Manic Street Preachers — Anthem for a Lost Cause
Wonderful wistful song from the Manics' 2013 Rewind album. Lots of beautiful rolls on and off sus chords / minor chords, which I've hopefully illustrated below. Standard tuning Capo 4 Chords ====== Am x02210 Am/F# 2x021x G 320003 Gsus4 320010 Esus 022200 Em 022000 Dsus4 xx0233 D/A x00232 Bm x24432 C9 x32030 C x32010 Intro ===== AAGEm# AAGGGGus4 Verse 1 ======= Am Am/F# It's a cold and lonely message at the end of a song G Em It in-vaded hearts and minds but they couldn't get along Am Am/F# It can ask you to remember it can ask you for a dance G Em So it seems that every song now is just one last chance GGGGus4 Chorus 1 ======== Gsus4G Esus Em Take this it's your - s Asus4 Am Dsus4D/A Bm An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter Em C9 C C9 What was once a glittering prize the composition rites AAGEm# Verse 2 ======= Am Am/F# Oh re-demption love and departure I think your work is done G Em Paris St. Petersburg don't need a tower of song Am Am/F# Es-cape's not worth the capture so walk that lonesome road G Em No joy or earthly rapture nothing to take the load GGGGus4 Chorus 2 ======== Gsus4G Esus Em Take this it's your - s Asus4 Am Dsus4D/A Bm An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter Em C9 C C9 What was once a glittering prize the composition rites Chorus 3 ======== Gsus4G Esus Em Take this it's your - s Asus4 Am Dsus4D/A Bm An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter Em C9 C C9 What was once a glittering prize the composition rites INST ==== AAGEm# AAGGGGus4 GGEsus Em your - s AADsus4D/Bm cau -se ECCCC Chorus 4 / close ================ Gsus4G Esus Em Take this it's your - s Asus4 Am Dsus4D/A Bm An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter Em C9 C G9 What was once a glittering prize the composition rites ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England November 2013
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