Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers - Baby Elian guitar tab

Band: Manic Street Preachers

Album: Know Your Enemy

Song: Baby Elian

Year: 2001

Versions: 2

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ARTIST: Manic Street Preachers

TITLE: Baby Elian

ALBUM: Know Your Enemy

RIFF 1

(G#) (A) (Eb) (C#) (B) (A) (E) (F#)

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|-------------------------|

A|-------------6-6-6-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-------------|

E|-4-4-4-5-5-5-------------|-------------0-0-0-2-2-2-|

RIFF 2

F#

E|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|

A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|

RIFF 3

F#m

E|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|

D|-9-11-12-11----9-11---11--9-11---11-|

A|------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|

RIFF 4

C#m

E|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------|

A|-9-11-12-11----9-11---11--9-11---11-|

E|------------------------------------|

RIFF 5

F#m

E|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|

D|-9-11-12-11----9-14---14-14-14---14-|

A|------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|

RIFF 6

C#m

E|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------|

A|-9-11-12-11----9-14---14-14-14---14-|

E|------------------------------------|

RIFF 7

F# G# A

B

E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

G|-11------11-11---11-11--|-13------13-13---13-13--|-14------14-14---14-14--|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--|

D|--0-------0--0----0--0--|--0-------0--0----0--0--|--0-------0--0----0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

A|--9-------9--9----9--9--|-11------11-11---11-11--|-12------12-12---12-12--|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|

E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

RIFF 8

F#m

E|------------|

B|------------|

G|------------|

D|-9-11-12-11-|

A|------------|

E|------------|

FILL 1

F#m

E|--9------|

B|-10------|

G|-11------|

D|---------|

A|---------|

E|---------|

FILL 1 is played at the begining of RIFF 3 & 5

FILL 2

C#m

E|--4------|

B|--5------|

G|--6------|

D|---------|

A|---------|

E|---------|

FILL 2 is played at the begining of RIFF 4 & 6

FILL 3

E|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-6---6-7--6---7--|

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|

FILL 3 is played twice on each chord in the chorus

FILL 4

E|-------------------|

B|-------------------|

G|-------------------|

D|-6--6s9-11---------|

A|-----------11-9----|

E|----------------12-|

FILL 4 replaces FILL 3 at the end of the chorus

FILL 5

E|---------------|

B|---------------|

G|---------------|

D|------9------9-|

A|-9h11---9h11---|

E|---------------|

FILL 5 is played once just before the middle of the second verse

CHORDS

E A D

E|--7---5---5--|

B|--9---5---7--|

G|--9---6---7--|

D|--9---7---7--|

A|--7---7---5--|

E|------5------|

INTRO

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RIFF 1 x2

RIFF 2

RIFF 3 & 4 x2

VERSE 1

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RIFF 3 (F1)

Blockades won't win you more votes

RIFF 4 (F2)

A Cuban adjustment act

RIFF 3 (F1)

Offer the world a dream

RIFF 4 (F2)

Dress it up - it's blackmail

RIFF 5 (F1)

Internal matter they say

RIFF 6 (F2)

For two million dollars a day

RIFF 3 (F1)

Maybe a future in film

RIFF 4 (F2)

But Cuban boxers still win

BRIDGE

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RIFF 7

CHORUS

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E (F3 x2) A (F3 x2)

Kidnapped - to the promised land

D (F3 x2)

The Bay Of Pigs

E (F3, F4)

Or baby Elian

E (F3 x2) A (F3 x2)

Operation - Peter Pan

D (F3 x2)

America

E (F3, F4)

The Devil's playground

RIFF 1

Baby Elian

RIFF 1

Baby Elian

VERSE 2

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RIFF 3 (F1)

Across the unfair divide

RIFF 4 (F2)

Where black will never meet white

RIFF 3 (F1, F5)

So read my token lips

RIFF 4 (F2)

As if they never exist

RIFF 5 (F1)

You cannot buy a nation

RIFF 6 (F2)

Not even Miami mob

RIFF 3 (F1)

We follow a shining path

RIFF 4 (F2)

That you will never destroy

BRIDGE

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RIFF 7

CHORUS

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E (F3 x2) A (F3 x2)

Kidnapped - to the promised land

D (F3 x2)

The Bay Of Pigs

E (F3, F4)

Or baby Elian

E (F3 x2) A (F3 x2)

Operation - Peter Pan

D (F3 x2)

America

E (F3, F4)

The Devil's playground

RIFF 1

You don't just sit in a rocking chair

RIFF 1

When you've built a revolution

RIFF 1

You don't just sit in a rocking chair

RIFF 1

When you've built a revolution

RIFF 1

Baby Elian

RIFF 1

Baby Elian

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Baby Elian

Tabbed by Stu Chown stickler@another.com

(i think it may be in open G tuning but this sounds fine - Madbob)

CHORDS:

Amaj7 - x02120

Dmaj7 - xx0222

On each riff, make every note vibrate.

INTRO

E--------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------

D---6-6-6-7-7-7-13-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-7-7-7-2-2-2-4-4^5-4-2--

A---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

E-------------------------------------------------------------- x2

THEN:

G------------------

D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--

A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

E------------------

VERSE RIFF(Repeated)

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6---------------------------4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6---

D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---

A-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Blockades won't win you more votes

E------------------------------------

B------------------------------------

G------------------------------------

D---------4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6------

A---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------

E------------------------------------

A Cuban adjustment act.........

Verse 1

Dmaj7

Blockades won't win you more votes

Amaj7

A Cuban adjustment act

Dmaj7

Offer the world a dream

Amaj7

Dress it up - it's blackmail

Verse 2

Internal matter they say

For 2 million dollars a day

Maybe a future in film

But Cuban boxers still win

BRIDGE(Over repeated A chord)

B-----------------------

G-2----4----6----7-7-7--

D-2----x----x----7-7-7--

A-0----2----4----5-5-5--

E-----------------------

CHORUS

E Amaj7 D

E-------------------------0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--

B-------------------------2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--

G-1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--

D-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--------------------------

A-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--------------------------

E-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------

B-------------------------

G-1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--

D-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--

A-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--

E-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--

E Amaj7

Kidnapped - to the promised land

D

The bay of pigs

E

Or baby Elian

E Amaj7

Operation - Peter Pan

D

America

E

The Devil's playground

REPEAT INTRO

Baby Elian,

Baby Elian.

VERSE 3

Across the unfair divide

Where black will never meet white

So read my broken lips

As if they never exist.

VERSE 4

You cannot buy a nation

Not even Miami mob

We follow a shining path

That you will never destroy

REPEAT BRIDGE

REPEAT CHORUS

REPEAT INTRO

You just don't sit in a rockin' chair

When you have built a revolution x2

Baby Elian,

Baby Elian.

OUTRO

E--------------------------

B--------------------------

G--4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6---

D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---

A--------------------------

E--------------------------

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