Prologue to History - The Manic Street Preachers (Audio Only) Chords
Tempo:
117.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
Eb
G
Gb
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[G]
[D]
[Gb]
[G]
[D] [Gb]
[Bm] Are we talking [G]
back [D] time?
You will pick up your William [Gb] Ryder
He's now a cowboy
[G] He's gone, and no kid's stopped time
[D] I'm so hot, [Gb] I'm insane
[G] We [D] are growing, we can't take [G] it back
I'm on a [D] beat, over that, and [B] getting high
Next to the world's greatest [Bm] politician
[E] Now standing up for who [Em] was out on the [A] sun
I don't wanna be
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
[Eb] Broke like a hickory
[Bm]
[G] Actin'
Actin'
Actin' Jackin'
[D] Actin'
Weepin'
Weepin'
Sending business in that shot
[Gb]
Check out the Texas
That's what I'm trying
[G]
Call my friends, I'm all right
[D]
So I'm grateful
[Gb] [G]
We [D] are growing, we can't take it [G] back
I'm on [D] a beat, over [A] that, and getting [B] high
Next to the world's [Bm] greatest politician
[Em] Now standing up for who was out on the sun
[A] I don't wanna be
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
[Eb] Broke like a hickory
[Bm]
Remember African kids in the [G] Highlands
No one says a thing in the middle of England
[D] I'm proof, proof, it still tastes so nice
[Gb] But if you look at me, you'd better look twice
[G] I'm talking rubbish, to cover up the cracks
[D] I'm an empty vessel, [Gb] who can make time [G] stop
Say [D] a poet who can play [G] guitar
I'm more [D] than a Spanish man outside
[B] Next to the world's greatest [Em] politician
Now standing up for who was out on the sun
[A] I don't wanna be
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
[Eb] I'm an empty [D]
vessel, [Eb] who can [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
make time stop
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] Say a poet who can play guitar
[D] [Eb] [D]
[G]
[D]
[Gb]
[G]
[D] [Gb]
[Bm] Are we talking [G]
back [D] time?
You will pick up your William [Gb] Ryder
He's now a cowboy
[G] He's gone, and no kid's stopped time
[D] I'm so hot, [Gb] I'm insane
[G] We [D] are growing, we can't take [G] it back
I'm on a [D] beat, over that, and [B] getting high
Next to the world's greatest [Bm] politician
[E] Now standing up for who [Em] was out on the [A] sun
I don't wanna be
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
[Eb] Broke like a hickory
[Bm]
[G] Actin'
Actin'
Actin' Jackin'
[D] Actin'
Weepin'
Weepin'
Sending business in that shot
[Gb]
Check out the Texas
That's what I'm trying
[G]
Call my friends, I'm all right
[D]
So I'm grateful
[Gb] [G]
We [D] are growing, we can't take it [G] back
I'm on [D] a beat, over [A] that, and getting [B] high
Next to the world's [Bm] greatest politician
[Em] Now standing up for who was out on the sun
[A] I don't wanna be
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
[Eb] Broke like a hickory
[Bm]
Remember African kids in the [G] Highlands
No one says a thing in the middle of England
[D] I'm proof, proof, it still tastes so nice
[Gb] But if you look at me, you'd better look twice
[G] I'm talking rubbish, to cover up the cracks
[D] I'm an empty vessel, [Gb] who can make time [G] stop
Say [D] a poet who can play [G] guitar
I'm more [D] than a Spanish man outside
[B] Next to the world's greatest [Em] politician
Now standing up for who was out on the sun
[A] I don't wanna be
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
[Eb] I'm an empty [D]
vessel, [Eb] who can [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
make time stop
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] Say a poet who can play guitar
[D] [Eb] [D]
Key:
D
Eb
G
Gb
Bm
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Eb
G
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Are we talking _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
back _ [D] time?
You will pick up your William _ [Gb] Ryder _ _ _
He's now a cowboy
[G] _ He's gone, and no kid's stopped time
[D] I'm so hot, [Gb] I'm insane
[G] _ We [D] are growing, we can't take [G] it back
I'm on a [D] beat, over that, and [B] getting high
Next to the world's greatest [Bm] politician
[E] _ Now standing up for who [Em] was out on the [A] sun
I don't wanna be
_ [Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
_ _ _ [Eb] Broke like a hickory _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Actin' _
Actin'
_ Actin' Jackin'
[D] Actin'
Weepin'
Weepin'
Sending business in that shot
[Gb]
Check out the Texas
_ _ That's what I'm trying
[G] _
Call my friends, I'm all right
_ [D]
So I'm grateful
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ We [D] are growing, we can't take it [G] back
I'm on [D] a beat, over [A] that, and getting [B] high
Next to the world's [Bm] greatest politician _
[Em] Now standing up for who was out on the sun
[A] _ I don't wanna _ be
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory _ _ _
[Eb] Broke like a hickory _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Remember African kids in the _ [G] Highlands
No one says a thing in the middle of England
[D] _ I'm proof, proof, it still tastes so nice
[Gb] But if you look at me, you'd better look twice
[G] I'm talking rubbish, to cover up the cracks
[D] I'm an empty vessel, [Gb] who can make time [G] stop
_ Say [D] a poet who can play [G] guitar
I'm more [D] than a Spanish man outside
[B] Next to the world's greatest _ [Em] politician
Now standing up for who was out on the sun
[A] _ I _ don't wanna be
_ [Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory _ _
_ _ [Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ I'm an empty [D] _ _
vessel, _ [Eb] _ who can [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
make time stop
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Say a poet who can play guitar
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Are we talking _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
back _ [D] time?
You will pick up your William _ [Gb] Ryder _ _ _
He's now a cowboy
[G] _ He's gone, and no kid's stopped time
[D] I'm so hot, [Gb] I'm insane
[G] _ We [D] are growing, we can't take [G] it back
I'm on a [D] beat, over that, and [B] getting high
Next to the world's greatest [Bm] politician
[E] _ Now standing up for who [Em] was out on the [A] sun
I don't wanna be
_ [Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory
_ _ _ [Eb] Broke like a hickory _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Actin' _
Actin'
_ Actin' Jackin'
[D] Actin'
Weepin'
Weepin'
Sending business in that shot
[Gb]
Check out the Texas
_ _ That's what I'm trying
[G] _
Call my friends, I'm all right
_ [D]
So I'm grateful
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ We [D] are growing, we can't take it [G] back
I'm on [D] a beat, over [A] that, and getting [B] high
Next to the world's [Bm] greatest politician _
[Em] Now standing up for who was out on the sun
[A] _ I don't wanna _ be
[Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory _ _ _
[Eb] Broke like a hickory _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Remember African kids in the _ [G] Highlands
No one says a thing in the middle of England
[D] _ I'm proof, proof, it still tastes so nice
[Gb] But if you look at me, you'd better look twice
[G] I'm talking rubbish, to cover up the cracks
[D] I'm an empty vessel, [Gb] who can make time [G] stop
_ Say [D] a poet who can play [G] guitar
I'm more [D] than a Spanish man outside
[B] Next to the world's greatest _ [Em] politician
Now standing up for who was out on the sun
[A] _ I _ don't wanna be
_ [Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory _ _
_ _ [Eb] Broke like a [D] hickory _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ I'm an empty [D] _ _
vessel, _ [Eb] _ who can [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
make time stop
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Say a poet who can play guitar
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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