Manic Street Preachers

Suicide Alley

By Neill Turner

Intro:

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Verse:

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A –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

E –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

I’m goin’ down to suicide

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D –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

A –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-

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Alley. Cos the air I

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A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

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Breathe. Tastes better down

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G –4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

D –4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

A –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

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There

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D –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

A –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

E –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

I’m goin’ down to suicide

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G –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

D –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

A –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-

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Alley. Cos it seems as

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D –7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

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If. As if it’s the only place for

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D –4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

A –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

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Chorus:

Riff A

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With Riff A

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I’m goin down to suicide alley where you can’t get at me

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G ------4----2------

D -2----4----2----4-

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

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I’m goin down to suicide alley where I can be what I want to be

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D –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

A –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

E –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------

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D –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

A –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

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

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D –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

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Verse 2 :

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E –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

I’m goin’ down to suicide

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G –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

D –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

A –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-

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Alley. Cos the air I

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G –7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

D –7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

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Breathe. Tastes better down

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G –4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

D –4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

A –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

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There

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A –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

E –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

I’m goin’ down to suicide

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G –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

D –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

A –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-

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Alley. Cos it seems as

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G –7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

D –7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

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If. As if it’s the only place for

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G –4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

D –4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

A –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

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Chorus:

Riff A

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With Riff A

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D -2----4----2----2-

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

I’m goin down to suicide alley where you can’t get at me

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G ------4----2------

D -2----4----2----4-

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

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

I’m goin down to suicide alley where I can be what I want to be

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D –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

A –2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

E –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------

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A –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

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

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E –0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------

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Solo:

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Outro:

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e -0-0-0-0-----------------2-2-2-2-

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