Biography:
Manic Street Preachers is an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as "the Manics", they are James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitars), Nicky Wire (bass, occasional vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, backing vocals, occasional trumpet). The band were originally a quartet: lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards mysteriously vanished on 1 February 1995. He was declared presumed deceased in November 2008.
The Manics released their debut album Generation Terrorists in 1992.
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Other songs:
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You
- I'm Just A Patsy
- If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
- Indian Summer
- Ocean Spray
- Suicide Is Painless
- Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
- 1404
- 1985
- 3 Ways To See Despair
- 30 Year War
- 4St 7Lb
- A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun
- A Design For Life
- Always Never
- Anthem For A Lost Cause
- As Holy As The Soil That Buries Your Skin
- Australia
- Auto Intoxication
- Behave Yourself Baby
- Black Dog On My Shoulder
- Black Square
- Blackpool Pier
- Born A Girl
- Born To End
- Builder Of Routines
- Cant Take My Eyes Off You
- Cardiff Afterlife
- Design For Life
- Didnt My Lord Deliver Daniel
- Distant Colours
- Divine Youth
- Dont Be Evil
- Door To The River
- Doors Closing Slowly
- Dylan Caitlin
- Emily
- Europa Geht Durch Mich
- Everything Must Go
- Facing Page Top Left
- Faster
- Fearless Punk Ballad
- Firefight
- From Despair To Where
- Further Away
- Futurology
- Glasnost
- Golden Platitudes
- Hazelton Avenue
- His Last Painting
- Hold Me Like A Heaven
- I Live To Fall Asleep
- I Think Ive Found It
- If You Tolerate This
- If You Tolerate This Your Children Will
- Im Just A Patsy
- In Eternity
- International Blue
- Its Not War Just The End Of Love
- Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
- La Tristesse Durera
- Last Christmas
- Let Robeson Sing
- Let Robseon Sing
- Leviathan
- Life Becoming A Landslide
- Little Baby Nothing
- Liverpool Revisited
- Masses Against The Classes
- Methadone Pretty
- Motorcycle Emptiness
- My Little Empire
- New Art Riot
- Next Jet To Leave Moscow
- No Surface All Feeling
- P C P
- Peeled Apples
- People Give In
- Picturesque
- Postcards From A Young Man
- R P Mcmurphy
- Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head
- Ready For Drowning
- Removables
- Rendition
- Revol
- Rewind The Film
- She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach
- She Is Suffering
- Show Me The Wonder
- So Why So Sad
- Solitude Sometimes Is
- Some Kind Of Nothingness
- Strip It Down
- The Descent Pages 1 2
- The Everlasting
- The Next Jet To Leave Moscow
- The Second Great Depression
- Theme From Mash Suicide Is Painless
- This Is The Day
- This Is Yesterday
- This Joke Sport Severed
- This Sullen Welsh Heart
- Together Stronger
- Tsunami
- Virginia State Epileptic Colony
- Walk Me To The Bridge
- Wattsville Blues
- Why So Sad
- Williams Last Words
- You Stole The Sun From My Heart
- Youre Tender And Youre Tired
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MotorCycle Emptiness-Manic Street Preachers
I have made this tab from several others. It may be out on some parts but
it should all fit in somewhere. Thanks to Cormac ward for the outro+solo.
Chords:-
E-022100(or x7999x)
B-799877(but idealy you should play B/D#-the bass player playing the D#(fret
6 A string) or you could play x7666x, it sounds better with a bass player)
C#m-x46644
A-x02220(or 577655)
C-x32010(or x3555x or 8(10)(10)988
D-xx232 (or x5777)
G-3x0033 (or 355433)
RIFFS:-
Riff 1
e------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------|
d -9b11r9----7-9----7-9---9b11r9----7-9--7-9---9b11r9---11---|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-13b14r13--11-13-11-13------13b14r13--11-13-11-13----13b14r13---14---|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--12b14r12---10-12-10-12---12b14r12---10-12-10-12-----12b14r12-----14---|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------|
d-7-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-----------------|
a--------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------|
d-------7------9-------11--------13----------------|
a--------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
(E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 1, Riff 4
(E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 2, Riff 4
[Verse 1]
E B/D#
Culture sucks down words
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4
Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles
E B/D#
Organise your safe Tribal War
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5
Hurt main kill and enslave the ghetto
[Bridge]
C#m E
Each day living out a lie
B A(for 4 bars)
Life sold so cheaply forever, ever, ever
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
[Verse 2]
(E B/D# C#m A)under riff1, riff 4
E B/D#
Life lives a slow suicide
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4
Orthodox dreams and Symbolic myths
E B/D#
>From fuedal serf to spender
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5
This wonderful world of purchase power
[Bridge]
C#m E
Just like lungs sucking on air
B A(for 4 bars)
Survivals natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
MIDDLE 8:
A, B, A, B, C, D, C, D
A B A B
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
C D C D
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
A B A B
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
C D C D(1 strum)
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
[Solo]
(E G A E E G A E(one strum))under:(this may not b accurate)
e
b--12--13-12-----------------------12---13--17--15--14--15--14---|
g--------------------13-----------13-----------------------------|
d-----------------------------14---------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-12-----------------------------------------12--13---12-------------------|
g--------14--16--14--11--13---16---------------------13--------13----------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------14---|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------12----------17--15-15--15-15-15---15--------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
E B/D#
Drive away and its the same
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 4
Everywheres death row, everyones a victim
E B/D#
Your joys are counterfeit
C#m A
This happiness corrupt political shit
[Bridge]
C#m E
Living life like a comatose
B A(for 4 bars)
Ego loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, Everlasting loveliness
[Outro]
(E B/D# C#m A)*4 under something like
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8---|
g-------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--12-/-14--12----10-12-10-12---12-/14-12-----5-5-5-5-5--7-9-7-5---|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-9-9-9-9-9--11-13-11-9---11-/-13--11--9-11--9--11-----11-/13--11-----13---|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat solo and improvise as neccesary.
all guitars end on E(one strum)
any comments/queries/corrections/anything e-mail me at
[email protected](note the 0's in c0rdr0y are zero's)
John Morris
************************************
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| Slide down
************************************
I have made this tab from several others. It may be out on some parts but
it should all fit in somewhere. Thanks to Cormac ward for the outro+solo.
Chords:-
E-022100(or x7999x)
B-799877(but idealy you should play B/D#-the bass player playing the D#(fret
6 A string) or you could play x7666x, it sounds better with a bass player)
C#m-x46644
A-x02220(or 577655)
C-x32010(or x3555x or 8(10)(10)988
D-xx232 (or x5777)
G-3x0033 (or 355433)
RIFFS:-
Riff 1
e------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------|
d -9b11r9----7-9----7-9---9b11r9----7-9--7-9---9b11r9---11---|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-13b14r13--11-13-11-13------13b14r13--11-13-11-13----13b14r13---14---|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--12b14r12---10-12-10-12---12b14r12---10-12-10-12-----12b14r12-----14---|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------|
d-7-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-----------------|
a--------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------|
d-------7------9-------11--------13----------------|
a--------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
(E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 1, Riff 4
(E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 2, Riff 4
[Verse 1]
E B/D#
Culture sucks down words
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4
Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles
E B/D#
Organise your safe Tribal War
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5
Hurt main kill and enslave the ghetto
[Bridge]
C#m E
Each day living out a lie
B A(for 4 bars)
Life sold so cheaply forever, ever, ever
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
[Verse 2]
(E B/D# C#m A)under riff1, riff 4
E B/D#
Life lives a slow suicide
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4
Orthodox dreams and Symbolic myths
E B/D#
>From fuedal serf to spender
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5
This wonderful world of purchase power
[Bridge]
C#m E
Just like lungs sucking on air
B A(for 4 bars)
Survivals natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
MIDDLE 8:
A, B, A, B, C, D, C, D
A B A B
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
C D C D
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
A B A B
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
C D C D(1 strum)
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
[Solo]
(E G A E E G A E(one strum))under:(this may not b accurate)
e
b--12--13-12-----------------------12---13--17--15--14--15--14---|
g--------------------13-----------13-----------------------------|
d-----------------------------14---------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-12-----------------------------------------12--13---12-------------------|
g--------14--16--14--11--13---16---------------------13--------13----------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------14---|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------12----------17--15-15--15-15-15---15--------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
E B/D#
Drive away and its the same
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 4
Everywheres death row, everyones a victim
E B/D#
Your joys are counterfeit
C#m A
This happiness corrupt political shit
[Bridge]
C#m E
Living life like a comatose
B A(for 4 bars)
Ego loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow
[Chorus]
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, Everlasting loveliness
[Outro]
(E B/D# C#m A)*4 under something like
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8---|
g-------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--12-/-14--12----10-12-10-12---12-/14-12-----5-5-5-5-5--7-9-7-5---|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-9-9-9-9-9--11-13-11-9---11-/-13--11--9-11--9--11-----11-/13--11-----13---|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat solo and improvise as neccesary.
all guitars end on E(one strum)
any comments/queries/corrections/anything e-mail me at
[email protected](note the 0's in c0rdr0y are zero's)
John Morris
************************************
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| Slide down
************************************
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