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Ready For Drowning

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[Intro]
 G   D   Am   Cx 2
 G   D   Am   Cx 2 *whistle over
[Verse 1]
C#mHere's a true Cstory
Said someone to me Gyesterday
Said he'd heard it in a Emtaxi
C#mMust have had him at my Cmercy
Drown that poor Gthing
Put it out of its Emmisery
                   Am*
Condemn it to its future
 C*
Deny its history
GDeny its history
G/F#
[Chorus]
EmSo where are we Amgoing
We're not Dready for drowningG  G/F#  Em  
EmSo where are we Amgoing
We're not Dready for drowningG  G/F#  Em  
[Verse 2]
C#mLook through my venetian Cblinds
Dusting the past off oGf my mind
Seeing orange Emeverywhere
C#mI'd go to CPatagonia
But it's harder Gthere
I'll do anything to Emprove I care
              Am*
Fascinated by good
             C*
Destroyed by evil
What is there to Gbelieve in
[Chorus]
EmSo where are we Amgoing
We're not Dready for drowningG  G/F#  Em  
EmSo where are we Amgoing
We're not Dready for drowningG  G/F#  Em  
[Chorus]
EmSo where are we Amgoing
We're not Dready for drowningG  G/F#  Em  
EmSo where are we Amgoing
We're not Dwheeping we're droGwnG/F#ingEm  
AmooohhhhD  
[Outro]
 G   D   Am   Cx2 *whistle over
G
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| *  Single strum, let ring
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Ready For Drowning

by Manic Street Preachers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G/F#

[Intro]

G D Am C

x 2

G D Am C

x 2 *whistle over

[Verse 1]

C#m C

Here's a true story

Said someone to me yesterday

Said he'd heard it in a taxi

C#m C

Must have had him at my mercy

Drown that poor thing

Put it out of its misery

Condemn it to its future

Deny its history

G/F#

[Chorus]

Em Am

So where are we going

D G G/F# Em

We're not ready for drowning

Em Am

So where are we going

D G G/F# Em

We're not ready for drowning

[Verse 2]

C#m C

Look through my venetian blinds

Dusting the past off of my mind

Seeing orange everywhere

C#m C

I'd go to Patagonia

But it's harder there

I'll do anything to prove I care

Fascinated by good

Destroyed by evil

What is there to believe in

[Chorus]

Em Am

So where are we going

D G G/F# Em

We're not ready for drowning

Em Am

So where are we going

D G G/F# Em

We're not ready for drowning

[Chorus]

Em Am

So where are we going

D G G/F# Em

We're not ready for drowning

Em Am

So where are we going

D G G/F# Em

We're not wheeping we're drowning

Am D

ooohhhh

[Outro]

G D Am C

x2 *whistle over

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| * Single strum, let ring

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