Manic Street Preachers - Close my eyes
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Tuning: D G D G B D
'Close My Eyes' by Manic Street Preachers
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from the B side of The Masses Against The Classes single (2000)
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)
EGDGBe tuning - although it is technically open G tuning you can play along by just tuning the A string down
to a G and leaving the other strings in standard tuning.
[Intro]
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Close my eyes and then I count to ten
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Shake some hands and then I feel ashamed
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Im in control but I am out of time
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Ive lost the need for any desire any
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Any desire I had a
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
vision but it slipped away inherited goodness it is here to stay
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
its not about us anymore its not about us bout us anymore
[Verse]
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11-----------------7----------7-----|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9---0--9---7-9-0-7-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0------0---0-0---0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Close my eyes and then I count to ten
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11-----------------------7-9b10r9-7---7-|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--12--9--0--------0-9-0-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0---0-------------0---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
I open them and then I shut them again
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------7--------------------------|
G|---------------9--11-----------9---9-7---7b9r7----------7---|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7-------------9-------9--7b9r7---9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Look at the crowd and then forget my parts
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Back to memory and then back to the start. back to the
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
start Im back to the
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
stuff that made us all Back to reality back to fuck all its not
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
about us anymore its not about us bout us anymore
[Verse]
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5--7---------------------------|
G|-4--4--4-6-7-------4--2--2/4~---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11------------7b9r7--------7---7-9b10r9-7-|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7--9---------9--7-9---9------------|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0--0-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Close my eyes and then I count to ten
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Sign some papers and then they are my friends
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--12--9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0---0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Attempt to make up and my skin aches
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Not even massage can make my body straight my body
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
straight Count to
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
ten and then pretend I'm home just a job I get well paid for its not
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
about us anymore its not about us bout us anymore
[Post Chorus]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9~--------------------------9~-------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12---------------9--9--9-11-12----------------|
G|-0--0--0-0--0----------------0--0--0-0--0-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
eyes
[Outro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--------------------------------------|
G|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
I close my
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
eyes I close my eyes
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--------------------------------------|
G|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
I close my
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
eyes I close my eyes
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6---6-------6\/6~--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x----------------------------9---9-7-9--------|
G|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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