Tennessee I Get Low
Manic Street Preachers Key
Bm
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3
E|-------------------------------------------------|
from the B side of the Suicide Alley single (1988)
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)
Tuning - The guitars are in standard tuning but it sounds as though they are ever so slightly sharp on the
recording (not much more than 1/4 step) so tune up a little if youre playing along.
Intro
G A G A
E|-3-3-3---------------------------|-3-3-3---------------------------|
B|-3-3-3----------3-3-/5-5---------|-3-3-3---------------------------|
G|-4-4-4----------4-4-/6-6---------|-4-4-4----------4-4-/6-6---------|
D|-5-5-5----------5-5-/7-7---------|-5-5-5----------5-5-/7-7---------|
A|-0-0-0----------5-5-/7-7---------|-0-0-0----------5-5-/7-7---------|
E|----------------3-3-/5-5---------|----------------3-3-/5-5---------|
G A G A
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
G|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
D|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
G A G5 G/F# E5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
G|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5---5--5-2-------------------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5---5--5-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
E|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3---2--2-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
G5 G/F# E5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5--5---5--5-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-5--5---5--5-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-3--3---2--2-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Verse
A D E5 F#5 E5
E|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------|-0-----------------2--2-4--4--2--|
A|-0-------------------------------|-0-----------------2--2-4--4--2--|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------0--0-2--2--0--|
They never beat that deeper in
A D E5 F#5 E5
E|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------|-0-----------------2--2-4--4--2--|
A|-0-------------------------------|-0-----------------2--2-4--4--2--|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------0--0-2--2--0--|
cos i want her and she wants him
Chorus
G A G A
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
G|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
D|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
Tennessee nights just zip code love take those pills and now she'll dream on
G A G5 G/F# E5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
G|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5---5--5-2-------------------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5---5--5-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
E|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3---2--2-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
Tennessee eyes orange once blue Tennessees gone and I get low
G5 G/F# E5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5--5---5--5-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-5--5---5--5-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-3--3---2--2-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Tennessees gone and I get low
Verse
A D E5 F#5 E5
E|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------|-0-----------------2--2-4--4--2--|
A|-0-------------------------------|-0-----------------2--2-4--4--2--|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------0--0-2--2--0--|
Went through the desert soaked to the skin
A D E5 F#5 E5
E|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------|-0-----------------2--2-4--4--2--|
A|-0-------------------------------|-0-----------------2--2-4--4--2--|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------0--0-2--2--0--|
Gasoline I wear loose lines I kick
Chorus
G A G A
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
G|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
D|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
Tennessee nights just zip code love take those pills and now she'll dream on
G A G5 G/F# E5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
G|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5---5--5-2-------------------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5---5--5-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
E|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3---2--2-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
Tennessee eyes orange once blue Tennessees gone and I get low
G5 G/F# E5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5--5---5--5-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-5--5---5--5-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-3--3---2--2-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Tennessees gone and I get low
Bridge
C#5 D5 B5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6--6---6-6-6-6---6-6----6-6-6-6-|-7--7---7-7-7-4---4-4---4-4-4-4--|
D|-6--6---6-6-6-6---6-6----6-6-6-6-|-7--7---7-7-7-4---4-4---4-4-4-4--|
A|-4--4---4-4-4-4---4-4----4-4-4-4-|-5--5---5-5-5-2---2-2---2-2-2-2--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
and my hearts fucking gutted and my moneys on ice
E5 D5 E5 D5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-x--9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-x--9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-x--9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-x--9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-x--7---7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-x--7---7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
and my moneys running out and my moneys running out and my
E5 D5 E5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-x--9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-x--9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-x--7---7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
moneys running out
Bridge
I like to continue playing the root notes for the bass part. If you dont want to, just hit the A chord and
wait for the solo to start.
A D E F# E
E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
A D E F# E
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
Solo
A D E F# E
e|----------------12--12-12-----------------12--12-12--|----------------12--12-12----------------------------|
B|-12-12b13r12-10-12--12-12--12-12b13r12-10-12--12-12--|-12-12b13r12-10-12--12-12------------10-12b13r12-10--|
G|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|--------------------------------9-11-----------------|
D|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|---------------------------9/11----------------------|
A|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|
E|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|
A D E F# E
e|----------------12--12-12-----------------12--12-12--|----------------12--12-12------------12--------------|
B|-12-12b13r12-10-12--12-12--12-12b13r12-10-12--12-12--|-12-12b13r12-10-12--12-12----------------------------|
G|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|---------------------------13--13h14----13\----------|
D|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|
A|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|
E|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|E|-------------------------------------------------|----|
Verse
A D E F# E
E|-5-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9-|
A|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9--9--9--7-7-|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------------------|
They never beat that deeper in
A D E F# E
E|-5-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9-|
A|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9--9--9--7-7-|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------------------|
cos I want her and she wants him
A D E F# E
E|-5-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9-|
A|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9--9--9--7-7-|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------------------|
wet through the desert soaked to the skin (Ill never forget you)
A D E F# E
E|-5-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9-|
A|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9--9--9--7-7-|
E|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------------------|
gasoline I wear loose lines I kick (Ill never forget you)
Outro
G A
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G A
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G A
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G A
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G A
e|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
B|-8-----------------------8------8-----8-----8----|-10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
G|-10b12-------------------10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-|
D|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
A|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
E|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
G A
e|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
B|-10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
G|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-|
D|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
A|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
E|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
A
e|E|-------------------------------------------------|-|E|-------------------------------------------------||
B
|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G
|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D
|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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--0--0--0--|
E|E|-------------------------------------------------|-|E|-------------------------------------------------||
e|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
B
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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--0--0--0--|
E|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
e|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
B
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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--0--0--0--|
E|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
e|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
B
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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--0--0--0--|
E|E|-------------------------------------------------||E|-------------------------------------------------||
e|E|-------------------------------------------------||
B|-2-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------|
E|E|-------------------------------------------------||
b - bend up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
x - mute/dead note
Chords Used