Manic Street Preachers › From Despair To Where Guitar Tab

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Manic Street Preachers - FROM DESPAIR TO WHERE
Transcribed by Fung Mak fmak@globalnet.co.uk

[VERSE 1]
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---0----------------------5-----------------5------53----2----0-------------|
D||---0----------------------7-----------------5------53----2----0-------------|
A||--------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I write this alone in my bed, I've poisoned every room in the house
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||---3----------------------1-------1------------------------------------------|
G||---4----------------------2-----2---2-------------5------53-------2-----0---|
D||---5----------------------2---2-------2-----------5------53-------2-----0---|
A||--------------------------0-0-----------0---------3--------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  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 
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------|
    I wake the same spit in my mouth, I cannot tell if it's real or not

[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||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||------------------------------------------------------8----------------------|
G||------------------------------------------------------7b9b7b9b7------5--4----|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   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||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 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
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||--12------13----15---20--20b22b20b22vvvvvvvvvvv------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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     From    des - pair to where

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture The REAL Godfat Average	#1 by The REAL Godfather at Feb 9, 1979 at 10:34 AM EST
	Yea, rocks out tho, u woudlnt guess it was so desperate without the lyrics

No Picture julius Average	#2 by julius vaisanen at May 16, 1989 at 5:55 AM EST
	This song is pure Richey Edwards. Great music too

No Picture Adrian Lead Player	#3 by Adrian Ortega at Apr 20, 1995 at 11:20 PM EST
	great song

No Picture jordan Average	#4 by jordan roberts at Dec 23, 1995 at 7:43 AM EST
	this song represents nothing worth looking forward too and as if to say your so down now where do you go from here? a depressing song by the manics but saying that most them are.