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Manhoo

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"Manhoo"
Artist: Cardiacs
Album: Sing To God
Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)
I love this song quite a lot so... Yeah, there ya go. Most enjoyable song for me to play so far :)
It would be also nice to write tabs for the bridge part but I guess I will figure them out a bit later.
Intro:
A Em G C
A Em G C
ABurned as Embright as a Grocket. All falsehoods set Calight
AFlamed raised in Emshame on a Gspeedier course
CAnd who's to blame for
ABreakings its Emown Gself-Cinflicted Agraceless Emhome?
GBlind be Bbspirit-Gmcore with its Dlies
AA misty Emveil hides a Gpitiful vengeance Cborn to sail on 
Aall of the Emseas and a-Gnever returning
CNeeds to take some Abeauty Emsleep Gdeep in the
COceans and AobsoEmlete
GKindly Bbspears core Gmwith its penDknife
AmBlind be Gspirit and Flost again and G#dust in eyed
Heavy Bbheads get buried Cdeeper
AmSand in Gscratching Fnaked eyes
G#Lost again in a Bblie all dreadful COh yeah!
When Atruth looks like a Emlie in a Gdifferent way and
CKept alive and Abound by bad Emchains in a 
GBeautiful cage
CInside is fear and Astable Emminds
Always Gforever questioning Cstubborn you
BeAfriending your Emtears and in a Gdifferent way
The Cneed to takesome Abeauty Emsleep Gdeep in the
COcean is AobsoEmlete
GBlind be Bbspirit-Gmcore, with its Dlies
AmSand in Gscratching Fnaked eyes
G#Lost again in a Bbsea sick land all Cweepier
AmBlast me Gsilence and Fhurt me ears and G#blast again
BbWith a rifle all dreadful COh yeah!
AmBlind be Gspirit     F  G#dust in eyed Bbheavy heads get deep and-
Bm(unintelCligibleD) (x3)
BmTruth Dlooks like a lie, Bmwas held it Dout to him
BmWho shook the tree Dviciously for BmLOVEF  D  
 Bm   F   D(x3)
(cute fecked up acoustic guitar bridge)
 A   Em   G   C(x3)
A Em G Bb Gm D
AmBlind be Gspirit and Flost again and G#dust in eyed
BbHeavy heads get buried Cdeeper
AmSand in Gscratching Fnaked eyes
G#Lost again in a Bbsea sick land all Cweepier
AmBlast me Gsilence and Fhurt me ears and G#blast again
BbWith a rifle all dreadful COh yeah!
AmBelly-eyed bleeder all Gterminal, decieve, you Ffivver of the order
G#Comes up swimming up a Bbshape with a stinging tailC  
Am G F G# Bb C
Am G F G# Bb
C

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Manhoo

by Cardiacs

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"Manhoo"

Artist: Cardiacs

Album: Sing To God

Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)

I love this song quite a lot so... Yeah, there ya go. Most enjoyable song for me to play so far :)

It would be also nice to write tabs for the bridge part but I guess I will figure them out a bit later.

Intro:

A Em G C

Burned as bright as a rocket. All falsehoods set alight

A Em G

Flamed raised in shame on a speedier course

And who's to blame for

A Em G C A Em

Breakings its own self-inflicted graceless home?

G Bb Gm D

Blind be spirit-core with its lies

A Em G C

A misty veil hides a pitiful vengeance born to sail on

A Em G

all of the seas and a-never returning

C A Em G

Needs to take some beauty sleep deep in the

C A Em

Oceans and obsolete

G Bb Gm D

Kindly spears core with its penknife

Am G F G#

Blind be spirit and lost again and dust in eyed

Bb C

Heavy heads get buried deeper

Am G F

Sand in scratching naked eyes

G# Bb C

Lost again in a lie all dreadful Oh yeah!

A Em G

When truth looks like a lie in a different way and

C A Em

Kept alive and bound by bad chains in a

Beautiful cage

C A Em

Inside is fear and stable minds

G C

Always forever questioning stubborn you

A Em G

Befriending your tears and in a different way

C A Em G

The need to takesome beauty sleep deep in the

C A Em

Ocean is obsolete

G Bb Gm D

Blind be spirit-core, with its lies

Am G F

Sand in scratching naked eyes

G# Bb C

Lost again in a sea sick land all weepier

Am G F G#

Blast me silence and hurt me ears and blast again

Bb C

With a rifle all dreadful Oh yeah!

Am G F G# Bb

Blind be spirit dust in eyed heavy heads get deep and-

Bm C D

(unintelligible) (x3)

Bm D Bm D

Truth looks like a lie, was held it out to him

Bm D Bm F D

Who shook the tree viciously for LOVE

Bm F D

(x3)

(cute fecked up acoustic guitar bridge)

A Em G C

(x3)

A Em G Bb Gm D

Am G F G#

Blind be spirit and lost again and dust in eyed

Bb C

Heavy heads get buried deeper

Am G F

Sand in scratching naked eyes

G# Bb C

Lost again in a sea sick land all weepier

Am G F G#

Blast me silence and hurt me ears and blast again

Bb C

With a rifle all dreadful Oh yeah!

Am G F

Belly-eyed bleeder all terminal, decieve, you fivver of the order

G# Bb C

Comes up swimming up a shape with a stinging tail

Am G F G# Bb C

Am G F G# Bb

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