Band:Manic Street Preachers Song:Elvis Impersonator:Blackpool Pier Tabbed by:Matthew Ford (s_laughter_uk@yahoo.co.uk) Tuning:EADGBE Chords: A:x02220 A5:x022xx D:xx0232 Gmaj7/B:x2403x D5:xx023x Dsus2:xx0230 C#m:x46654 Em:022000 F:133211 Am:x02210 Bb:688766 C#:9.11.11.10.9.9. C:8.10.10.9.8.8. F#5:244xxx Bm:x24432 C#m7:x46454 C#7:x46464 Gmaj7/C:x3403x G#:466544 Gmaj7/B Gmaj7/B Gmaj7/C Twenty foot high on Blackpool promenade, Dsus2 Em Fake royalty second hand sequin facace, F Am Limited face paint, and Bb C# Dyed black quiff, G# C Overweight and out of date. x2 ((-<0- ------2---------------2------ ((-<2- -3----3---3---3-------3--0-0- ((-<2-A5 -2----2---0^2-0^2-----2--0-0- ((-<2- -0----0---0---0-------0--0-0- ((-<0- ----------------------------- ((---- ----------------------------- American trilogy in All american trilogy in -4----4---4-4-4-4----4------ -5----5---5-5-5-5----5--0-0- -6----6---4^6-4^6----6--0-0-F#5 -6----6---4^6-4^6----6--0-0- -4----4---4-4-4-4----4------ ---------------------------- Lancashire pottery used up cars and bottled beer ------2--------------2------ -3----3---3---3------3--0-0-A5 -2----2---0^2-0^2----2--0-0- -0----0---0---0------0--0-0- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- American trilogy in All american trilogy the -4----4---4-4-4-4----4------ -5----5---5-5-5-5----5--0-0- -6----6---4^6-4^6----6--0-0- F#5 Bm -6----6---4^6-4^6----6--0-0- -4----4---4-4-4-4----4------ ---------------------------- Lancashire pottery it's so fucking funny future's dead fundamentally it's so fucking funny F#5 don't you know, it's so fucking funny, don't you it's absurd, it's so fucking funny, it's ab - -4--4--------4------------4--4-----------4-------------)) -5-----5--------5---------6-----6-----------5----------)) -4--------4--------4------4--------4-----------4-------)) -6------------------------6-----------6----------------)) -4------------------------4----------------------------)) -------------------------------------------------------)) know - surd______________________________ (12-string) A5 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------2---2-(3)-0--2--4- -0-0-0----2---2-(3)-2-0--2--4--5----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- C#m F#5 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ----------4---4-4^6--4-------------------------------- ------6-----------------6--4-4------------/---------7- -4-------------------------------------------0--7^9--- ------------------------------------------------------ A5 D5 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------6--7----9-(10)-9--7--9\---- -(7)----9--9-(10)-9--7--9----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ C#m ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ---8^9^8-----8----------------------------------------- ----------11---11^9----9------9-11-11-(12)-11--11^9---- --------------------11---9^11-------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- F#5 Bm F#5 --------------------2----------------------------------------- --------------------3--------------0-------------------------- --------------------4--------------0-------------------------- -11--------11-\-----4--------------0----4----4---4-4--4--4---- -----------------0--2--------------0----4----4---4-4--4--4--0- ----------------------------------------2----2---2-2--2--2---- (6-string) Bm C#m7 -2-----------------4--4--------4----------- -3-----------------5-----5--------5-------- -4-----------------4--------4--------4----- -4-----------------6----------------------- -2-----------------4----------------------- ------------------------------------------- C#7 C#m7 -4--4--------4--------------4----------------- -6-----6--------6-----------5----------------- -4--------4--------4--------4----------------- -6--------------------6-----6----------------- -4--------------------------4----------------- ---------------------------------------------- Twenty foot high on Blackpool promenade... Key: ((--------)) ((--------)) ((--------))Repeat anything between these brackets. ((--------)) ((--------)) ((--------)) -<0- -<2- -<2-Rake up: drag the pick up the strings -<2- -<0- ---- -7^9-Hammer-on: play the first note normally and then fret the second note without picking the second and without taking your finger off the first note. -9^7-Pull-off: the opposite of hammer-on. That's it. Hope you like the tab, but if you don't or if you have a question or any comments please email me at s_laughter_uk@yahoo.co.uk
