SONG NAME Are Mothers Saints - Band Name Manic Street Preachers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- have not seen this tabbed anywhere thought id try it Tabbed by: ALSIBOP Email: alan@wylie3405.freeserve.co.uk Tuning: standard D A e|-------------------------------------5--------------------------------------| B|-7-----------------------------------5--------------------------------------| G|-7-----------------------------------6----6H7P6-----------------------------| D|-7-----------------------------------7---------7----------------------------| A|-5--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| If piss is yellow then life must be grey How come they smile when we throw it away And if it is a co lour then it must be sin And you want to apologise but keep it in
C#M BM C#M BM E e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Why wor ship a god when a mother is a saint Why worship stone D C#M BM A G e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| They give life and take it back Spit you out but understand D A e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| And when their arms are dead how do they sigh As gentle as the winter that fades by And some kind of angel appears in her eyes Or is it just the de vil screaming inside C#M BM E e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Why give into useless devotion Truth and beauty, love and hate, mother and God D C#M BM A G e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| They give life and take it back Spit you out but understand Stay silent when you want to shout Give, give when we piss 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