Band: Manic Street Preachers Album: Know Your Enemy Song: So Why So Sad? Year: 2001 Versions: 4 =========================================================================== =========================================================================== =========================================================================== with capo on 2nd fret Chords: A (542255) Bm (x24432) C#m (x46654) D (x54232) E (xx2454) F(244222) F(244322) G (355433) Cm (x35543) Verse 1: A Bm Things get clear when I feel free C#m7 D But what happens next comes easily E F#m What gentle hands you brought to me A G A When your eyes feel weak and tired it truly hits Verse 2: When I missed you you were my life When I missed you you were my life So at ease in the midnight sky So at ease in the midnight sky My insides will look like wire My insides will look like wire Paralysed as if to prove my thoughts Chorus: F#m So why so sad C#m You live and you love F#m So why so sad C#m Cm You've given all the love Bm E Searching for the dead sea scrolls G F# So why, so why so sad Verse 3: My smile as real as a hyena's My smile as real as a hyena's Burns an express-way to my skull Burns an express-way to my skull Well I will stick myself together again My spirit, soul and body know I can't pretend Chorus: So why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love Searching for the dead sea scrolls So why, so why so sad Weird Solo Chorus: so why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love Searching for the dead sea scrolls So why, so why so sad So why, so why so sad So why, so why so sad transcribed by Jose Javier Rodriguez (noelg71@hotmail.com) =========================================================================== =========================================================================== =========================================================================== *****CAPO 2***** G Am Things get clear when I feel free Bm C But what happens next comes easily D Em What gentle hands you brought to me G Bb G When your eyes feel weak and tired it truly hits G Am When I missed you you were my life When I missed you you were my life Bm C So at ease in the midnight sky So at ease in the midnight sky D Em My insides will look like wire My insides will look like wire G Bb Paralysed as if to prove my thoughts Em So why so sad Bm You live and you love Em So why so sad Bm You've given all the love Am D Searching for the dead sea scrolls F E So why, so why so sad My smile as real as a hyena's My smile as real as a hyena's Burns an express-way to my skull Burns an express-way to my skull Well I will stick myself together again My spirit, soul and body know I can't pretend So why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love Searching for the dead sea scrolls So why, so why so sad So why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love Searching for the dead sea scrolls So why, so why so sad So why, so why so sad So why, so why so sad comments: adamwest@onetel.net.uk =========================================================================== =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Transcribed by Henrik Middelthon, henmidd@hotmail.com Chords for verse: BCDEFGBCBb Chords for chorus: GDGDCFCCm Intro: Bb e||---------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------| B||------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----| G||-----------------------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------------------| A||---1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------------| E||-----------------------------------------------------| All the verses goes like this: Bb e||---------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------| B||------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----| G||-----------------------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------------------| A||---1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------------| E||-----------------------------------------------------| Things get clear when I feel CDm e||---------3----| e||---------5-----| B||------4-----4-| B||------6-----6--| G||--------------| G||---------------| D||--------------| x4 D||---------------| x4 A||---3----------| A||---5-----------| E||--------------| E||---------------| Free But what happens next comes EF e||---------6-----| e||---------8-----| B||------8-----8--| B||------10---10--| G||---------------| G||---------------| D||---------------| x4 D||---------------| x4 A||---6-----------| A||---8-----------| E||---------------| E||---------------| easily What gentle hands you brought to Gm e||---------10----| B||------11----11-| G||---------------| D||---------------| x4 A||--10-----------| E||---------------| me BC# e||---------1-----| e||---------4-----| B||------3-----3--| B||------6-----6--| G||---------------| G||---------------| D||---------------| x2 D||---------------| x2 A||---1-----------| A||---4-----------| E||---------------| E||---------------| When your eyes feel weak and tired it truly Bb e||---------1-----| B||------3-----3--| G||---------------| D||---------------| x4 A||---1-----------| E||---------------| hits All the choruses: GDm e||---------10----| e||---------5-----| | B||------11----11-| B||------6-----6--| | G||---------------| G||---------------| | D||---------------| x4 D||---------------| x4 | x2 A||---10----------| A||---5-----------| | E||---------------| E||---------------| | So why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love CF e||---------3-----| e||---------8-----| B||------4-----4--| B||------10---10--| G||---------------| G||---------------| D||---------------| x4 D||---------------| x4 A||---3-----------| A||---8-----------| E||---------------| E||---------------| Searching for the dead sea scrolls CCm e||---------4-----| e||---------3-----| | B||------6-----6--| B||------4-----4--| | G||---------------| G||---------------| | D||---------------| x4 D||---------------| x4 | x2 A||---4-----------| A||---3-----------| | E||---------------| E||---------------| | So why, so why so sad I haven?t tabbed the break, cause it?s not played with a guitar. Anyway, if you want to play it, you just have to mess around with the chords in the verse and chorus. Good luck! Things get clear when I feel free But what happens next comes easily What gentle hands you brought to me When your eyes feel weak and tired it truly hits When I missed you you were my life When I missed you you were my life So at ease in the midnight sky So at ease in the midnight sky My insides will look like wire My insides will look like wire Paralysed as if to prove my thoughts So why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love Searching for the dead sea scrolls So why, so why so sad My smile as real as a hyena's My smile as real as a hyena's Burns an express-way to my skull Burns an express-way to my skull Well I will stick myself together again My spirit, soul and body know I can't pretend So why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love Searching for the dead sea scrolls So why, so why so sad So why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love Searching for the dead sea scrolls So why, so why so sad So why, so why so sad So why, so why so sad =========================================================================== =========================================================================== =========================================================================== (note: I know that my transcription is sux! :-) If someone have more good transcription, please post this or mail me! ;-) ) Chords in verse: FBCFACEDm/F -2----2----4----2----5----4----0----0- -2----3----5----2----5----5----0----3- -2----4----4----2----6----6----1----2- -4----4----6----2----7----6----2----0- -4----2----4----4----7----4----2----0- -2----2----4----2----5----4----0----2- Chords in chorus: ACGFFEDAm -5----4----3----2----1----0----1----0- -5----5----3----2----1----0----3----1- -5----4----4----2----2----1----2----2- -5----6----5----2----3----2----0----2- -7----4----5----4----3----2----0----0- -5----4----3----2----1----0----0----0- Verse 1: ======= F#m Bm Things get clear when I feel free C#m7 F#m7 But what happens next comes easily A C#m What gentle hands you brought to me E Dm/F When your eyes feel weak and tired it truly hits Verse 2: ======= When I missed you you were my life When I missed you you were my life So at ease in the midnight sky So at ease in the midnight sky My insides will look like wire My insides will look like wire Paralysed as if to prove my thoughts Chorus: ====== Am7 So why so sad C#m7 You live and you love G So why so sad F#m7 You've given all the love F E Searching for the dead sea scrolls Dm Am So why, so why so sad Verse 3: ======= My smile as real as a hyena's My smile as real as a hyena's Burns an express-way to my skull Burns an express-way to my skull Well I will stick myself together again My spirit, soul and body know I can't pretend Chorus: ====== So why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love Searching for the dead sea scrolls So why, so why so sad Chorus: ====== So why so sad You live and you love So why so sad You've given all the love Searching for the dead sea scrolls So why, so why so sad So why, so why so sad So why, so why so sad transcribed by Alexander Prasoloff (aka Alex FlyN'T or Teplohead) - 23, January 2001 (mail to: alexflynt@mail.ru or teplohead@jamesbradfield.zzn.com)