#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: Manic Street Preachers Title: Strip It Down Album: New Art Riot EP Transcribed by: Anthony Email: goldagainstthesoul@hotmail.com This is about it, I haven't bothered tabbing the 2nd guitar bits over the chorus, but someone else has done those. Sorry this is layed out poorly, its the programme I'm using, it must be pre Bruce Forsythe. Hopefully, you'll understand the what I have tabbed. -0-2-----0-3-0-3-|------------------------------------------------------------ -0-3-0-2-0-4-0-3-|---11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9--- -0-2-0-2-0-5-0-4-|--------12--------12--------12--------12--------12---------- -----0-2-0-5-0-5-|------------------------------------------------------------ -----0-0-0-3-0-5-|------------------------------------------------------------ -------------0-3-|------------------------------------------------------------ intro bit opening riff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----9-----10------------------------------------------------------------------ -12---b11----b12-------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------x2------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -7----------------------------------5----------------------------------------- -7-----------7----------------------5--------------------------5-----5-------- -5-----------7----------------------3--------------------------5-----5-------- -------------5-------------------------------------------------3-----2-------- aint no fun at the government hall sucked back injustice sits nicley next ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------7---------------------------------------5-------------------------- -----5-----7------------------------7--------------5-------------------------- -----5-----5------------------------7--------------3-------------------------- -----3------------------------------5----------------------------------------- to smiles paranoia at the heels of too much greed obedience an art form -------------------------|---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------|---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------|---------------------------------------------------- -----------5--5--5-------|---------------------------------------------------- -----------5--5--5-------|---------------------------------------------------- -----------3--2--3-------|---------------------------------------------------- while the sad bleed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----7--------4-------2---------12-------------------------------------------- ---7---7----4---4---2---2----12----12----------------------------------------- -5--------2-------0-------10-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ success and love dictate while skin touches fashion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----7-------4-------2---------12--------------------------------------------- ---7---7---4---4---2---2----12----12------------------------------------------ -5-------2-------0-------10--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ consumerism beauty for cheap appeal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----7-------9--------11----------13------------------------------------------ ---7---7---9---9---11----11----13--------------------------------------------- -5-------7-------9----------11------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I dont wanna dance for people to watch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -7----------5-------------------------------5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5----------------- -7----------5-------------------------------5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5----------------- -5----------3-------------------------------3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3----------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smother my life in interest accounts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9----9-----10----------- ------12--------12--------12--------12--------12--------12---b11----b12------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------x2---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -7----------------------------------5----------------------------------------- -7-------------------------7--------5--------------------------5-------------- -5-------------------------7--------3--------------------------5-------------- ---------------------------5-----------------------------------3-------------- Outside life brings sound genocide consumer self hate lead to designer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------7-------------------------------5----------------------------------- -5--5-----7---------------7---------------5---------------------5----5-------- -5--5-----5---------------7---------------3---------------------5----5-------- -2--3---------------------5-------------------------------------3----2-------- bullshit hate is art and we steal cars decaying flowers in the playgound of -------------|---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------|---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------|---------------------------------------------------------------- ----5-3------|---------------------------------------------------------------- ----5-3------|---------------------------------------------------------------- ----5-3------|---------------------------------------------------------------- the rich ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----7-------4-------2---------12--------------------------------------------- ---7---7---4---4---2---2----12----12------------------------------------------ -5-------2-------0-------10--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ you can launch sweetly and say nice things ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----7-------4-------2---------12--------------------------------------------- ---7---7---4---4---2---2----12----12------------------------------------------ -5-------2-------0-------10--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ but I aint ever on the way up ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----7-------9--------11----------13------------------------------------------ ---7---7---9---9---11----11----13----13--------------------------------------- -5-------7-------9----------11------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ my only way down on disease that tries to suffocate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----7------------------------5--------5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---------------------- -----7------------------------5--------5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---------------------- -----5------------------------3--------3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the pure ideals that turn to hate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --7-7-7-7-7-----------5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------- --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------x2------------------------------- --5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------- ------------5-5-5-5-5-----------3-5-3-3--------------------------------------- (numbers of strums not exact-listen to song) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --7------------------------5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------ --7--------------7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------- --5--------------7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------- -----------------5-5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------- STRIP IT DOWN! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -10/12b14-14-14-14-b-15-15-15-14-15-14-12-15-14-12---------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------14------7-------4-------2-- ---------------------------------------------------------7---7---4---4---2---- -------------------------------------------------------5-------2-------0------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------12--------7-------4-------2-------7-------9--------11----------13---- 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