Soul Contamination

Manic Street Preachers
Key
Bm
Scroll
3
E|------------------------------------------------|
from the B side of the 1991 single Stay Beautiful
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)
Standard Tuning
Intro
Guitar One:
B5 A5 G5
pm
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-4----------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2----------------0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Guitar Two:
e|E|------------------------------------------------|------------3-----------3---|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|3-------3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
G|------------------------------------------3h4h5---5-3-5-5b7---7r5-5-5b7---7-|
D|-------------------------------------0h3h5----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Verse
Guitar one:
E5 D5 B5 A5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Everyone is staring with the glaze of obsession
G5 E5 A5 D5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|---------------7-|
A
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
Interlocking cartels bypassing the bone
E5 D5 B5 A5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
The empty statement of art school dissension
G5 E5 A5 D5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|---------------7-|
A
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
Institutionalised expression of mass control
Guitar Two:
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar one:
A5 E5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
And when America fills in the hole
G5 D5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|------------------------------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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
Your pile of misery where centuries be
A5 E5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
And he does win a holiday after a poll
G5 D5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|------------------------------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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
One per cent interest stand up with glee
B5 A5 G5
pm
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-4----------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2----------------0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Guitar Two:
A E
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G D
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
A E
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G D
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B A G
e|-----3---------3---------3---------3---------3-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3-----------|
G|-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5---------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
Verse
Guitar one:
E5 D5 B5 A5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Soul contamination spreads the germs of finance
G5 E5 A5 D5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|---------------7-|
A
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
Making weak minds think this is what they want
E5 D5 B5 A5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Power facts are brutally sold to worn darkened skin
G5 E5 A5 D5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|---------------7-|
A
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
Arise the new scum arise to the sound of a drum
Guitar Two:
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar one:
A5 E5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
With your desk degrees in civil engineering
G5 D5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|------------------------------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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
Theyre drawing up plans for a future for themselves
A5 E5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
And sweet daddy buys up a university
G5 D5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|------------------------------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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
On a mission tied next to suits
B5 A5 G5
pm
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-4----------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2----------------0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Guitar Two:
A E
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G D
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
A E
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G D
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B A G
e|E|------------------------------------------------|------------3-----------3---|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|3-------3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
G|------------------------------------------3h4h5---5-3-5-5b7---7r5-5-5b7---7-|
D|-------------------------------------0h3h5----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Outro
Guitar One:
F#5 A5 E5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G|-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
Soul contamination die because you crossed by fire
F#5 A5 E5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G|-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
Soul contamination poverty expressed in your heart
F#5 A5 E5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G|-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
Soul contamination arise surrender burn
F#5 A5
e|E|------------------------------------------------|---------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|---------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|---------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Soul contamination do you rise
A G#5 F#5 E
e|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
B|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
D|-7--6--4--2E|------------------------------------------------|---|
A|-7--6--4--2E|------------------------------------------------|---|
E|-5--4--2--0E|------------------------------------------------|---|
up
Guitar Two:
e|----19-16---------19-16---------19-16---------19-16-----------|
B|----------17------------17------------17------------17--------|
G|-------------16------------16------------16-------------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
Soul contamination die because you crossed by fire
e|----19-16---------19-16---------19-16---------19-16-----------|
B|----------17------------17------------17------------17--------|
G|-------------16------------16------------16-------------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
Soul contamination poverty expressed in your heart
e|----19-16---------19-16---------19-16---------19-16-----------|
B|----------17------------17------------17------------17--------|
G|-------------16------------16------------16-------------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|--------------|
Soul contamination arise surrender burn
Pm
e|----19-16E|------------------------------------------------|----|
B|----------17----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G|----------------16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|-------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-------------|
Soul contamination do you rise
e|E|------------------------------------------------|-------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17----------------------------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16----------------------------------------------|
D|E|------------------------------------------------|-------------|
A|E|------------------------------------------------|-------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------|-------------|
up
| h Hammer-on
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
Chords Used
A×
E
G
D××
B×