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The Girl Who Wanted To Be God tab by Manic Street Preachers

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chords:
C-x3555x
Cmaj7-x3545x
Ebmaj7-xxx333
Dm-xxx765
D5-xx023x
G-3x0003

Gmaj7-3x0002
G7-3x0001
C(2)-x32010
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Dsus4-xx0233
D-xx0232

Asus4-x02230
A-x02220


Intro:

   C                               Cmaj7
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


   EbMaj7                           Dm
e|-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
B|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


   C                               Cmaj7
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


   EbMaj7                           D5
e|-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-1----------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
G|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
D|-------------------------------|-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|


   G                            GMaj7
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-12---------------12b14r12--|-11----------------11b12r11-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

   G7                           C(2)
e|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--10---------------10\7-----|-7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   G                            Gmaj7
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-12----------------12b14r12-|-11\7--------------11b12r11-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

   G7                           C(2)
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-10\7---------------7b8r7---|--5-----------------5\0-----|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Verse:

   C                               Cmaj7
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   There          are_______       no_______  sun___sets    just


   EbMaj7                           Dm
e|-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
B|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Si_____________________________lence


   C                               Cmaj7
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   You     could      see_____ that she was      true_____ and


   EbMaj7                           Dm
e|-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
B|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Fait___________________________hless                         but


  C                               Cmaj7
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   See_______  through     the       future________     and   for_


   EbMaj7                           Dm
e|-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
B|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Get all   the   lies_______________


   C                               Cmaj7
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   Black out the words_____        for the blind____ have


   EbMaj7                           D5
e|-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-1----------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
G|-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
D|-------------------------------|-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
   Eyes_____________________________


Chorus:

 G                            GMaj7
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-12---------------12b14r12--|-11----------------11b12r11-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   I am____________        the  girl  that    want____ed  to

   G7                           C(2)
e|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--10---------------10\7-----|-7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   Be________ god___________

   G                            Gmaj7
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-12----------------12b14r12-|-11\7--------------11b12r11-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   I am ___________        the   girl that      want__ed to

   G7                           C(2)
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-10\7---------------7b8r7---|--5-----------------5\0-----|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   Be______ god_______________



Bridge/Solo:

   Asus4                        A
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--3----3------------3-------|--2---2-----2-2-----2----2--|
G|--2----2------------2-------|--2---2-----2-2-----2----2--|
D|--2----2------------2-------|--2---2-----2-2-----2----2--|
A|--0----0------------0-------|--0---0-----0-0-----0----0--|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   Hold me____________   she    Said_________________


   Dsus4                        D
e|-3----3-------3---3----3----|-2--2--2-2---2--2-2---2-|
B|-3----3-------3---3----3----|-3--3--3-3---3--3-3---3-|
G|-2----2-------2---2----2----|-2--2--2-2---2--2-2---2-|
D|-0----0-------0---0----0----|-0--0--0-0---0--0-0---0-|
A|----------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------|
   Love me________  to_________  death_____________


   C                            Cmaj7
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9---|-9/10-9-9-9--7--7--5-5-5--7-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7---|-7/8--7-7-7--5--5--3-3-3--5-|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|


   EbMaj7                       Dm
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7b8r7-|-5--5--5--5------------5/12-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5b6r5-|-3--3--3--3------3--3--3/10-|
E|----------------------------|------------3-4-5-----------|


   C                                   CMaj7
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12--9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-7-7--7--7-7--7-|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--5-5--5--5-5--5-|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|


   EbMaj7                       Dm
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-7b8r7--5--7b8r7----5-5-----|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------5-5-|
A|-5b6r5--3--5b6r5----3-3-----|-3------3------3--3--5/7----|
E|------------------------3-5-|----------3--5--------------|



Outro:

   G                            Gmaj7
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-12----------------12b14r12-|-11\7--------------11b12r11-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   I am ___________        the   girl that      want__ed to

   G7                           C(2)
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-10---------------10\7------|-0--5/7-7-7-7-7--7/9-9-9-9--|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   Be______ god_______________

    G(end with 1 strum)     Solo Strings
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|



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| (n)  Ghost note
| x    Dead note
| r    Release
| b    Bend
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down


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