Manic Street Preachers – Decline And Fall (Guitar Live Tab)

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[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

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D|--5-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-5--2-x-2-2-x-2--2-2-x-2-2-2--------------------------| x2
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Into the impossible heart of the sun Might be a place where I can belong [Pre Chorus] Strum downwards on the first 3 chords

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G|-2--0--1-----------------4-x-4-4-x-4-4-x-4-4-4-4--2----2--------------------------|
D|-0--0--2-----------------5-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-5--2----2--------------------------|
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Society used to be my worst enemy Now I want to build a small one for you, and me [Chorus]

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The decline and fall Divide and dissolve The dry stone walls A beauty that calls The decline and fall A beauty that calls [Solo 1]

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B|-------3--------5-----5~------------------|
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[Verse 2]

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I know our time has come and gone Atleast we blazed a trail and shone [Pre Chorus 2]

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D|-0--0--2-----------4-2-0------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--3--2-----------------2-0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0---------------------3~-----------------------------------------------|

These tiny molecules governed by walls Little atoms that only, leave clues [Chours 2]

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The decline and fall Divide and dissolve The dry stone walls A beauty that calls The decline and fall A beauty that calls [Solo 2] (When playing the 7 on the e and b string, do a natural harmonic and a neck bend both times)

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B|-2b3br2-0-2-3--7--2b3br2-0-2-3--7--2b3-0-2-3-2-----5-3-5-3-5-7-5-7-8-7-8-10-8-10-12-10~------|
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[Bridge] (This part is played on bass with flanger pedal)

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E|-----3---3-2-0----2-3---------------------|

So much for calculations So much for standing tall So much for implications So much for the decline and fall [Chorus 3]

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Divide and dissolve The dry stone walls A beauty that calls The decline and fall A beauty that calls [Outro]

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A|-000----------------------0---------------------------0-------------------------|
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