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Overweight and out of date.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 inAll 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 potteryused 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 inAll 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 funnyfuture's dead fundamentally it's so fucking funny
F#5don't you know, it's so fucking funny, don't youit'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
