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Virginia State Epileptic Colony by Manic Street Preachers

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro and Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9---11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12--9--9--9--------------|
D|---7--7--7--7---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-------------|
A|----------------12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-------------|
E|----------------10-10-10-10---------------8--8--8--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8---8---8-7------------------------------------------------|
G|----5---5---7-7--9-7-------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7---7-7--7-7-------------------------------------------|    x4
A|--0-0---0------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

E      C
e|----0-------------------|
B|----0------5------------|
G|----1------5------------| Throw in random arpeggio’d notes here.
D|----2------5------------|    x2
A|----2------3------------|
E|----0-------------------|

Chorus:

e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------| Lots of legato here,
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| Here’s how I play 
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-------------------------| it. Listen for the 
D|---0-0-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| pattern, easy to 
A|---2-2-x-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-2-2-------------------------------------------------| work out.
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------| 

e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------0-----0--------------------|
B|---1-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-0-1-1--1-------1-----1--------------------|
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-------2-----2--------------------|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3---3-3-3---3-3--------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9---11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12--9--9--9--------------|
D|---7--7--7--7---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-------------|
A|----------------12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-------------|
E|----------------10-10-10-10---------------8--8--8--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8---8---8-7------------------------------------------------|
G|----5---5---7-7--9-7-------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7---7-7--7-7-------------------------------------------|    x4
A|--0-0---0------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

      E      C
e|----0--------------------|
B|----0------5-------------|
G|----1------5-------------| Throw in random arpeggio’d notes here.
D|----2------5-------------|    x2
A|----2------3-------------|
E|----0--------------------|


Chorus:

e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| Lots of legato here,
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-------------------------| it. Here’s how I
D|---0-0-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| play. Listen for the  
A|---2-2-x-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-2-2-------------------------------------------------| pattern, easy to work 
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------| out.

e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------0-----0--------------------|
B|---1-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-0-1-1--1-------1-----1--------------------|
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-------2-----2--------------------|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3---3-3-3---3-3--------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025