Motorcycle Emptiness

Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 16:34:22 -0500 (EST) From: C0rdr0y@aol.com To: guitar@olga.net, history38@geocites.com Subject: tab:motorcycle emptiness by the manic street preachers MotorCycle Emptiness-Manic Street Preachers I have made this tab from several others. It may be out on some parts but it should all fit in somewhere. Thanks to Cormac ward for the outro+solo. Chords:- E-022100(or x7999x) B-799877(but idealy you should play B/D#-the bass player playing the D#(fret 6 A string) or you could play x7666x, it sounds better with a bass player) C#m-x46644 A-x02220(or 577655) C-x32010(or x3555x or 8(10)(10)988 D-xx232 (or x5777) G-3x0033 (or 355433) RIFFS:- Riff 1 E b g d -9b11r9----7-9----7-9---9b11r9----7-9--7-9---9b11r9---11 A E Riff 2 E b g-13b14r13--11-13-11-13------13b14r13--11-13-11-13----13b14r13---14 D A E Riff 3 E b--12b14r12---10-12-10-12---12b14r12---10-12-10-12-----12b14r12-----14 g D A E Riff 4 E b g D-7-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-13-13-13 A E Riff 5 E b g d-------7------9-------11--------13 A E INTRO:- (E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 1, Riff 4 (E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 2, Riff 4 VERSE1:- E B/D# Culture sucks down words C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4 Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles E B/D# Organise your safe Tribal War C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5 Hurt main kill and enslave the ghetto BRIDGE: C#m E Each day living out a lie b A(for 4 bars) Life sold so cheaply forever, ever, ever CHORUS: E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness VERSE 2: (E B/D# C#m A)under riff1, riff 4 E B/D# Life lives a slow suicide C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4 Orthodox dreams and Symbolic myths E B/D# >From fuedal serf to spender C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5 This wonderful world of purchase power BRIDGE: C#m E Just like lungs sucking on air b A(for 4 bars) Survivals natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow CHORUS: E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness MIDDLE 8: A, b, A, b, C, D, C, D A b A b All we want from you are the kicks you've given us C D C D All we want from you are the kicks you've given us A b A b All we want from you are the kicks you've given us C D C D(1 strum) All we want from you are the kicks you've given us CHORUS: CHORUS: E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness SOLO: (E g A E E g A E(one strum))under:(this may not b accurate) E b--12--13-12-----------------------12---13--17--15--14--15--14 g--------------------13-----------13-------------------------- d-----------------------------14------------------------------ A E E b-12-----------------------------------------12--13---12--------------- g--------14--16--14--11--13---16---------------------13--------13------ d---------------------------------------------------------------------14 A E E b----------12----------17--15-15--15-15-15---15------------------------- g D A E VERSE 3: E B/D# Drive away and its the same C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 4 Everywheres death row, everyones a victim E B/D# Your joys are counterfeit C#m A This happiness corrupt political shit BRIDGE: C#m E Living life like a comatose b A(for 4 bars) Ego loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow CHORUS: E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness E B/D# C#m A Under neon loneliness, Everlasting loveliness OUTRO: (E B/D# C#m A)*4 under something like E b-----12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8-- g D A E E b--12-/-14-\-12----10-12-10-12---12-/14-\12-----5-5-5-5-5--7-9-7-5 g D A E E b-9-9-9-9-9--11-13-11-9---11-/-13-\-11--9-11--9--11-----11-/13-\-11-----13 g D A E repeat solo and improvise as neccesary. all guitars end on E(one strum) any comments/queries/corrections/anything e-mail me at c0rdr0y@aol.com(note the 0's in c0rdr0y are zero's) John Morris