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[Intro]
|E  
[Verse]
ESay what you want
EBreak my heart a thousand tiF#mmes
F#mBut it's still right hBere
BSo you left me with liEes
ELet the banners unfold
ELet them fall to the fF#mloor
F#mWe once had each otBher
BBut now we're not so Esure
[Chorus]
EAre we living in the past?
EWhere there's nothing left to fF#mear
F#mWon't you say that you lBove me?
BTell me what I want to hEear
EA cold war for the mind
EMy distant colours still blF#meeding
F#mA broken promise for the Bsoul
BNever loving never heEaling
[Instrumental]
| E| E| F#m|F#m  
| B| B| E|E  
[Verse]
EI no longer know mEy left from my rF#might
F#mBetween your hopes and feBars
BAnd my choice to deEcide
ESo say what you want
EI break my heart a thousand tiF#mmes
F#mBut it's still right hBere
BWill we ever suErvive?
[Chorus]
EAre we living in the past?
EWhere there's nothing left to fF#mear
F#mWon't you say that you lBove me?
BTell me what I want to hEear
EA cold war for the mind
EMy distant colours still blF#meeding
F#mA broken promise for the Bsoul
BNever loving never heDaling
DNever ever heAaling
[Bridge]
| E| E|E  
EMy distant colours still blDeeding
DStill blAeeding
[Build]
| B| B| B| B  E  
[Chorus]
EAre we living in the past?
EWhere there's nothing left to fF#mear
F#mWon't you say that you lBove me?
BTell me what I want to hEear
EA cold war for the mind
EMy distant colours still blF#meeding
F#mA broken promise for the Bsoul
BNever loving never heDaling
[Outro]
| A| A| E|E  

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Distant Colours

by Manic Street Preachers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

Say what you want

E F#m

Break my heart a thousand times

F#m B

But it's still right here

B E

So you left me with lies

Let the banners unfold

E F#m

Let them fall to the floor

F#m B

We once had each other

B E

But now we're not so sure

[Chorus]

Are we living in the past?

E F#m

Where there's nothing left to fear

F#m B

Won't you say that you love me?

B E

Tell me what I want to hear

A cold war for the mind

E F#m

My distant colours still bleeding

F#m B

A broken promise for the soul

B E

Never loving never healing

[Instrumental]

E E F#m F#m

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B B E E

| | | |

[Verse]

E E F#m

I no longer know my left from my right

F#m B

Between your hopes and fears

B E

And my choice to decide

So say what you want

E F#m

I break my heart a thousand times

F#m B

But it's still right here

B E

Will we ever survive?

[Chorus]

Are we living in the past?

E F#m

Where there's nothing left to fear

F#m B

Won't you say that you love me?

B E

Tell me what I want to hear

A cold war for the mind

E F#m

My distant colours still bleeding

F#m B

A broken promise for the soul

B D

Never loving never healing

D A

Never ever healing

[Bridge]

E E E

| | |

E D

My distant colours still bleeding

D A

Still bleeding

[Build]

B B B B E

| | | |

[Chorus]

Are we living in the past?

E F#m

Where there's nothing left to fear

F#m B

Won't you say that you love me?

B E

Tell me what I want to hear

A cold war for the mind

E F#m

My distant colours still bleeding

F#m B

A broken promise for the soul

B D

Never loving never healing

[Outro]

A A E E

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