Chords with lyrics
Manic Street Preachers
"Black Square" from Futorology album
Intro: (FF C majorC) 2X
Verse 1:
FF C majorC
Let us overcome our endless progress “Art is never modern for art is eternal”
FF C majorC FF
When every single day you’re haunted by perfection Paintings are never finished but merely abandoned
Chorus 1:
DmDm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
A minorAm
Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always
DmDm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
A minorAm FF C majorC
Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always
Verse 2:
FF C majorC
Let us wipe the slate clean let us dig our own graves Let us choose our own wars and make our own mistakes
FF C majorC FF
“Free yourselves from the tyranny of objects” Purged of all colour the purest abstraction
Chorus 2:
DmDm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
A minorAm
Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always
DmDm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
A minorAm (FF C majorC) 2x
Endless endorsements Slowly passing always
D MajorD (quick bass notes progression: D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE FF G+G A augmentedA C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G FF E MajorE) 5X
(the bridge is based on a scale notes progress using D MajorD chord at the start, progression can be plqaed using
only the bass note instead of doing the arpeggio like in the original recording)
Final Chorus:
DmDm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
A minorAm
Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always
DmDm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
A minorAm
Endless endorsements Slowly passing always
DmDm A minorAm 2X