Anthem For A Lost Cause chords by Manic Street Preachers

Submitted by: ManicFan!

Wonderful wistful song from the Manics' 2013 Rewind album.

Lots of beautiful rolls on and off sus chords / minor chords,
which I've hopefully illustrated below.


Standard tuning
Capo 4


Chords
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Am   x02210
Am/F#  2x021x
G    320003
Gsus4  320010
Esus  022200
Em   022000
Dsus4  xx0233
D/A   x00232
Bm   x24432
C9   x32030
C    x32010

Intro
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Am Am/F# G Em
Am Am/F# Gsus4 G Gsus4 G


Verse 1
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    Am               Am/F#
It's a cold and lonely message at the end of a song
   G                Em
It in-vaded hearts and minds but they couldn't get along
    Am             Am/F#
It can ask you to remember it can ask you for a dance
   G             Em
So it seems that every song now is just one last chance


Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

Chorus 1
========

Gsus4 G     Esus  Em
Take this it's your - s

  Asus4 Am      Dsus4 D/A  Bm
An anth -em for a lost cau  -se now ashes bone and splinter

     Em             C9     C  C9  C
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites


Am Am/F# G Em


Verse 2
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   Am              Am/F#
Oh re-demption love and departure I think your work is done
G             Em
Paris St. Petersburg don't need a tower of song
  Am               Am/F#
Es-cape's not worth the capture so walk that lonesome road
  G           Em
No joy or earthly rapture nothing to take the load


Gsus4  G Gsus4 G


Chorus 2
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Gsus4 G     Esus  Em
Take  this it's your - s

  Asus4 Am      Dsus4 D/A  Bm
An anth -em for a lost cau  -se now ashes bone and splinter

     Em             C9     C  C9  C
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites


Chorus 3
========

Gsus4 G     Esus  Em
Take  this it's your - s

  Asus4 Am      Dsus4 D/A  Bm
An anth -em for a lost cau  -se now ashes bone and splinter

     Em             C9     C  C9  C
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites


INST
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Am Am/F# G Em
Am Am/F# Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

Gsus4 G  Esus  Em
      your - s

Asus4 Am  Dsus4 D/A  Bm
      cau  -se

Em  C9  C  C9  C


Chorus 4 / close
================

Gsus4 G     Esus  Em
Take  this it's your - s

  Asus4 Am      Dsus4 D/A  Bm
An anth -em for a lost cau  -se now ashes bone and splinter

     Em             C9     C  C9  C  G
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites


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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
November 2013

watfordkev@gmail.com