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This is an excellent song from the Manics new album send away the tigers. I would like 
dedicate this tab to Emyr Jones who introduced me to the song...
Standard tuning: EADGBe
Open chords for acousitc guitar
 BMx24432
  Ax02220
  E022100
  G320033
  Dxx0232
 EM022000
Intro: BM A E G Pick the bass note and bottom 3 strings for intro x 2
Verse 1
Dif god persists, persists in saying Ayes
Ei guess we'll have, we'll have to teGst ourselves
Dmaybe the summer, will come and cleaAr our minds
Eand find the impulse, to love the suGnshine
Bridge
EMi gDueGss we'll have to test,
BMuntEMil Gthere's nothing left
EMwe DsaGid the truth was fixed,
BMit'EMs lGost without a trace
Chorus
BMthis crime is eternity
Awhen time lost its certainty
Ethe indian summerG  
(The verses, bridge, and chorus chord pattern stays the same)
Verse 2
Dmaybe this time we'll kiss and we'lAl not shake hands
Eindian summer, still hurt and brokeGn
Dand leave all this material beliefA  
Eremember the reasons the reasons thGat made us be
Bridge 2
EMi gDueGss we'll have to test,
BMuntEMil Gthere's nothing left
EMwe DsaGid the truth was fixed,
BMit'EMs lGost without a trace
Chorus 2
BMthis crime is eternity
Awhen time lost its certainty
Ethe indian summerG  
Bridge 3
EMi gDueGss we'll have to test,
BMuntEMil Gthere's nothing left
EMwe DsaGid the truth was fixed,
BMit'EMs lGost without a trace
Chorus 3
BMthis crime is eternity
Awhen time lost its certainty
Ethe indian summerG  
BMthe AindEian Gsummer (x3)

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Indian Summer

by Manic Street Preachers

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This is an excellent song from the Manics new album send away the tigers. I would like

dedicate this tab to Emyr Jones who introduced me to the song...

Standard tuning: EADGBe

Open chords for acousitc guitar

x24432

x02220

022100

320033

xx0232

022000

Intro: BM A E G Pick the bass note and bottom 3 strings for intro x 2

Verse 1

D A

if god persists, persists in saying yes

E G

i guess we'll have, we'll have to test ourselves

D A

maybe the summer, will come and clear our minds

E G

and find the impulse, to love the sunshine

Bridge

EM D G

i guess we'll have to test,

BM EM G

until there's nothing left

EM D G

we said the truth was fixed,

BM EM G

it's lost without a trace

Chorus

this crime is eternity

when time lost its certainty

E G

the indian summer

(The verses, bridge, and chorus chord pattern stays the same)

Verse 2

D A

maybe this time we'll kiss and we'll not shake hands

E G

indian summer, still hurt and broken

D A

and leave all this material belief

E G

remember the reasons the reasons that made us be

Bridge 2

EM D G

i guess we'll have to test,

BM EM G

until there's nothing left

EM D G

we said the truth was fixed,

BM EM G

it's lost without a trace

Chorus 2

this crime is eternity

when time lost its certainty

E G

the indian summer

Bridge 3

EM D G

i guess we'll have to test,

BM EM G

until there's nothing left

EM D G

we said the truth was fixed,

BM EM G

it's lost without a trace

Chorus 3

this crime is eternity

when time lost its certainty

E G

the indian summer

BM A E G

the indian summer (x3)

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