'Blackpool Pier' by Manic Street Preachers - Guitar Tutorial

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From: C0rdr0y@aol.com
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 12:29:34 -0500 (EST)
Subject: TAB:Elvis Impersonator: blackpool pier by the manic street preachers

Chords:-
Gmaj7/B-x2403x
Gmaj7/C-x3403x
Dsus2-xx0230
F-133211
Am-x02210
Bb-688766
C#-x4666x
Ab-466544
C-8(10)(10)988
C(2)-x3555x
A-x02220
A5-x022xx
D-x5777x
C#m-x46654
F#5-244xxx
Bm-x24432
C#m7-x46454
C#7-x46464

Intro:-
Gmaj7/B

Gmaj7/B                               Gmaj7/C
Twenty foot high on blackpool promenade

Dsus2                                Em
fake royalty second hand sequin facade

F                Am
Limited face paint

    Bb              C#
And Dyed black quiff

Ab                    C
Overweight and out of date

Gmaj7/B                               Gmaj7/C
Twenty foot high on blackpool promenade

Dsus2                                Em
fake royalty second hand sequin facade

F                Am
Limited face paint

    Bb              C#
And Dyed black quiff

Ab                    C(2) A(strum these two chords once)
Overweight and out of date

A5       D          C#m        F#5
American trilogy in Lancashire pottery

A5       D          C#m         F#5
American trilogy in Lancashire pottery

               Bm             F#5
Its so fucking funny dont you know

               Bm             C#m7      C#7
Its so fucking funny dont you know

A5       D              C#m              F#5
All American trilogy in used up cars and bottled beer

A5       D               C#m               F#5
All American trilogy the futures dead fundamentally

               Bm        F#5
Its so fucking funny its absurd

               Bm        C#m7      C#7
Its so fucking funny its absurd

Solo:-

   A5                           D
E I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I
B I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I
G I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I
D I----------------------------I-0-2--2b3r2----0----2h4------|I
A I-0-2--2b3r2----0---2h4------I-----------------------------|I
E I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I

   C#m                          F#5
E I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I
B I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I
G I------4--4h6---4------------I-----------------------------|I
D I----6---------------6---4---I4-----4s11-------------7-----|I
A I-4--------------------------I------------0--0-7h9---------|I
E I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I

   A5                           D
E I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I
B I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I
G I----------------------------I-7---9--9b10r9--7----9s4-----|I
D I-7--9--9b10r----7---9h11----I--------------------------6--|I
A I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I
E I----------------------------I-----------------------------|I

   C#m                                 F#5
E I-----------------------------------I-----------------------------|I
B I-----------------------------------I-----------------------------|I
G I8h9-8---8--------------------------I-----------------------------|I
D I-----11--11-9--9---9-11-11b12-11-9-I-11---11---11---11s4---------|I
A I-------------11-9h11---------------I------------------------0----|I
E I-----------------------------------I-----------------------------|I

then:-
|Bm   |F#5  |Bm  |C#m7 |C#7  |


C#m7(strum once)                     C#m7(strum once)
Twenty foot high on blackpool promenade

Note:-After all of the C#m7 and C#7 you strum once and pick the bottom 3
strings twice(i.e strum-1-2-3-1-2-3)