Im Not Working

'Im Not Working' by Manic Street Preachers
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from the 1998 album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)

Open G tuning - DGDGBD


[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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         Petrified      for the          millionth time
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   Slowly  my  soul  evaporates
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        No parachutes       no           dismal clouds
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   Just this fucking space


[Chorus]
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   I     know      whats      coming
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   Im        not        working
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    I     know      whats      coming
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   Im      not     working


[Verse 2]
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         Sweating     out     in-        telligence
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   like I dont know what it is
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         Clinging      to      the       microwaves
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   and singing with the soundwaves


[Chorus]
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   I     know      whats      coming
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   Im        not        working
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    I     know      whats      coming
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   Im      not     working


[Verse 3]
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         Delirium          on            helium
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   I am my own expirience


[Break/Middle]
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[Chorus]
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   I     know      whats      coming
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   Im        not        working
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    I     know      whats      coming
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   Im      not     working
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   Im      not     working
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   Im      not     working


[Otro]
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fade out


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