THE MASSES AGAINST THE CLASSES
(Live at Manic Millennium, Cardiff 31/12/99)

Lyrics by Nick Jones.
Music by James-Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore.
Quote by Noam Chomsky
Transcribed by Rohan Armstrong (fadeout@freenetname.co.uk)

DEFINITIONS
x   - don't play that string   
s   - slide                    
b   - bend
r   - release
\\\ - play several times very quickly
^   - Hit harmonic
STANDARD TUNING
    EADGBE   BARRE CHORDS

E5  022xxx   B  799877
G#5 466xxx   A  577655
B5  799xxx   D  10 12 12 11 10 10 
F#5 244xxx   C  8  10 10 9  8  8
E   022100
"Just think, if you all go out and buy this it'll be number one and we won't have to have another shit number one like we have all the time. So knock the fuckers off the top, eh?"

"Can you do a twist and shout? Like aaaaaa aaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aAAAAAA? It's called Masses Against The Classes"

"The country was founded on the principle that em.. the primary role of Government is to protect property from the majority and so it remains"

E (let ring)
Start hitting hard E5 chords towards the end of the Twist and Shout "ahhhhh's"
Verse 1
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Hello it's us again
We're still so in love with you
And yes we mean it too
Yes we're so in love with you

Verse 2
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Hello it's us again
You thought you were our friends
Success is an ugly word
Especially in your tiny world

Chorus
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G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 E5 E5 E5 E5
The masses against the classes

A-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-
E-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-
I'm tired of giving a reason
A-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4------
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------
when the future is what we believe in

G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
We love the winter
E5 E5 E5 E5
It brings us closer together
Middle
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(1 guitar, clean sounding Barre chords)
B A D C

Verse 3
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So can you hurt us anymore?
Can you feel like it was before
Or are you lost for evermore?
Fucked up and dead on alcohol

Verse 4
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Hello fond farewell my dear
I hope you hear this nice and clear
Our love is unconditional
Our hate is your to feed upon

Chorus (same as previous chorus)
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The masses against the classes
I'm tired of giving a reason
When the future is what we believe in
We love the winter
It brings us closer together.

E (let ring)
Start hitting hard E5 chords towards the end of the Twist and Shout "ahhhhh's"
Guitar solo
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E-------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------7b8---------7b8--------
G-------------6b7----------------6b7--------------
D-------4b5---------4b5---------------------4b5---
A-4b5---------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------14----14----14----14----
B---------14----14----14----14----------------------------
G--2s18---16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

E-14----14----------
B-------------------
G-16b18-16b18-16b18-
Chorus (same as previous chorus)
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The masses against the classes
I'm tired of giving a reason
When the future is what we believe in
We love the winter
it brings us closer together

Outro
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E (let ring)
Start hitting hard E5 chords towards the end of the Twist and Shout "ahhhhh's". Also play a few hammer-ons (E-0h2-).

Finish by sliding E-12s0-