left  the mountains we climbed are now mountains of debt  and the

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-8-----------------------1-----------------------|
G|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-8-----------------------2-----------------------|
D|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|-8-----------------------3-----------------------|
A|-1-----------------------5-----------------------|-6-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------|-------------------------1-----------------------|
   air is getting heavy with memory and loss     the joy and the freedom but freedom at what cost   we had
[Outro] Again, you can continue to strum the chords until the end or play the little lead riffs. The song ends on a Eb chord.
   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
   joy             we had fun                 we had seasons      in   the   sun               yeah we had

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--|
A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
   joy             we had fun            we had some seasons      in   the   sun               yeah we had 

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F                        
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   joy              we had fun           we had some seasons          in the sun               yeah we had

   Bb                      Gm                        Eb                      F                        
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   joy              we had fun           we had some seasons in the sun

   Eb
e|---------------------------6---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------6--/8-----8--6--8--6---------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-8----------------------------------------8------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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