• Song:

    Born A Girl

  • Artist:

    Manic Street Preachers

  • Album:

    Everything Must Go / Th...

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Born A Girl - Manic Street Preachers 
From the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

Intro same as first bars of verse. All verses are picked and are pretty much the 
same so I've tabbed just the first. Chorus is strummed and the ending picked. Such 
a beautiful song to play.  I've worked it out by ear so any corrections welcome!

VERSE:

 Dmaj7                    B
E-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---- |
B-----2---2-------2---2-------------------------- |
G---2-------2---2-------------4---4-------4---4-- |  x2
D-0-----------0-------------4-------4---4-------4 |
A-----------------------2-2-----------2---------- |
E------------------------------------------------ |

 A5           A/G#        A/G         A/F#
E------------------------------------------------ |
B-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---- |
G-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-- |
D---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2 |
A-0---------------------------------------------- |
E-------------4-----------3-----------2---------- |

 F                         Dm
E--------------1-----------------0-----1-----3-----1-----0-------- |
B--------1-------1---1---------3---3-----3-----3-----3-----3------ |
G----------2-------2---2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2b3b2 |
D-----3------3-----------3-0-------------------------------------- |
A---3------------------------------------------------------------- |
E-1--------------------------------------------------------------- |

Dmaj7                  B
Do I look good for you tonight
Dmaj7                   B
Will you accuse me as I hide
  A5                A/G#
Behind these layers of disguise
A/G            A/F#  F        Dm
In the mirrors of my own happiness


CHORUS:

Cmaj7/G(332000) Em(022000) Am(5775xx) G5(355xxx) F(133211) F*(1332xx) Fsus2(133011) Dm(x5776x)

      Cmaj7/G  Em    Am   G5     F*
And I wish     I had been born a girl
           Dm           F*
Instead of what I am
      Cmaj7/G  Em    Am   G5     F*
Yes I wish     I had been born a girl
             Dm               F*
And not this mess of a man
             Am               F
And not this mess of a man
             Am               F      Fsus2  F
And not this mess of a man


ENDING:

Start this section with a subtle slide on the B string up to the eighth fret

       Fadd2          Fadd2/G         Fadd2          Fadd2/G
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
B-------------10-------------10--------------10--------------10------ |
G-----------0----0---------0----0----------0----0----------0----0---- |
D--------10--------10---10--------10----10--------10----10--------10- |
A-2/8--8--------------10--------------8--------------10-------------- |
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |

  Em add4                   C6              C
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
B-------10-----------10-------------10------8------------------------ |
G-----0----0------------0------9-------9------9---------------------- |
D---9--------9---9--------9-10---10------10-----10\7----------------- |
A-7------------7---7------------------------------------------------- |
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |

  Fadd2          Fadd2/G         Fadd2          Fadd2/G
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
B--------10-------------10--------------10--------------10----------- |
G------0----0---------0----0----------0----0----------0----0--------- |
D---10--------10---10--------10----10--------10----10--------10------ |
A-8--------------10--------------8--------------10------------------- |
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |

  Em add4       Em        C6           C                  Cmaj7
E---------------------------------------------------------0----------- |
B-------10------8---------10-----------8------8-----------0----------- |
G-----0----0------0-----0----9----9------9---------10-----5----------- |
D---9---------9-----9----------10---10-----10---10----10--7----------- |
A-7-------------------7----------------------------------------------- |
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- |

You can play around with those last few notes to get the finish you want. Enjoy!
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