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Manic Street Preachers - FROM DESPAIR TO WHERE
Transcribed by Fung Mak fmak@globalnet.co.uk
[VERSE 1]
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D||---0----------------------7-----------------5------5\3----2----0-------------|
A||--------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
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I write this alone in my bed, I've poisoned every room in the house
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B||---3----------------------1-------1------------------------------------------|
G||---4----------------------2-----2---2-------------5------5\3-------2-----0---|
D||---5----------------------2---2-------2-----------5------5\3-------2-----0---|
A||--------------------------0-0-----------0---------3--------------------------|
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The place is quiet and so alone, pretend there's something worth waiting for
G5 A5 C5 G5
There's nothing nice in my head, the adult world took it all away,
G5 A5 Bb5
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G||--------------------------------------------3----3----3----3----3------------|
D||---5------------------------7---------------3----3----3----3----3------------|
A||---5------------------------7---------------1-0--1-0--1-0--1-0--1-0----------|
E||---3------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
I wake the same spit in my mouth, I cannot tell if it's real or not
[CHORUS]
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G||----------11-14b16r14--------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------12------------14--12b14r12-10-----------------9b10b9-----------------|
A||------13------------------------------13--12--10-12--------------------------|
E||----14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||----------11-14b16r14--------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------12------------14--12b14r12-10----------------------------------------|
A||------13------------------------------13--12--10-12---10b11r10---------------|
E||----14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||----------11-14b16r14--------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------12------------14--12b14r12-10-----------------9b10b9-----------------|
A||------13------------------------------13--12--10-12--------------------------|
E||----14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||----------11-14b16r14--------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------12------------14--12b14r12-10----------------------------------------|
A||------13------------------------------13--12--10-12--------------------------|
E||----14--------------------------------------------------11-------------------|
GUITAR 1
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B||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------2--------------5--5-4-2-------------|
D||---5----------------------------2--------------5--5-4-2--5----------|
A||---5----------------------------0--------------3--3-2-0--5----------|
E||---3-----------------------------------------------------3----------|
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------5--5-5-5-4-2---------|
D||---5---------------------------7---------------5--5-5-5-4-2--5------|
A||---5---------------------------7---------------3--3-3-3-2-0--5------|
E||---3---------------------------5-----------------------------3------|
GUITAR 2
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------8-----------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------7b9b7b9b7------5--4-----------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 2]
GUITAR 2
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B||------------------------------------------------------8----------------------|
G||------------------------------------------------------7b9b7b9b7------5--4----|
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Outside, open mouthed crowds, pass each other as if they're drugged,
GUITAR 2
E||-----------------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------------10---8---10--8------|
G||---------------------------------------------------7---7----7---7-----7------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Down stale corridors of routine, as life falls un-atoned,
G5 A5 C5 G5
The weak kick like straw, till the world means less and less
G5 A5 Bb
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B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------3----3----3----3----3------------------------|
D||---5----------------7-----------3----3----3----3----3------------------------|
A||---5----------------7-----------1-0--1-0--1-0--1-0--1-0----------------------|
E||---3----------------5--------------------------------------------------------|
Words are never enough, just cheap tarnished glitter
[CHORUS]
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||----------11-14b16r14--------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------12------------14--12b14r12-10-----------------9b10b9-----------------|
A||------13------------------------------13--12--10-12--------------------------|
E||----14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||----------11-14b16r14--------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------12------------14--12b14r12-10----------------------------------------|
A||------13------------------------------13--12--10-12---10b11r10---------------|
E||----14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------14-17b19b17-----------------------------------------------------|
G||----------15-------------17--15b17b15----------------------------------------|
D||-------16------------------------------17---15---14-12---14-16b17b16---------|
A||----17-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
From dispair to where
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------14-17b19b17-----------------------------------------------------|
G||----------15-------------17--15b17b15----------------------------------------|
D||-------16------------------------------17---15---14-12-----------------------|
A||----17---------------------------------------------------13------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[BRIDGE]
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---9---------8-------7-----------------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-----|
D||---9---------8-------7--------7--------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-----|
A||---7---------6-------5--------7--------3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3-----|
E||------------------------------5------------5--3------5--3------5--3------5--3|
Where - ere - ere - ererre
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B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---4---------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D||---4---------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
A||---2-------0-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---9---------8-------7-----------------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-----|
D||---9---------8-------7--------7--------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-----|
A||---7---------6-------5--------7--------3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3-----|
E||---0--------------------------5------------5--3------5--3------5--3------5--3|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---4---------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D||---4---------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
A||---2-------0-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[CHORUS]
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||----------11-14b16r14--------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------12------------14--12b14r12-10-----------------9b10b9-----------------|
A||------13------------------------------13--12--10-12--------------------------|
E||----14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||----------11-14b16r14--------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------12------------14--12b14r12-10----------------------------------------|
A||------13------------------------------13--12--10-12---10b11r10---------------|
E||----14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------14-17b19b17-----------------------------------------------------|
G||----------15-------------17--15b17b15----------------------------------------|
D||-------16------------------------------17---15---14-12---14-16b17b16---------|
A||----17-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||--12h13p12--12--12h13p12--12--12h13p12--12--12h13p12--12-13-12-13------------|
G||----------14------------14------------14------------14-----------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B||--12------13----15---20--20b22b20b22vvvvvvvvvvv------------------------------|
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From des - pair to where
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