If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Chords by Manic Street Preachers

Tempo:
95.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next chords
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[Am] [Em]
[F] [C] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[F] [C]
[Am] The future teaches [Em] you to be alone [F] The present you be afraid [C] and cold
[F] So if I can't shoot rabbits [C] Then I can't shoot
[G] fascists
[Am] Bullets [Em] fly away today [F] But we'll forget it all [C] again
[F] Monuments put from fancy paper [C] Turns me into a [G] godless one-liner
And [Dm] if you tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
And [Dm] if you tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
Will be next, will be next, will be next
[Am] [Em]
[F] [C]
[Am] Gravity [Em] keeps my head down
[F] Or is it maybe [C] shame
At [F] being so young [C] and being [G] so vain
[Am] Holds in [Em] your head today [F] But I'm a [C] pacifist
[F] I've watched lyra blow [C] us by now With real [G] intent
And [Dm] if you tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
And [Dm] if you tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
Will be next, will be next, will be next
[F] Will [C] be next, will be [G] next
The
[Dm] [Am] [C]
[G]
[F] streets [C] are my
[G] place [C] [G]
[D] Where newspaper [Am] cardings of its glory [G] days
And [F] if you tolerate this [C] Then your children will be [G] next
And [C] [G]
if you [D] tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
Will be next, will be next, will be next
[F] [C]
[G] [A] [C] [G]
[Dm] [Am]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G] [A] [C] [G]
[Dm] [Am]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G] [A] [C] [G]
[Dm] [Am]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To learn Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, G, F, Am, G, Dm, C, Am, Em and F of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 47 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 96 BPM. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] The future teaches [Em] you to be alone [F] The present you be afraid [C] and cold _
[F] So if I can't shoot rabbits [C] Then I can't shoot _
[G] fascists _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ Bullets [Em] fly away today [F] But we'll forget it all [C] again _
[F] Monuments put from fancy paper [C] Turns me into a [G] godless one-liner
_ _ And [Dm] if you tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
And _ _ _ _ [Dm] if you tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
Will be next, will be next, will be next
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ Gravity [Em] keeps my head down _
[F] Or is it maybe [C] shame
At [F] being so young [C] and being [G] so vain _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ Holds in [Em] your head today _ [F] But I'm a _ [C] pacifist _
[F] I've watched lyra blow [C] us by now With real [G] intent
And _ _ _ [Dm] if you tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
_ _ _ _ And [Dm] if you tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
Will be next, will be next, will be next _
[F] _ Will _ [C] be next, will be [G] next
The _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ streets [C] are my _ _
[G] place _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[D] Where newspaper _ [Am] cardings of its glory [G] _ days
And _ _ _ [F] if you tolerate this [C] Then your children will be [G] next
And _ [C] _ _ [G] _
if you [D] tolerate this [Am] Then your children will be [G] next
Will be next, will be next, will be next
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was written by Sean Moore, Nicholas Jones and James Dean Bradfield.

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