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If You Tolerate This - Manic Street Preachers. - Complete version
Nick Marchant
There is a brilliant drumbeat along with this song, get someone to tap along with you.
Pattern:
Intro
Verse 1/2
Chorus
Verse 3/4
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Chorus
AAAaaaaaahhhhh to fade
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Intro:
The strange sounds at the beginning can be played on an electric guitar with distortion.
The basic chords for these are:
Am Em F C G
Am Em F C G
The second time there is a little bass riff in the shape of the chords
C G Am
E---------------------------0-----
B---------------------------1-----
G-------0---------0---------2-----
D-----2---------0-----------2-----
A-3-3-------3-2-------2-0->-0-----
e---------------------------x-----
Am Em F C G
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Verse structure:
Am C
The future teaches you to be alone,
F C
The present to be afraid and cold,
F C G
So if I can't shoot rabbits then I can't shoot fascists.
Am C
Bullets for your brain today,
F C
But we'll forget it all again
F C G
Monuments put from pen to paper turns me into a gutless wonder
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Chorus:
G
Aaaaaannnnnndddd...
F C G + Riff
If you tolerate this then your children will be next
F C G (follow drum rhythm)
And if you tolerate this then your children (will be next)X4
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Riff for chorus:
low e: 7777777755888777777
If playing by yourself you can play these chords (because they follow the bassline)
G (X8) Amod. (X1) Cmod (X3) G (X6)
E--3------------3---------------3---------------3--
B--3------------3---------------3---------------3--
G--0------------2---------------0---------------0--
D--0------------2---------------2---------------0--
A--2------------0---------------3---------------2--
e--3------------x---------------x---------------3--
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Verse 3/4
Gravity keeps my head down
Or is it maybe shame
At being so young and being so vain.
Holes in your head today,
But I'm a pacifist
I've walked La Ramblas but not with real intent.
Aaaaaannnnnndddd... (Chorus)
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Solo
G string (slide up) 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 17 16 +riff
14 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
14 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 7
or on B string 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 13 12
10 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 3
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Bridge:
G
Aaaannnnnndddd
F C G + Riff
on the streets tonight an old man plays
F C G (follow drum rhythm)
With newspaper cuttings of his glory days
Aaaaaaannnnnndddd... (Chorus)
Chorus pattern:
Aaahh Aaah Aaah Etc.
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If you have any complaints or requests - nmarchant@go.com
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