Manic Street Preachers – We Her Majestys Prisoners (Guitar Tab)
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from the B side of the 1991 single Motown Junk
Tab by James Glover (Sebadont)
[Intro]
G F A# e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| B|-/13--13-13-13-13-13-12--/11--11-11-11-11-10-10-|-11---------------------------------------------| G|-/12--12-12-12-12-12-12--/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10---------------------------------------------| D|-/12---------------------/10-----------------10-|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G F A# e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| B|-/13--13-13-13-13-13-12--/11--11-11-11-11-10-10-|-6----------------------------------------------| G|-/12--12-12-12-12-12-12--/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7----------------------------------------------| D|-/12---------------------/10-----------------10-|-8----------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------|-8----------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|-6----------------------------------------------| G F A# e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| B|-/13--13-13-13-13-13-12--/11--11-11-11-11-10-10-|-11------------------------11-11-11-10-11-11-11-| G|-/12--12-12-12-12-12-12--/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D|-/12---------------------/10-----------------10-|---------------------------10-------10----------| A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G F A# e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| B|-/13--13-13-13-13-13-12--/11--11-11-11-11-10-10-|-11---------------------------------------------| G|-/12--12-12-12-12-12-12--/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10------------------\7-----------------------\-| D|-/12---------------------/10-----------------10-|-10------------------\8-----------------------\-| A|------------------------------------------------|---------------------\8-----------------------\-| E|------------------------------------------------|---------------------\6-----------------------\-|
[Verse]
G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| Jewels drip red and I dont sound proud G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| Treason is ambition I want dead procession G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| All we got unholy left overs of a compromise G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| Leaving us like butterflies trapped in frost bow down
[Chorus]
Piano lead tabbed for guitar
C5 C5 C5 C5 e|-------------------------------------5------------| B|-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-----8--7-8-7-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Ceremony rape machine Love wont corrode you C5 C5 C5 C5 e|-------------------------------------5------------| B|-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-----8--------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Ceremony rape machine Love wont corrode you G F A# e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| B|-/13--13-13-13-13-13-12--/11--11-11-11-11-10-10-|-11------------------------11-11-11-10-11-11-11-| G|-/12--12-12-12-12-12-12--/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D|-/12---------------------/10-----------------10-|---------------------------10-------10----------| A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G F A# e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| B|-/13--13-13-13-13-13-12--/11--11-11-11-11-10-10-|-11---------------------------------------------| G|-/12--12-12-12-12-12-12--/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10------------------\7-----------------------\-| D|-/12---------------------/10-----------------10-|-10------------------\8-----------------------\-| A|------------------------------------------------|---------------------\8-----------------------\-| E|------------------------------------------------|---------------------\6-----------------------\-|
[Verse]
G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| Englands glory lives on in world wide genocide G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| So celebrate Buchenwald as Her Majestys heir G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| Now an obsolete face on a currency of illusion G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| No matter what we own we can't buy freedom
[Chorus]
C5 C5 C5 C5 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5--| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Ceremony rape machine Love wont corrode you C5 C5 C5 C5 e|-------------------------------------5------------| B|-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-----8--------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Ceremony rape machine Love wont corrode you
[Middle]
A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Throw myself against you cause you aint frail A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Underneath silk riches sixty six million giving slaves A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| This needle of religions gonna rust in my skin A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Tear out and exit obeyance of created sin D D5 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7-----------------------------| G|-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7-------------------------| D|-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7-------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------/5-------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C5 C5 C5 C5 e|-------------------------------------5------------| B|-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-----8--7-8-7-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Ceremony rape machine Love wont corrode you C5 C5 C5 C5 e|-------------------------------------5------------| B|-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-----8--------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Ceremony rape machine Love wont corrode you baby B A D e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-4---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-2---3--3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-| G|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-| D|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2---0--0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B A D e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-4---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-2---3----------------------------| G|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2---2----------------------------| D|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2---0----------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| Faces pressed at gates of anniversary torture G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| Without these fake images we'd never bow down G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| Dont need this history but we still accept G5 F5 A#5 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| Conscripted into a past that invents our guilt
[Chorus]
C5 C5 C5 C5 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-5-----------5-----------5-----------5------------| D|-5-----------5-----------5-----------5------------| A|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Ceremony rape machine Love wont corrode you C5 C5 C5 C5 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-5-----------5-----------5-----------5------------| D|-5-----------5-----------5-----------5------------| A|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Ceremony rape machine Love wont corrode you
[Outro]
A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ...you are my lover A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--/8--8--8-8-8-8-8-7--| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--/7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#5 C5 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-7---------------------------------------| D|-3--3--3-3-3-5--5--5-5-5-7---------------------------------------| A|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-5---------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
During the outro we have at least one guitar overdub with heavy reverb/delay playing
constant bends high up the neck:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----| G|-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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b - bend up
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
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