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Close My Eyes

Manic Street Preachers

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: F#m 
'Close My Eyes' by Manic Street Preachers
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from the B side of The Masses Against The Classes single (2000)
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)

EGDGBe tuning - although it is technically open G tuning you can play along by just tuning the A string down 
to a G and leaving the other strings in standard tuning. 


[Intro]

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
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[Verse]

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
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   Close my eyes and then I count to ten

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|
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   Shake some hands and then I feel ashamed

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|
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   Im in control but I am out of time

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|
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   Ive lost the need for any desire               any
    

[Chorus]

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G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
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   Any desire                                                                      I had a

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G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
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   vision but it slipped away         inherited goodness it is here to stay 

e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--|
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G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
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   its not about us anymore             its not about us bout us anymore


[Verse]

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G|---------------9--11-----------------7----------7-----|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9---0--9---7-9-0-7-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0------0---0-0---0-0-|
E|E|------------------------------------------|------------|

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|E|------------------------------------------|------------|
   Close my eyes and then I count to ten

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G|---------------9--11-----------------------7-9b10r9-7---7-|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--12--9--0--------0-9-0-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0---0-------------0---|
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   I open them and then I shut them again

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B|---------------------------------7--------------------------|
G|---------------9--11-----------9---9-7---7b9r7----------7---|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7-------------9-------9--7b9r7---9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----------------------------------|
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   Look at the crowd and then forget my parts

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|
E|E|------------------------------------------|------------|
   Back to memory and then back to the start.  back to the 


[Chorus]

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G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
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   start                                                                     Im back to the 

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G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--|
   stuff that made us all              Back to reality back to fuck all            its not

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G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
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   about us anymore                     its not about us bout us anymore


[Verse]

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B|-------------5--7---------------------------|
G|-4--4--4-6-7-------4--2--2/4~---------------|
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G|E|------------------------------------------|--|
E|E|------------------------------------------|--|

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G|---------------9--11------------7b9r7--------7---7-9b10r9-7-|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7--9---------9--7-9---9------------|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0--0-------------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------|------------------|
   Close my eyes and then I count to ten

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
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   Sign some papers and then they are my friends

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--12--9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0---0-|
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   Attempt to make up and my skin aches

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G|---------------9--11----------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-|
G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|E|------------------------------------------|------------|
   Not even massage can make my body straight    my body 


[Chorus]

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G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
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   straight                                                                       Count to 

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G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|
E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--|
   ten and then pretend I'm home         just a job I get well paid for            its not 

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G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------|
D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--|
   about us anymore                    its not about us bout us anymore


  [Post Chorus]

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G|---------------9~--------------------------9~-------------|
D|-9--9--9-11-12---------------9--9--9-11-12----------------|
G|-0--0--0-0--0----------------0--0--0-0--0-----------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------|----------------|
                                eyes 

[Outro]

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G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------|

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G|-6--6--6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--------------------------------------|
G|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--------------------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
                                                      I close my

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G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
   eyes                           I close my eyes 

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G|-6--6--6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--------------------------------------|
G|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--------------------------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
                                                     I close my 

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B|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--|
G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--|
E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
   eyes                           I close my eyes 

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G|-6--6--6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6---6-------6\/6~--|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x----------------------------9---9-7-9--------|
G|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0E|------------------------------------------|---|
E|E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                  



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