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Manic Street Preachers
"Black Square" from Futorology album
[Intro] ( F  C) 2X
[Verse 1]
FLet us overcome our endless progress C“Art is never modern for art is eternal”
FWhen every single day you’re haunted by perfection CPaintings are never finished but merely abandoneFd
[Chorus 1]
DmResources – divorces, With unknown forces
AmEndless endorsements, Slowly passing always
DmResources – divorces, With unknown forces
AmEndless endorsements, Slowly passing alwaysF  C  
[Verse 2]
FLet us wipe the slate clean let us dig our own graves CLet us choose our own wars and make our own mistakes
F“Free yourselves from the tyranny of objects” CPurged of all colour the purest abstractionF  
[Chorus 2]
DmResources – divorces, With unknown forces
AmEndless endorsements, Slowly passing always
DmResources – 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]
DmResources – divorces, With unknown forces
AmEndless endorsements, Slowly passing always
DmResources – divorces, With unknown forces
AmEndless endorsements Slowly passing always
 Dm   Am2X
 Endon Dm  

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Black Square

by Manic Street Preachers

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Manic Street Preachers

"Black Square" from Futorology album

F C

[Intro] ( ) 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]

Resources – divorces, With unknown forces

Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always

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]

Resources – divorces, With unknown forces

Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always

Resources – divorces, With unknown forces

Am F C

( ) 2x

Endless endorsements Slowly passing always

D D A E F G A C B A G F E

(quick bass notes progression: ) 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]

Resources – divorces, With unknown forces

Endless endorsements, Slowly passing always

Resources – divorces, With unknown forces

Endless endorsements Slowly passing always

Dm Am

End Dm

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