Manic Street Preachers-Black Dog On My Shoulder
CHORDS:
A : 002220 (577655)
Asus2: X02200 (577600)
Asus4: 002230 (575855 - I think, I never tried it)
Em : 022000 (779987 - But please dont use this, its crap)
G : 320033 (355433)
D : XX0323 (X57775)
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*DRUM INTRO*
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*HIGH PITCHED INTRO RIFF*
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B¦--20--20--20s19--17--15--15s12--12----
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*INTRO*
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Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2
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A¦--0------------0------------0------------0--------------
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G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
B¦--------0------------0------------0------------0--------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------
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*VERSE 1*
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Asus2 Asus2 Em Em
E¦-------------------------------------0-----------0-----------------
A¦--0-----------0------------------------2-------2---2-------2-------
D¦----2-------2---2-------2----------------2---2-------2---2---------
G¦------2---2-------2---2--------------------0-----------0-----------
B¦--------0-----------0----------------------------------------------
e¦-------------------------------------------------------------------
Theres a black dog on my shoulder again
G G Asus2 Asus2
E¦--3-------------3--------------------------------------------------
A¦----2-------------2------------------0-----------0-----------------
D¦------0------0------0------0-----------2-------2---2-------2-------
G¦-----------0-------------0---------------2---2-------2---2---------
B¦---------3-------------3-------------------0-----------0-----------
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Licking my neck and saying shes my friend
Asus2 Asus2 Em Em
Asus2~~ Em~~
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A¦--0-----------0-------------------------2-------2---2-------2------
D¦----2-------2---2-------2-----------------2---2-------2---2--------
G¦------2---2-------2---2---------------------0-----------0----------
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Solitude the one thing that I really miss
G G Asus2 Asus2
G~~ Asus2~~
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D¦------0------0------0------0-----------2-------2---2-------2-------
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Guess my life is a compromise
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*BRIDGE*
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Em G A Asus2
E¦--------0--0--0--0--0---0--3--3--3--0---X--------
A¦--------2--2--2--2--2---0--2--2--2--0---0--------
D¦--------2--2--2--2--2------0--0--0--2---2--------
G¦--------0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--2---2--------
B¦--------0--0--0--0--0------3--3--3--2---0--------
e¦--------0--0--0--0--0------3--3--3--0---0--------
Theres a black dog on my shoulder again
Em G A Asus2
E¦--------0--0--0--0--0---0--3--3--3-----------------0---X--------
A¦--------2--2--2--2--2---0--2--2--2-----------------0---0--------
D¦--------2--2--2--2--2------0--0--0-----------------2---2--------
G¦--------0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0-----------------2---2--------
B¦--------0--0--0--0--0------3--3--3-----------------2---0--------
e¦--------0--0--0--0--0------3--3--3-----------------0---0--------
Im playing with it but its gone to my head
Em G A Asus2
E¦--------0--0--0--0--0------0--3--3--3------0---X--------
A¦--------2--2--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0---0--------
D¦--------2--2--2--2--2---------0--0--0------2---2--------
G¦--------0--0--0--0--0---------0--0--0------2---2--------
B¦--------0--0--0--0--0---------3--3--3------2---0--------
e¦--------0--0--0--0--0---------3--3--3------0---0--------
Like Carlito's way there are no exit signs
D~ G~
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A¦---------------------2-------------
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Freeze me there until Im numb
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*CHORUS*
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D~ G~ D D D D G G G G
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A¦--------------2--------------------2--2--2--2--
D¦--0-----------0-------0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--
G¦--3-----------0-------3--3--3--3---0--0--0--0--
B¦--2-----------3-------2--2--2--2---3--3--3--3--
e¦--3-----------3-------3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--
My mouth is so dry, My eyes are shut tight
Em Em Em Em Em G G A Asus2
E¦--0---0---0---0---0-----3--3---0----X----------
A¦--2---2---2---2---2-----2--2---0----0----------
D¦--2---2---2---2---2-----0--0---2----2----------
G¦--0---0---0---0---0-----0--0---2----2----------
B¦--0---0---0---0---0-----3--3---2----0----------
e¦--0---0---0---0---0-----3--3---0----0----------
Theres a black dog a coming tonight
D~ G~ D~ G~
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A¦-----------------2------------------------2----
D¦--0--------------0---------------0--------0----
G¦--3--------------0---------------3--------0----
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Black dog's a coming tonight
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*VOCAL BREAK*
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A A Asus4 Asus4
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G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
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Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2
E¦--------------------------------------------------------
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G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
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*VERSE 2*
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Asus2 Em
My dilemma but not my choice
G Asus2
Winston Churchill can you hear my voice
Asus2 Em
Melodrama there in my kitchen sink
G Asus2
Double vision the way it is
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*BRIDGE 2*
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Em G A Asus2
Am I coming home to you again
Em G A Asus2
Or am I stupid just by design
Em G A Asus2
Does it matter if you really ever know
D~ G~
This black dog is out of control
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*CHORUS*
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D~ G~ D G
My mouth is so dry, my eyes are shut tight
Em G A Asus2
Theres a black dog a coming tonight
D~ G~ D~ G~
Black dog's a coming tonight
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*MIDDLE 8*
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A A Asus4 Asus4
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Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2
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Asus2 Asus2 Em Em
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G G Asus2 Asus2
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A A Asus4 Asus4
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Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2
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*BRIDGE 2*
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Em G A Asus2
Am I coming home to you again
Em G A Asus2
Or am I stupid just by design
Em G A Asus2
Does it matter if you really ever know
D~ G~
This black dog is out of control
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*CHORUS*
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D~ G~ D G
My mouth is so dry, my eyes are shut tight
Em G A Asus2
Theres a black dog a coming tonight
D~ G~ D~ G~
Black dog's a coming tonight
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*OUTRO*
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D D D D D D G G G G G G
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B¦--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--
e¦--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
No solos Lead Guitar Starts to fade out
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*OUTRO LEAD GUITAR*
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D G D G
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D G D G D G
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A¦---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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D G D G
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D G D G D G
E¦---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A¦---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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G¦------7h9b11r9p7----------7h9-9b11rrrr7--------7h9b11-------9p7------7h9~--
B¦------------------------------------------------------7h8p7----------------
e¦-----------------------------------10--------------------------------------
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*REPEAT WITH VARIATIONS TO FADE*
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Written and transcribed by Adam Cook
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