Sleepflower Guitar Tab

Gold Against The Soul Tabs:

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Manic Street Preachers - Sleepflower
ALBUM: Gold Against the Soul
TRANSCRIBED BY: Anton Lidström (discoloredcactus@hotmail.com)

I've tried to find a second guitar (a la Richey James) but I think
it's just one guitar and a bass that are playing (during the solo
the bass "replies" to the main part). If you wan't to add a second
guitar you can just play the chords I've writtrn beneath the main
parts.

INTRO
=====

If you're playing with an acoustic guitar you can play the intro
riff on the E, B and G strings.

Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|----17----17-17-17-17-17-|
D|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|----17----17-17-17-17-17-|
A|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|----15----15-15-15-15-15-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|
E|s5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-17s16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-------------------------|
D|-17s16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-15-------15-15-17-17----|
A|-15s14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-15-------15-15-17-17----|
E|-------------------------|----------13-13-15-15----|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------5--------3--2-----|-------------------------|
E|-3--------3-----------3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|----17----17-17-17-17-17-|
D|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|----17----17-17-17-17-17-|
A|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|----15----15-15-15-15-15-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-17s16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-------------------------|
D|-17s16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-15----------------------|
A|-15s14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-15----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------5--------3--2-----|-------------------------|
E|-3--------3-----------3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|


The main guitar riff can be played with just single notes (as the
bass riff in the begining). If you do want to play with fifth's I
find it easiest to play the way I've written beneath.

Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------| _
G|----------------10-9-----|-------------------------|  |
D|-7--------7--7--10-9--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|  |
A|-7--------7--7--8--7--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|  |
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|  |
Bass(Palm muted)                                       |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|  |
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|  |
                                                        |
                                                        | x2
Guitar                                                 |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
G|----------------5--4-----|-------------------------|  |
D|-5-----5--------5--4--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|  |
A|-5-----5--5-----3--2--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|  |
E|-3--------3-----------3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|  |
Bass(Palm muted)                                       |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|


| A5 | C5 | G5 | F5 | x4


VERSE 1
=======

Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-let-ring----------------|-let-ring----------------| _
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-7-----------------------|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|  |
A|-7-----------------------|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|  |
E|-5-----------------------|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|  |
Bass                                                   |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-let-ring----------------|-let-ring----------------| _|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
E|-5-----------------------|-8-----------------------|  |
                                                        |
                                                        | x2
Guitar                                                 |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
G|----------------10-9-----|-------------------------|  |
D|-7--------7--7--10-9--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|  |
A|-7--------7--7--8--7--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|  |
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|  |
Bass(Palm muted)                                       |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-cancel-let-ring---------|-cancel-let-ring---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-10----------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-10----------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-8-----------------------|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------10-9-----|-------------------------|
D|-7--------7--7--10-9--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
A|-7--------7--7--8--7--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-cancel-let-ring---------|-cancel-let-ring---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-10----------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-10----------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-8-----------------------|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------10-9-----|-------------------------|
D|-7--------7--7--10-9--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
A|-7--------7--7--8--7--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|


A5             C5                    A5  C5
Morning always seems to stale to justify

A5               C5                   A5    C5
Lament blossoms, hours minutes of our lives

A5              C5                      A5   C5
Broken thoughts run throught your empty mind

    A5             C5               A5  C5
At least a beaten dog knows how to lie


CHORUS 1
========

Guitar
E|-------------------------|-let-ring----------------|
B|-let-ring----------------|-------------------------| _
G|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|  |
D|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|  |
A|-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|  |
E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|  |
Bass(Palm muted)                                       |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|  |
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|  |
                                                        |
                                                        | x4
Guitar                                                 |
E|-------------------------|-let-ring----let-ring----|  |
B|-let-ring----------------|-------------------------| _|
G|-------------------------|-5-----------4-----------|  |
D|-3-----------------------|-5-----------4-----------|  |
A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------2-----------|  |
E|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|  |
Bass(Palm muted)                                       |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|-------------------------|-3--0--3--3--2--0--2--2--|
E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------| _
G|----------------10-9-----|-------------------------|  |
D|-7--------7--7--10-9--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|  |
A|-7--------7--7--8--7--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|  |
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|  |
Bass(Palm muted)                                       |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|  |
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|  |
                                                        |
                                                        | x2
Guitar                                                 |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
B|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
G|----------------5--4-----|-------------------------|  |
D|-5-----5--------5--4--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|  |
A|-5-----5--5-----3--2--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|  |
E|-3--------3-----------3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|  |
Bass(Palm muted)                                       |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|


G5               D5
I fell like I'm missing

F5         C5    B5
Pieces of sleep

G5        D5
A memory fades to

F5          C5    B5
A pale landscape

G5             D5
You were an extinction,

F5        C5   B5
A desert heat

G5       D5
A blind illness

F5          C5, B5
Of my anxiety

| A5 | C5 | G5 | F5 | x2


VERSE 2
=======
same as verse 1

A5               C5                    A5
Endless hours in bed, no peace in this mind

A5               C5                   A5
No one knows the hell where innocence dies

A5            C5                   A5
Fragments crawling like cobwebs on stone

A5                    C5                   A5
Blows away the safety only a sleeping pill knows


CHORUS 2
========

Guitar
E|-------------------------|-let-ring----------------|
B|-let-ring----------------|-------------------------| _
G|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|  |
D|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|  |
A|-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|  |
E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|  |
Bass(Palm muted)                                       |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|  |
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|  |
                                                        |
                                                        | x4
Guitar                                                 |
E|-------------------------|-let-ring----let-ring----|  |
B|-let-ring----------------|-------------------------| _|
G|-------------------------|-5-----------4-----------|  |
D|-3-----------------------|-5-----------4-----------|  |
A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------2-----------|  |
E|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|  |
Bass(Palm muted)                                       |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|-------------------------|-3--0--3--3--2--0--2--2--|
E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-------------------------|


G5               D5
I fell like I'm missing

F5         C5    B5
Pieces of sleep

G5        D5
A memory fades to

F5          C5    B5
A pale landscape

G5             D5
You were an extinction,

F5        C5   B5
A desert heat

G5       D5
A blind illness

F5          C5, B5
Of my anxiety


INSTRUMENTAL
============

Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-0-----------0-----------| _
G|-------------------------|-------5-----------------|  |
D|-7-----7-----7-----------|-------------------------|  |
A|-7-----7-----7-----------|-------------------------|  |
E|-5-----5-----5-----------|-------------------------|  | x4
Bass                                                   |
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  |
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| _|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----5-----------|-5-----5--5-----5--5--5--|


Guitar
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-5-----------|-3-----------|-2-------2s3-|-2-----------| _
G|-5-----------|-3-----------|-2-------2s3-|-2-----------|  |
D|-5-----------|-3-----------|-2-------2s3-|-2-----------|  |
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|  |
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|  |
Bass                                                       |
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|  |
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| _|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|  |
E|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------------|  |
                                                            |
                                                            | x2
Guitar                                                     |
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|  |
B|-5-----------|-3-----------|-2-------2s3-|-2-----------| _|
G|-5-----------|-3-----------|-2-------2s3-|-2-----------|  |
D|-5-----------|-3-----------|-2-------2s3-|-2-----------|  |
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|  |
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|  |
Bass                                                       |
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|  |
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| _|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-8-----------|-6-----------|-5-----------|-------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------10-9-----|-------------------------|
D|-7--------7--7--10-9--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
A|-7--------7--7--8--7--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------5--4-----|-------------------------|
D|-5-----5--------5--4--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|
A|-5-----5--5-----3--2--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|
E|-3--------3-----------3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------10-9-----|-------------------------|
D|-7--------7--7--10-9--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
A|-7--------7--7--8--7--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------5--4-----|-------------------------|
D|-5-----5--------5--4--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|
A|-5-----5--5-----3--2--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|
E|-3--------3-----------3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-------------------------|------2------------------|
A|-------------------------|----0--------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-1-----------------------|


| A5 | A5 | x4

| Am | Gm | A  | A  | C  | Bb | A  | A  | x2

| A5 | C5 | G5 | F5 | x2


SOLO
====

Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-let-ring----------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-2-----------------------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-------------------------|------2------------------|
A|-------------------------|----0--------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-let-ring----------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-0-----------------------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-------------------------|------2------------------|
A|-------------------------|----0--------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Guitar
E|-let-ring----------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-0-----------------------|------2------------------|
A|-------------------------|----0--------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-let-ring----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|-2-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15----13----15b(16)r----13----15----13----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5-----------3-----------5-----5-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--bend--(17)----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|---------------0------4-b-(5)-r--------2---0-----|
D|-----------2-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-12----------13----------15----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------15b(16)r-13-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|---------------0------4-b-(5)-r--------2---0-----|
D|-----------2-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-15----------------------15----------------15-b--|
B|-15-bend-(17)-----------(17)-r-15----13----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-(17)--------------------------------------15----|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|---------------0------4-b-(5)-r--------2---0-----|
D|-----------2-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-17b(19)r-15-15b(17)r-12-12b(13)r----------------|
B|----------------------------------15-15b(16)r-13-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b(15)r-15-13----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5-----------3-----------5-----5-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-----2-----------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-2---2-2-----2-----------|------2------------------|
A|-0---0-0-----0-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0---0-0-----0-----------|-----------2b(5)r---0----|
E|-------------------------|------0-3-------------3--|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-5---5-5-----5-----------|------2------------------|
A|-5---5-5-----5-----------|-------------------------|
E|-3---3-3-----3-----------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------2b(5)r---0----|
E|-3---3-3-----3-----------|------0-3-------------3--|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3---3-3-----3-----------|-------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-----2-----------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-0---0-0-----0-----------|------2------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0---0-0-----0-----------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------2b(5)r---0----|
E|-------------------------|------0-3-------------3--|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-----2-----------|-12-slow-bend-(14)-------|
D|-2---2-2-----2-----------|-------------------------|
A|-0---0-0-----0-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0---0-0-----0-----------|------5-----3-----5--5---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-----2-----------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-2---2-2-----2-----------|------2------------------|
A|-0---0-0-----0-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0---0-0-----0-----------|-----------2b(5)r---0----|
E|-------------------------|------0-3-------------3--|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-5---5-5-----5-----------|------2------------------|
A|-5---5-5-----5-----------|-------------------------|
E|-3---3-3-----3-----------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------2b(5)r---0----|
E|-3---3-3-----3-----------|------0-3-------------3--|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3---3-3-----3-----------|-------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-----2-----------|--------0--4b(5)r---2-0--|
D|-0---0-0-----0-----------|------2------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0---0-0-----0-----------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------2b(5)r---0----|
E|-------------------------|------0-3-------------3--|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-4b(5)r--2-0-4b(5)r--2-0-|-4b(5)r--2-0-4b(5)r--2-0-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------7--7--------7--7--|-------7--7s10-----------|
A|-0--0--------0--0--------|-0--0--------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


| A5 | A5 | G5 | G5 | D5 | D5 | A5 | A5 | x4


CHORUS 3
========
same as chorus 2


G5               D5
I fell like I'm missing

F5         C5    B5
Pieces of sleep

G5        D5
A memory fades to

F5          C5    B5
A pale landscape

G5             D5
You were an extinction,

F5        C5   B5
A desert heat

G5       D5
A blind illness

F5          C5, B5
Of my anxiety


OUTRO
=====

Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------10-9-----|-------------------------|
D|-7--------7--7--10-9--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
A|-7--------7--7--8--7--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------8--7-----|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------5--4-----|-------------------------|
D|-5-----5--------5--4--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|
A|-5-----5--5-----3--2--5--|-3-----3-----3-s5--5-----|
E|-3--------3-----------3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|
Bass(Palm muted)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-1-----1---0-1-s3--3-----|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------10-9-----|-------------------------|
D|-7--------7--7--10-9--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
A|-7--------7--7--8--7--7--|-10----10----7-9--10-9-7-|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8-----8-----5-7--8--7-5-|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|


Guitar
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------5--4-----|-------------------------|
D|-5-----5--------5--4--5--|-3-----------------------|
A|-5-----5--5-----3--2--5--|-3-----------------------|
E|-3--------3-----------3--|-1-----------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------5--------3--2-----|-------------------------|
E|-3--------3-----------3--|-1-----------------------|


| A5 | C5 | G5 | F5 | x2

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture metalis4ever Average	#1 by metalis4ever at Dec 8, 1989 at 8:56 AM EST
	This is possibly my favourite of all the Manics songs, although I feel The Holy Bible is the best all-round album. Looking at the imagery it links together sorrow, anxiety and insomnia in a vicious circle. When someone worries about something, they can't sleep, their mind loses focus, they worry more and so on. Sleep deprivation makes it hard to remember things ("a memory fades to a pale landscape"), relationships with other people are relegated to almost subliminal status ("You are an extinction, a desert heat" - both things that are technically there but have no physical substance, just an effect), the brain loses the ability to function properly ("Broken thoughts run through your empty mind"). After a major incident such as bereavement, separation or anxiety disorder there's the impact on life and especially sleep... when "innocence dies" it's not just a clean cut thing, it has major repercussions. And after some time of not sleeping it compounds the problems (lament blossoming) and makes the recipient feel even more wretched... a dog may be beaten and abused but at least it can have the luxury of sleep. Cobwebs on stone are the aftermath of old spiderwebs, serving no function but still there as a reminder, like the fragments of memory and anxiety that still remain in your mind and cause problems, so much so that even sleeping pills have no effect. It's a great song, has a lot of personal relevance to me (having suffering from chronic insomnia for about thirteen years) and has fantastic imagery.

No Picture jim Professional	#2 by jim d.f at Jul 2, 1990 at 11:29 AM EST
	Wow, four years and only two comments (and the second's a duplication). No 'this song rawks!' comments, or something of that ilk? Mind you, Manics fans ARE generally more discerning. Anyway, as to the song itself: well, the recurring Manic theme of sleep crops up again, and as I think about it I see an odd connection between this and 'I Live To Fall Asleep'. Seems to basically amount to 'being asleep is better than being awake,' although I daresay it's slightly more nuanced than that. The restlessness, the despair of consciousness or something. Anyway, I do love this song, even if JDB can't stand it (he's not a fan of 'Revol,' either - what's that about?!).

No Picture Master Shaïtan Wanna Be	#3 by Master Shaïtan at May 5, 1993 at 1:43 AM EST
	Hell, I'm going to post another comment. Seriously, four comments for this song (technically, although it basically amounts to two comments), when Green Day attracts hundreds of comments (check the 'American Idiot' page if you don't believe me - never have I seen so many catty, childish comments). Forget the illegal war in Iraq, forget the oppression of the East Timorese, forget the poisoning of Russian dissidents - THAT'S what makes me lose faith in humanity!