Black Square chords by Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers
"Black Square" from Futorology album


Intro: (F C) 2X


Verse 1:
F                  C
Let us overcome our endless progress “Art is never modern for art is eternal”
F                         C                        F
When every single day you’re haunted by perfection Paintings are never finished but merely abandoned


Chorus 1:
Dm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
Am
Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always
Dm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
Am                     F C
Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always

Verse 2:
F                           C
Let us wipe the slate clean let us dig our own graves Let us choose our own wars and make our own mistakes
F                       C                     F
“Free yourselves from the tyranny of objects” Purged of all colour the purest abstraction


Chorus 2:
Dm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
Am
Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always
Dm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
Am                    (F C) 2x
Endless endorsements Slowly passing always

D (quick bass notes progression: D A E F G A C B A G F E) 5X
(the bridge is based on a scale notes progress using D 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:
Dm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
Am
Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always
Dm
Resources – divorces, With unknown forces
Am
Endless endorsements Slowly passing always

Dm Am 2X