Soul Contamination tab by Manic Street Preachers
Guitar Tab
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: E
Difficulty: Novice
Standard Tuning
Intro:
Guitar One:
B5 A5 G5
pm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2----------------0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Guitar Two:
e|------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3---|
B|------------------------------------------------3-------3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
G|------------------------------------------3h4h5---5-3-5-5b7---7r5-5-5b7---7-|
D|-------------------------------------0h3h5----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Guitar one:
E5 D5 B5 A5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Everyone is staring with the glaze of obsession
G5 E5 A5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
Interlocking cartels bypassing the bone
E5 D5 B5 A5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
The empty statement of art school dissension
G5 E5 A5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
Institutionalised expression of mass control
Guitar Two:
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Guitar one:
A5 E5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
And when America fills in the hole
G5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
Your pile of misery where centuries be
A5 E5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
And he does win a holiday after a poll
G5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
One per cent interest stand up with glee
B5 A5 G5
pm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2----------------0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Guitar Two:
A E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B A G
e|-----3---------3---------3---------3---------3-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3-----------|
G|-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Guitar one:
E5 D5 B5 A5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Soul contamination spreads the germs of finance
G5 E5 A5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
Making weak minds think this is what they want
E5 D5 B5 A5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Power facts are brutally sold to worn darkened skin
G5 E5 A5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
Arise the new scum arise to the sound of a drum
Guitar Two:
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Guitar one:
A5 E5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
With your desk degrees in civil engineering
G5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
Theyre drawing up plans for a future for themselves
A5 E5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
And sweet daddy buys up a university
G5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
On a mission tied next to suits
B5 A5 G5
pm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2----------------0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Guitar Two:
A E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B A G
e|------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3---|
B|------------------------------------------------3-------3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
G|------------------------------------------3h4h5---5-3-5-5b7---7r5-5-5b7---7-|
D|-------------------------------------0h3h5----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
Guitar One:
F#5 A5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
Soul contamination die because you crossed by fire
F#5 A5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
Soul contamination poverty expressed in your heart
F#5 A5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
Soul contamination arise surrender burn
F#5 A5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Soul contamination do you rise
A G#5 F#5 E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--6--4--2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--6--4--2---------------------------------------------------|
E|-5--4--2--0---------------------------------------------------|
up
Guitar Two:
e|----19-16---------19-16---------19-16---------19-16-----------|
B|----------17------------17------------17------------17--------|
G|-------------16------------16------------16-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Soul contamination die because you crossed by fire
e|----19-16---------19-16---------19-16---------19-16-----------|
B|----------17------------17------------17------------17--------|
G|-------------16------------16------------16-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Soul contamination poverty expressed in your heart
e|----19-16---------19-16---------19-16---------19-16-----------|
B|----------17------------17------------17------------17--------|
G|-------------16------------16------------16-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Soul contamination arise surrender burn
Pm
e|----19-16----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------17----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G|----------------16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Soul contamination do you rise
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17----------------------------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
up
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