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Manic Street Preachers - THE EVERLASTING
  [Chords:]
  C*
e|-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-1-1-1-3-1-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-|
Asus4: 0-3-2-2-0-0
[Intro]
e|----5---|----5---|----1---|----0---|--------|-------|----------|
B|--------|--------|--3---3-|--1---1-|------3-|-------|----3-----|
G|--5---5-|--5---5-|--------|--------|----3---|--3----|---3------|
D|3-------|2-------|0-------|--------|--3-----|----3--|--3-------|
A|--------|--------|--------|3-------|1-------|-------|-1--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|----------|
[Verse 1]
FThe gap that grows between our lAmives
The gap our parents neveDmr had
Stop those thoughts control your Bbmind
Replace those thC#ings that you deCspise
Oh you'rAme old I hear you Bbsay
It doesn't meCan that I don't cDmare
I don't Gmbelieve in it anBbymore
                              C#  C*
Pathetic acts for a worthless cause
[Pre-Chorus] (x2)
DmIn the bGmeginninCg when we were Amwinning
BbWhen our smiles were genAsus4uineA  
[Chorus]
BbBut now Cunforgiven, the FeveCrlasting eDmverlaGmstingAsus4  A  
[Verse 2]
FThe world is full of refuAmgees,
they're just like you and just like Dmme
But as people we have a Bbchoice
to end the C#void with all it's Cforce
So don't forAmget or don't preBbtend
it's all the Csame now in the eDmnd
It was sGmaid in a different Bblight
                              C#  C*
destroys my days and haunts my nights
[Pre-Chorus] (x2)
[Chorus]
[Guitar Solo] (same as verse chords)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6\----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---/-2--2-/-5-/-2-/-5-/-2-/-7-7/9-\7b5h7--7-7-6\3-3-5-2--5/12-12-10-9-7-5h7-9-\7b5h7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------13-13-13-13-13-11-10-11-10~-----------------------------|
G|-7\0--0--h6--6-/-8-/-5---5-/--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre Chorus] (x2)
[Chorus] (x2)
[End with]  A  Dm  
************************************
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
************************************

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The Everlasting

by Manic Street Preachers

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Asus4

Manic Street Preachers - THE EVERLASTING

[Chords:]

e|-0-0-0-0-0-|

B|-1-1-1-3-1-|

G|-0-0-0-0-0-|

D|-2-2-2-2-2-|

A|-3-3-3-3-3-|

E|-0-0-0-0-0-|

Asus4

: 0-3-2-2-0-0

[Intro]

e|----5---|----5---|----1---|----0---|--------|-------|----------|

B|--------|--------|--3---3-|--1---1-|------3-|-------|----3-----|

G|--5---5-|--5---5-|--------|--------|----3---|--3----|---3------|

D|3-------|2-------|0-------|--------|--3-----|----3--|--3-------|

A|--------|--------|--------|3-------|1-------|-------|-1--------|

E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|----------|

[Verse 1]

F Am

The gap that grows between our lives

The gap our parents never had

Stop those thoughts control your mind

C# C

Replace those things that you despise

Am Bb

Oh you're old I hear you say

C Dm

It doesn't mean that I don't care

Gm Bb

I don't believe in it anymore

C# C

Pathetic acts for a worthless cause

[Pre-Chorus] (x2)

Dm Gm C Am

In the beginning when we were winning

Bb Asus4 A

When our smiles were genuine

[Chorus]

Bb C F C Dm Gm Asus4 A

But now unforgiven, the everlasting everlasting

[Verse 2]

F Am

The world is full of refugees,

they're just like you and just like me

But as people we have a choice

C# C

to end the void with all it's force

Am Bb

So don't forget or don't pretend

C Dm

it's all the same now in the end

Gm Bb

It was said in a different light

C# C

destroys my days and haunts my nights

[Pre-Chorus] (x2)

[Chorus]

[Guitar Solo] (same as verse chords)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-6\----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---/-2--2-/-5-/-2-/-5-/-2-/-7-7/9-\7b5h7--7-7-6\3-3-5-2--5/12-12-10-9-7-5h7-9-\7b5h7-|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------13-13-13-13-13-11-10-11-10~-----------------------------|

G|-7\0--0--h6--6-/-8-/-5---5-/--------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre Chorus] (x2)

[Chorus] (x2)

A Dm

[End with]

************************************

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| ~ Vibrato

************************************

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