manic street preachers – golden platitudes

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tuning : standard

intro , piano : D Bm

verse 1 :
D Bm
the platitudes they all dissolved
D
they got too deep , got too involved
Bm
the platitudes just interludes
A
to break the trust with me and you

verse 2 :
Em
oh what a shangri – la
G
oh what a shell we are
D
oh what a mess we’ve made
A
what happened to those days
Em
when everything seemed possible
G
with no – one to tell you no
D
where did the feeling go?
A
where did it all go wrong?
Em
born to be a communist
G
but then the marriage failed
D
as did the partnership

interlude : chord sequence goes up then down ( D ) ,
( 1 – 3 2 – 5 3 – 4 4 – 0 5 – 0 6 – x ) , ( 1 – 5 2 – 7 3 – 7 4 – 0 5 – 0 6 – x ) , ( D shape 7th fret )

verse 3 :
Bm
the platitudes they all dissolved
D
they got too deep , got too involved
Bm
the platitudes just interludes
A
to break the trust with me and you

verse 3 :
Em
i fell back in love with love
G
i know that it might sound odd
D
the liberal left destroyed
A
every bit of our youth
Em
left with the barest of bones
G
leaving us all with holes
D
where did it all go wrong?
A
where did the feeling go?
Em
why colonise the moon
G
when every different kind
D
of desperation exists?
A
in every single home
Em
where did the feeling go?
G
where did the feeling go?
D
where did it all go wrong?

interlude : chord sequence goes up then down ( D ) ,
( 1 – 3 2 – 5 3 – 4 4 – 0 5 – 0 6 – x ) , ( 1 – 5 2 – 7 3 – 7 4 – 0 5 – 0 6 – x ) , ( D shape 7th fret ) x 2

la , la la la etc ( verse chords as above then finish on one final interlude ( x2 ) )