Donkeys Guitar Tab

Lipstick Traces: A Secret History Of Manic Street Preachers [Disc 1] Tabs:

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Intro:
e ---------------------------------------------------------|
b -------2-----------2---------------3-----------3---------|
g -----2---2-------2---2-----------2---4-------2---4-------|
d ---2-------2---2-------2---2---4-------4---4-------4---4-|
a -0-----------0-----------0---2-----------2-----------2---|
e ---------------------------------------------------------|

e -------0-----------------------|
b -----3---3-1-0h1p0---0-2-2-2-3-|
g ---2---------------2---2-2-2-2-|
d -0---------------------2-----2-|
a -----------------------0-------|
e -------------------------------|

Verse 1:
e -0-------------------------------2------------2------|
b -2-------------------------------3------------3------|
g -2--------------2----------------4------------4------|
d -2--------------2----------------4-------------------|
a -0--------------0----------------2-------------------|
e -----------------------------------------------------|
Put some lipstick on at least your lies will be pretty

e -0----------0-----------0----------------------|
b -3----------1-----------2---------------3------|
g -2----------2-----------2---------------2------|
d -0----------3-----------2---------------2------|
a ------------3-----------0----------------------|
e -----------------------------------------------|
Shadows on my face and us donkeys wake up weary

e -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
b -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
g -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
d -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
a -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
e -----------------------------------------------------|
Sweating and sickly donkey's don't allow their tears

e -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
b -3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3------|
g -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
d -0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
a -------------3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
e ------------------------------------------------|
No emotion never feel and drown themselves in whatever

Prechorus:
e -------------0-----0-|
b -------------2-2---2-|
g -7-6-4-------2-2-2-2-|
d -7-6-4-5-4-2-2-2-2-2-|
a -5-4-2-5-4-2-0-0-0-0-|
e -------3-2-0---------|
Found some meaning

e -------------------------------3-1-3-1-3-1-0-|
b -----3-----3-----3-----3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|
g ---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
d -5-----4-----3-----0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
a -------------------------3-----------------0-|
e -----------------------------1---------------|
Donkey's weight cracking a spire

Break:
e ---------------------------------------------------------|
b -------2-----------2---------------3-----------3---------|
g -----2---2-------2---2-----------2---4-------2---4-------|
d ---2-------2---2-------2---2---4-------4---4-------4---4-|
a -0-----------0-----------0---2-----------2-----------2---|
e ---------------------------------------------------------|

e -------0-----------------------|
b -----3---3-1-0h1p0---0-2-2-2-3-|
g ---2---------------2---2-2-2-2-|
d -0---------------------2-----2-|
a -----------------------0-------|
e -------------------------------|

Verse 2:
e -0------------0-------------------------------|
b -2------------2-------------------------------|
g -2------------2-----------4-----------4-------|
d -2------------2-----------4-----------4-------|
a -0------------------------2-------------------|
e -0--------------------------------------------|
Sweetness bent double whole days making polite

e ----0-------------1------------0--------------------|
b ----3-------------1------------2-------------3------|
g ----2-------------2------------2-------------2------|
d ----0-------------3------------2-------------2------|
a ------------------3------------0--------------------|
e ------------------1---------------------------------|
Never moving out of turn or ever trying to be natural

e -----------------0-----------------------------2--------|
b -----------------2-----------------------------3--------|
g --2--------------2----------4------------------4--------|
d --2--------------2----------4------------------4--------|
a --------------------------------------------------------|
e --------------------------------------------------------|
Those with silent inside eyes bare piss holes in the snow

e ----------0---------0-----0-------------0-----|
b ----------3---------1-----2-------------3-----|
g -2--------2-----2---2-----2-------------2-----|
d -0--------0-----3---3-----2-------------2-----|
a -0--------0-----3---3-----0-------------0-----|
e ----------------1---1-------------------------|
Drained and burnt yellow and sunk in self pity

Prechorus:
e -------------0-----0-|
b -------------2-2---2-|
g -7-6-4-------2-2-2-2-|
d -7-6-4-5-4-2-2-2-2-2-|
a -5-4-2-5-4-2-0-0-0-0-|
e -------3-2-0---------|
Jerusalem saw off

e -------------------------------3-1-3-1-3-1-|
b -----3-----3-----3-----3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
g ---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
d -5-----4-----3-----0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
a -------------------------3-----------------|
e -----------------------------1-------------|
Donkeys are only left with lies

e -1-
b -3-
g -2-
d -0-
a -0-
e ---
Are only left with lies

Solo :
e --------------------------------------------9-----------------------------10-12-|
b -s14-12b14-12b14-12b14-14r1210-10b12r10b12----10-------10b12-12b14-12b14-------|
g --------------------------------------------------11-11-------------------------|
d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e -12b13-r12p10-------------9b10r--s12-------12-------12-------12-------15b16-|
b --------------12b14-12b14------------14-12----14-12----14-12----14-12-------|
g ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e -13-14-13h14p13-11h13p11-|
b -------------------------|
g -------------------------|
d -------------------------|
a -------------------------|
e -------------------------|

e -------13-------------------13------------------13----------|
b ----------15p13----------------15p13---------------15p13----|
g -12b14----------14-12-12b14---------14-12-12b14----------14-|
d ------------------------------------------------------------|
a ------------------------------------------------------------|
e ------------------------------------------------------------|

e -------------------------------------------------------|
b ---10-------------8------------------------------------|
g ------9-------------7-----------9----8-----9-----8-----|
d -------------10-----------8---9--------9-----9-----9---|
a -8--------10----6-------8---7------0-----0-----0-----0-|
e --------8-------------6--------------------------------|

e -----------8--8--6-6-7-12-|
b -----------10-8--8-6-8-13-|
g -9-----9---9--9--7-7-9-14-|
d ---9-----9-10-10-8-8-9-14-|
a -----------8--10-6-8-7-12-|
e --------------8----6------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture nick Average	#1 by nick caldwell at Mar 5, 1970 at 6:34 PM EST
	To me, it sounds like someone becoming aware of their disillustionment with life. "Find some meaning, weight cracking a spine." Bury yourself in your work, maybe you'll forget about your doubts. "Sweetness bent double, whole days making polite." Carrying on a front while feeling empty. Jesus rode into Jeusalem on a donkey and said he was the way to heaven. The promise of an idyllic afterlife deludes people into a life of wage slavery, believing the more they sacrifice, the more they will someday be rewarded.

No Picture mike Average	#2 by mike duncan at Jul 5, 1982 at 7:31 AM EST
	my absolute favourite manics song. just so so beautiful. x

No Picture Nileppezdel Lead Player	#3 by Nileppezdel at Dec 6, 1994 at 12:21 AM EST
	i'm possibl wondering if this isn't closer in content to some of the Manics more political leanings. Donkeys as unskiled labour, perhaps? The notion of working your days away, before trying to drink the night away solely to find some solace, unsure as to the point of existance...that's what I see, anyway.

No Picture john Average	#4 by john at Jul 28, 1997 at 1:46 AM EST
	The most beautiful song ever written. 'put some lipstick on at least your lies will be pretty' is such a great opening. Us donkeys are those who hide their troubles and still help other people, yet still knowing that all this is so destructive.