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Theme From Mash Suicide Is Painless by Manic Street Preachers

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Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless)// Manic Street Preachers

Fantastic cover, I absolutely love playing this song. Since there wasn't a (correct/complete)
version online already, here is the chords + riffs for how I play it.

It sounds great using open chords on a acoustic / clean or with power chords distorted.

Bridge riff:
 Chord diagramA minorAm
e|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------5-4---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------7-5-7-5--7-5-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----7-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-5---------------------|

Fill 1:
 Chord diagramA minorAm
e|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------5-7-9--5h7p5~|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----3-5-7--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-5--------------------|

Intro riff:
 Chord diagramA minorAm
e|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------5-4--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------7--------------5-7-5-7-5-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----7--------------7-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-5------------3-5-------------|

...Intro...
Intro riff (X4)

...Verse 1...
    Chord diagramDmDm         Chord diagramG+G
Through early morning fog I see
Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramA minorAm
Visions of the things to be
  Chord diagramDmDm             Chord diagramG+G
The pains that are withheld for me
 Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm
I realise that I can see

...Chorus...
   Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramG+G
That suicide is painless
 Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm
It brings so many changes
  Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm
And I can take or leave them if I please

...Verse 2...
   Chord diagramDmDm           Chord diagramG+G
The game of life is hard to play
  Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramA minorAm
I'm gonna lose it anyway
  Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramG+G
The losing card of some delay
  Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramA minorAm
So this is all I have to say

...Chorus...
   Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramG+G
That suicide is painless
 Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm
It brings so many changes
  Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm
And I can take or leave them if I please

...Fill 1...

...Verse 3...
  Chord diagramDmDm              Chord diagramG+G
The sword of time will pierce our skin
      Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramA minorAm
It doesn't hurt when it begins
  Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramG+G
But as it works its way on in
  Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm
The pain grows stronger watch I bring

...Chorus...
   Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramG+G
That suicide is painless
 Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm
It brings so many changes
  Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm
And I can take or leave them if I please

...Verse 4...
 Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramA augmentedA brave man once requested me
  Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramA minorAm
To answer questions that are key
  Chord diagramDmDm     Chord diagramG+G
Is it to be or not to be
   Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA minorAm
And I replied oh why ask me

...Chorus...
   Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramG+G
That suicide is painless
 Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm
It brings so many changes
   Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramG+G
And I can take or leave them if I...

...Bridge...
Bridge riff (X8)

....Chorus...
   Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramG+G
That suicide is painless
 Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm
It brings so many changes
  Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm
And I can take or leave them if I please
   Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramG+G
That suicide is painless
 Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm
It brings so many changes
  Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramA minorAm
And you can do the same thing if you please

...Coda...

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