• Song:

    Australia

  • Artist:

    Manic Street Preachers

  • Album:

    Australia

Australia

Intro: (Distortion, Bridge/treble pickup on a Les Paul)

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D|-2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2----5--5--5-5-5--4--2----| x2
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D|---------------------------------| x2
A|-11-11--12-12-12-14-12-11--9--7--| 
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----0-----------0----------------0-----------0-----------| Instead of
B|-------0-----------0----------------0-----------0---------| This You can
G|--6------6-----6-----6-----6/8-8------8-----8-----8-----8-| Strum the chords:
D|--7--------7---7-------7---7/9-9--------9---9-------9---9-| A: 577655 and
A|--7----------7-7---------7-7/9-9----------9-9---------9-9-| B: 799877
E|--5------------5-----------5/7-7------------7-----------7-|

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B|-------------------------| 
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D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--| 
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--| 
E|-------------------------|


Verse 1: (Distortion, neck/rythm pickup on a Les Paul)

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A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3--3--3-3-3-3-| 
E|-----------------------------------------|

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A|-3--3---------5-5------|-|-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-0-----| 
E|-----------------------|-|--------------------------------|


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D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2----------------| 
A|-2-2-0-0-2-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0----------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

I don't know if i'm tired and i don't know if i'm ill
My cheeks are turning yellow
I think i'll take another pill

Verse 2 (As verse 1)

Praying for the wave to come now
It must be for the fifteenth time
I've been here for much too long
This is the past that's mine

Chorus 1: (Distortion, Bridge/treble pickup on a Les Paul)

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-13-13--14-14-14-16-14-13-11--9--| 
D|---------------------------------| x2
A|-11-11--12-12-12-14-12-11--9--7--| 
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----0-----------0----------------0-----------0-----------| Instead of
B|-------0-----------0----------------0-----------0---------| This You can
G|--6------6-----6-----6-----6/8-8------8-----8-----8-----8-| Strum the chords:
D|--7--------7---7-------7---7/9-9--------9---9-------9---9-| A: 577655 and
A|--7----------7-7---------7-7/9-9----------9-9---------9-9-| B: 799877
E|--5------------5-----------5/7-7------------7-----------7-|

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-13-13--14-14-14-16-14-13-11--9--| 
D|---------------------------------| x2
A|-11-11--12-12-12-14-12-11--9--7--| 
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----0-----------0----------------0-----------0-----------| Instead of
B|-------0-----------0----------------0-----------0---------| This You can
G|--6------6-----6-----6-----6/8-8------8-----8-----8-----8-| Strum the chords:
D|--7--------7---7-------7---7/9-9--------9---9-------9---9-| A: 577655 and
A|--7----------7-7---------7-7/9-9----------9-9---------9-9-| B: 799877
E|--5------------5-----------5/7-7------------7-----------7-|

e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--| 
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--| 
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--| 
E|-------------------------|

I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
In Australia

Solo: (Distortion, Phasor type effect, neck/rythm pickup on a Les Paul)

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G|--------------9/11----9-11bu13bd11-9-11-9-------12-------| 
D|------------9------11---------------------12/14----------| 
A|-----7-9/11----------------------------------------------| 
E|-7/9-----------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 3 (as verse 1)
Praying for the wave to come now
It must be for the very last time
It's twelve o' clock to midnight
There must be someone to blame

Chorus 2 (as chorus 1)
I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
In Australia

Middle 8??: (Distortion, Bridge/treble pickup on a Les Paul 
             'n' jump about while playing this bit)

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D|-2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2----5--5--5-5-5--4--2----|
A|-2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2----3--3--3-3-3--2--0----| 
E|-0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0-------------------------|

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E|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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A|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7---7--7---7--7--7--7--7---3--3--3-3-3--2--0----| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Outro: (Distortion, Bridge/treble pickup on a Les Paul)

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B|---------------------------------| 
G|-13-13--14-14-14-16-14-13-11--9--| 
D|---------------------------------| x2
A|-11-11--12-12-12-14-12-11--9--7--| 
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----0-----------0----------------0-----------0-----------| Instead of
B|-------0-----------0----------------0-----------0---------| This You can
G|--6------6-----6-----6-----6/8-8------8-----8-----8-----8-| Strum the chords:
D|--7--------7---7-------7---7/9-9--------9---9-------9---9-| A: 577655 and
A|--7----------7-7---------7-7/9-9----------9-9---------9-9-| B: 799877
E|--5------------5-----------5/7-7------------7-----------7-|

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B|-------------------------| 
G|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--| 
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--| 
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--| 
E|-------------------------|

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B|---------------------------------| 
G|-13-13--14-14-14-16-14-13-11--9--| 
D|---------------------------------| x2
A|-11-11--12-12-12-14-12-11--9--7--| 
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----0-----------0----------------0-----------0-----------| Instead of
B|-------0-----------0----------------0-----------0---------| This You can
G|--6------6-----6-----6-----6/8-8------8-----8-----8-----8-| Strum the chords:
D|--7--------7---7-------7---7/9-9--------9---9-------9---9-| A: 577655 and
A|--7----------7-7---------7-7/9-9----------9-9---------9-9-| B: 799877
E|--5------------5-----------5/7-7------------7-----------7-|

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D|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--7--2~~~~------| 
A|----------------------------------------------2~~~~------|
E|----------------------------------------------0~~~~------|

Australia
In Australia
I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
In Australia
In Australia
In Australia
In Australia




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