Manic Street Preachers - So dead
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Tuning: E A D G B E
'So Dead' by Manic Street Preachers
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from the 1992 album Generation Terrorists (UK release)
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)
Standard Tuning
[Intro]
G A G A G A G A G A G A
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|
D A
e|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|
A|---------------------|----------------------|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[Verse}
D
e|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
Learn to sleep through misery never gonna wake feeling free
A
e|----3--------5--------|----3--------5--------|
B|------3--------5------|------3--------5------|
G|--------4--------6----|--------4--------6----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-0--------0-----------|-0--------0-----------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
No one fucks as good as Marilyn plastic surgery sure cures your sins
D
e|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
You need a fix Im your prostitute repression says depravitys cute
A
e|----3--------5--------|----3--------5--------|
B|------3--------5------|------3--------5------|
G|--------4--------6----|--------4--------6----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-0--------0-----------|-0--------0-----------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
Ill feed you lines to make you smile youre so easy to dehumanise
[Pre Chorus]
D5
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5/8---8-8/10----|-----------------|-5/8---8-8/10----|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-7\9----9-9/7----|-----------------|-7/9----9-9\7----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-13-13-10-10b12-10-----------------------------|-x-13-13-10-10b12-10-----------------------------|
G|-x-------------------12-11-11b12r11b12r11v-------|-x-------------------12-11-11b12r11b12r11v-------|
D|-x-----------------------------------------------|-x-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-13-13-10-10b12-10-----------------------------|
G|-x-------------------12-11-11b12r11b12r11v-------|
D|-x-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-10---------------10---------------10---------------10---------------10--------------|
B|----13p10------------13p10------------13p10------------13p10------------13p10--------|
G|----------12p11p9----------12p11p9----------12p11p9----------12p11p9----------12p11\-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|
D|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|
D|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[Chorus]
G A G A G A G A G A G A B5 C5 G5 A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
Pay for it pay for it degrade your senses til you hate me
G A G A G A G A G A G A B5 C5 G5 A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
Pay for it pay for it we promote all sickness and disease
B5 C5 G5 A5 B5 C5 G5 A5
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-4------5--------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-4------5------5------7------|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-2------3------5------7------|-2------3------5------7------|
E|---------------3------5------|---------------3------5------|
Youre gonna pay for my intelligence cause Im a slut and you just suck
D5 pm B5 D5 pm B5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Its not that I cant find worth in anything Its not that I cant find worth in enough
D5 pm B5 A5 E5 G5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------2-------5-------5-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0------2-------5-------5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------0-------3-----0-3-------|
Its not that I cant find worth in anything in your love
[Chorus]
G A G A G A G A G A G A B5 C5 G5 A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
Pay for it pay for it degrade your senses till you hate me
[Verse}
D
e|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
Begging to be cool through nicotine decadence costs but she must be clean
A
e|----3--------5--------|----3--------5--------|
B|------3--------5------|------3--------5------|
G|--------4--------6----|--------4--------6----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-0--------0-----------|-0--------0-----------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
Build up walls so you cant feel when you get high its so unreal
D
e|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
Days fade in and I need the night Ive seen your dumb face all of my life
A
e|----3--------5--------|----3--------5--------|
B|------3--------5------|------3--------5------|
G|--------4--------6----|--------4--------6----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-0--------0-----------|-0--------0-----------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
Eyes close down I dont want to see broken communion of the twentieth century
[Pre Chorus]
D5 pm B5 D5 pm B5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Its not that I cant find worth in anything Its not that I cant find worth in enough
D5 pm B5 A5 E5 G5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------2-------5-------5-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0------2-------5-------5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------0-------3-----0-3-------|
Its not that I cant find worth in anything in your love
[Chorus}
G A G A G A G A G A G A B5 C5 G5 A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
Pay for it pay for it youre gonna pay for my intelligence
G A G A G A G A G A G A B5 C5 G5 A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
Pay for it pay for it cause Im a slut and you just suck
Middle/Solo
The second guitar chugs away at a palm-muted D power chord in this section. D5 pm pm
e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
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-|-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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
A5 D5 F5
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-5/7v-------|---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7v---|
A|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-3/5v-------|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8--------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Youre so dead
A5 D5 F5 A5 G5 A5 G5 F#5 F5
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-5/7v-------|---5-7---5-7---5------------------|
A|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-3/5v-------|-8-----8-----8---7--5--7--5--4--3-|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------5--3--5--3--2--1-|
A5 D5 F5
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-5/7v-------|---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7v---|
A|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-3/5v-------|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8--------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Youre so dead
A5 D5 F5 A5 G5 A5 G5 F#5 F5
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-5/7v-------|---5-7---5-7---5------------------|
A|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-3/5v-------|-8-----8-----8---7--5--7--5--4--3-|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------5--3--5--3--2--1-|
A5 pm pm
e|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
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-|-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|-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-|-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\-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|
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x - dead/muted note
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
b - bend up
r - release bend
v - vibrato
pm - palm muted
h - hammer on
p - pull off
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