• Song:

    Motorcycle Emptiness

  • Artist:

    Manic Street Preachers

  • Album:

    Radio Experience

Tom: E
Intro: E      Emaj7/D#    C#m     A  (under Riff 1, Riff 4)
       E      Emaj7/D#    C#m     A  (under Riff 2, Riff 4)

Riff 1
g -4b5r4----2-4----2-4---4b5r4----2-4--2-4---4b5r4---5 
Riff 2
g-13b14r13--11-13-11-13------13b14r13--11-13-11-13----13b14r13---14
Riff 3
b--12b14r12---10-12-10-12---12b14r12---10-12-10-12-----12b14r12-----14
Riff 4
g-2-4-4--4-4-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9
Riff 5
d-------7------9-------11--------14
 

[Verse]
E5                   E5
Culture sucks down words
C#5                  A5                      E5  E5 C#5 A5 (under Riff 3, Riff 4)
Itemise loathing and feed yourself smi_i_iles
E5                         E5
Organise your safe tribal war
C#5                  A5                      E5  E5 C#5 A5 (under Riff 2, Riff 5)
Hurt main kill and enslave the ghetto__o_o_oh

[Bridge]
C#5      E5
Each day living out a lie
e-7--5-4-5---4-7~-5~-7~-5~-7~-5~-
B----------5---------------------
B                       A (for 4 bars)
Life sold so cheaply forever, ever, ever
[Chorus]
E5       E5       C#5     A5
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle empti_ness__
E5       E5       C#5     A5
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle empti_ness__

[Verse 2]
E5  E5  C#5  A5  (under riff1, riff 4)

E5                    E5
Life lives a slow suicide
C#5                    A5                E5  E5  C#5  A5   (under Riff 3, Riff 4)
Orthodox dreams and symbolic myths______
E5                   E5
From fuedal serf to spender
C#5                     A5               E5  E5  C#5  A5   (under Riff 2, Riff 5)
This wonderful world of purchase power

[Bridge]
C#5                     E5
Just like lungs sucking on__ air
B5                    A5 (for 4 bars) 
Survival's natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow

[Chorus]
E5       E5       C#5     A5
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle empti_ness__   (2x)

[Instrumental]
A5   B5   A5   B5

C5   D5   C5   D5

A5                B5                A5                  B5
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
C5                D5                C5                  D5 (1 strum )
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us

[Chorus]
E5       E5       C#5     A5
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle empti_ness__

[Solo]
E5    G5    A5    E5

E5    G5    A5    A5
e-------------------------------------------
B-12b13r12----------12--15b17~~~r15~~~~~~---
G----------13----13-------------------------
D-------------14----------------------------
e-------------------------------------------
B-14h15p14~~--12-------------------12~~~~~--
G----------------14-14b15-11-11-13----------
D-------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------15------------
B-12b13-12----------12--15b17~~~r15~~~~~~---
G----------13----13-------------------------
D-------------14----------------------------
e-12-15p12--15p12--15p12-15p12-15p12--------------
B---------15-----15-----15----15----15b17~~~~~~~~-
G-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------

[Verse 3]
E5                       E5
Drive away and it's the same
C#5                     A5
This happiness corrupt political shit_i_it

[Bridge]
C#5                E5
Living life like a coma_tose
B5                A5 (for 4 bars)
Ego loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow

[Chorus]
E5       E5       C#5     A5
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle empti_ness__
e-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-13-------------------13-----
D-14-16-14-14----14-16----16--
A-------------16--------------
E----------------------------- 4x
E5       E5       C#5     A5
Under neon loneliness, everlasting loveliness

[Outro]
E5   E5   C#5    A5

E5   E5   C#5    A5

E5
Outro solo
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G-16-16p14p13-16p14p13-16p14p13-16p14p13-16p14p13-16p14p13-13-14--13--
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------
B----------------------------
G-14-13-11h13-11h13-14--13---
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------
Riff3   Riff4
Riff 3
b--12b14r12---10-12-10-12---12b14r12---10-12-10-12-----12b14r12-----14
Riff 4
g-2-4-4--4-4-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9
E
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