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Motorcycle Emptiness Guitar Tablature
This is laid out so it's easy to read for those who want to sing and play. As there was a few problems with the previous tabs I looked at.

SONG:   Motorcycle Emptiness
ARTIST: Manic Street Preachers
ALBUM:  Generation Terrorists


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


VERSE1:-
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#
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 (one strum)
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us


CHORUS x2:
E          B/D#       C#m        A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E          B/D#       C#m         A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness


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 ***


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) X2 Under:


all guitars end on E(one strum)
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