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[Intro]
 A   D   A(x2)
[Verse 1]
DThis country, Emit could've changed
C#A little bit of the F#mworld, you said
GI may have told you this before
AI could have been the king of WalesD  A  
[Verse 2]
DMaybe we were Emdoomed to fail
C#But you came and F#mdestroyed everything
GStill looking for the question mark
AAt least we've not yet reached the Dfull Astop
AAt least we've not yet reached the Dfull Astop
[Chorus]
DBuCt B14A04 gGot left behind
GAnd we were trapped and stuck in Dtime
DWe ChBad Ait Gall, we had our smiles
GAnd 1404 got lefDt behind
[Verse 3]
DIf R. S. ThomaEms was compulsory
C#And Saunders Lewis wF#mas for free
GOwain Glyndŵr our history
AAnd Dylan kept the DmeAmories
AAnd Dylan kept the DmeAmories
[Chorus]
DBuCt B14A04 gGot left behind
GAnd we were trapped and stuck in Dtime
DWe ChBad Ait Gall, we had our smiles
GAnd 1404 got lefDt behind
[Outro] 
DThis country, Emit could've changed
C#A little bit of the F#mworld, you said
GI may have told you this before
AI could have been the king of WalesD  A  

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1404

by Manic Street Preachers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

A D A

(x2)

[Verse 1]

D Em

This country, it could've changed

C# F#m

A little bit of the world, you said

I may have told you this before

A D A

I could have been the king of Wales

[Verse 2]

D Em

Maybe we were doomed to fail

C# F#m

But you came and destroyed everything

Still looking for the question mark

A D A

At least we've not yet reached the full stop

A D A

At least we've not yet reached the full stop

[Chorus]

D C B A G

But 1404 got left behind

G D

And we were trapped and stuck in time

D C B A G

We had it all, we had our smiles

G D

And 1404 got left behind

[Verse 3]

D Em

If R. S. Thomas was compulsory

C# F#m

And Saunders Lewis was for free

Owain Glyndŵr our history

A D A

And Dylan kept the memories

A D A

And Dylan kept the memories

[Chorus]

D C B A G

But 1404 got left behind

G D

And we were trapped and stuck in time

D C B A G

We had it all, we had our smiles

G D

And 1404 got left behind

[Outro]

D Em

This country, it could've changed

C# F#m

A little bit of the world, you said

I may have told you this before

A D A

I could have been the king of Wales

About 1404 Chords by Manic Street Preachers

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