• Song:

    Postcards From A Young Man

  • Artist:

    Manic Street Preachers

  • Album:

    National Treasures - Th...

Intro
  F (133211@1)                         C (x32010@1)
e]---------------------------|-----------------------|
B]------6b-6--------6b-6-----|------6b-6--------6b-6-|
G]--5-5---------5-5----------|--5-5---------5-5------|
D]---------------------------|-----------------------|
A]---------------------------|-----------------------|
E]---------------------------|-----------------------|
  Gm (355333@1)                        A#e]------5b-5--------5b-5-----|------5b-5-------------| (x1333x@1)B]--3-3---------3-3----------|--3-3------------------|
G]---------------------------|-----------------------|
D]---------------------------|-----------------------|
A]---------------------------|-----------------------|
E]---------------------------|-----------------------|

Verse
F (133211@1)     CI (x32010@1)don't believe the absolutes anymore
Gm (355333@1)      A#I'm (x1333x@1)quite prepared to admit I was wrong
F (133211@1)          CThis (x32010@1)life it sucks your principles away
Gm (355333@1)               A#You (x1333x@1)have to fight against it every single day

Chorus
Dm (xx0231@1)          A# (x1333x@1)             GmThese (355333@1)are the postcards from a young man
Gm (355333@1)              A# (x1333x@1)        Csus4 (x33010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
They may never be written or posted again
F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)              GmThese (355333@1)are the postcards from a young man
Gm (355333@1)              A# (x1333x@1)        Csus4 (x33010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
They may never be written or posted again

Interlude:Gm, Csus4, C. X2

Verse
F (133211@1)        CIt (x32010@1)is like so many other things
Gm (355333@1)       A#As (x1333x@1)distant as your former sins
F (133211@1)        CSo (x32010@1)sad and lonely and so derelict
Gm (355333@1)   A#As (x1333x@1)the optimism that we once shared

Chorus
Dm (xx0231@1)          A# (x1333x@1)             GmThese (355333@1)are the postcards from a young man
Gm (355333@1)              A# (x1333x@1)       Csus4 (x33010@1)CThey (x32010@1)may never be written or posted again
F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)              GmThese (355333@1)are the postcards from a young man
Gm (355333@1)              A# (x1333x@1)       Csus4 (x33010@1)CThey (x32010@1)may never be written or posted again

Interlude: Gm, Csus4, C. X2

Bridge
Gm (355333@1)                    Csus4 (x33010@1)      CI'll (x32010@1)send you postcards every single day
Gm (355333@1)                  Csus4 (x33010@1)CJust (x32010@1)to prove I still exist
Gm (355333@1)                Csus4 (x33010@1)   CThis (x32010@1)world will not impose its will
A#I (x1333x@1)will not give up and I will not give in
CAnd (x32010@1)I will not give up and I will not give in

Solo

e]--------------------------|--------------------------|
B]--------------------------|--------------------------|
G]--------------------------|--------------------------|
D]------3b-3---------3b-3---|------3b-3---------3b-3---|
A]--3-3----------3-3--------|--------------------------|
E]--------------------------|--3-3----------3-3--------|

e]-------------------------|---------------------------|
B]-------------------------|---------------------------|
G]-------------------------|---------------------------|
D]------3b-3---------3b-3--|-7-5-3--7-5-3--7-5-3--7-5-3|
A]-------------------------|---------------------------|
E]--3-3----------3-3-------|---------------------------|

Chorus
F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)           GmThese (355333@1)are the postcards from a young man
Gm (355333@1)              A# (x1333x@1)       Csus4 (x33010@1)CThey (x32010@1)may never be written or posted again
F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)              GmThese (355333@1)are the postcards from a young man
Gm (355333@1)              A# (x1333x@1)       Csus4 (x33010@1)CThey (x32010@1)may never be written or posted again

Outro
F, Fsus4. X2

F (133211@1)                           Fsus4I (113311@1)won't betray your confidence
F (133211@1)                           Fsus4I (113311@1)won't pretend my way was lost
F (133211@1)                           Fsus4This (113311@1)world will not impose its will
F (133211@1)                                      FI (133211@1)will not give up and I will not give in



I find the solo easier if you play it like this

e]--------------------------|---------------------------|
B]--------------------------|---------------------------|
G]--------------------------|---------------------------|
D]------5-3---------5-3-----|------5-3----------5-3-----|
A]--3-3---------3-3---------|---------------------------|
E]--------------------------|--3-3----------3-3---------|

e]--------------------------|---------------------------|
B]--------------------------|---------------------------|
G]--------------------------|---------------------------|
D]------5-3---------5-3-----|-7-5-3--7-5-3--7-5-3--7-5-3|
A]--------------------------|---------------------------|
E]--3-3---------3-3---------|---------------------------|

thanks max
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