'So Dead' by Manic Street Preachers 
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
from the 1992 album Generation Terrorists (UK release) 
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)

Standard Tuning
   

  [Intro]

   G A   G A   G    A        G A   G A   G    A
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|

   D                                            A
E|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|
A|---------------------|----------------------|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  [Verse}

   D                                            
E|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
   Learn to sleep through misery  never gonna wake feeling free 

   A
E|----3--------5--------|----3--------5--------|
B|------3--------5------|------3--------5------|
G|--------4--------6----|--------4--------6----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-0--------0-----------|-0--------0-----------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
   No one fucks as good as Marilyn  plastic surgery sure cures your sins
   
   D                                            
E|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
   You need a fix Im your prostitute  repression says depravitys cute 

   A
E|----3--------5--------|----3--------5--------|
B|------3--------5------|------3--------5------|
G|--------4--------6----|--------4--------6----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-0--------0-----------|-0--------0-----------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
   Ill feed you lines to make you smile  youre so easy to dehumanise


  [Pre Chorus]

   D5             B5                D5             B5
               pm                               pm
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   Its not that I cant find worth in anything  Its not that I cant find worth in enough 

   D5             B5                A5     E5     G5    
               pm   
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------2-------5-------5-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0------2-------5-------5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------0-------3-----0-3-------|
   Its not that I cant find worth in anything   in your love


  [Chorus]

   G A   G A   G    A        G A   G A   G    A        B5     C5     G5     A5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
               Pay for it                pay for it    degrade your senses till you hate me


  [Verse}

   D                                            
E|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
   Begging to be cool through nicotine  decadence costs but she must be clean

   A
E|----3--------5--------|----3--------5--------|
B|------3--------5------|------3--------5------|
G|--------4--------6----|--------4--------6----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-0--------0-----------|-0--------0-----------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
   Build up walls so you cant feel  when you get high its so unreal
   
   D                                            
E|----5--------3-------|----5--------3--------|
B|------5--------3-----|------5--------3------|
G|--------6--------4---|--------6--------4----|
D|-0--------0----------|-0--------0-----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
   Days fade in and I need the night  Ive seen your dumb face all of my life

   A
E|----3--------5--------|----3--------5--------|
B|------3--------5------|------3--------5------|
G|--------4--------6----|--------4--------6----|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|-0--------0-----------|-0--------0-----------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
   Eyes close down I dont want to see  broken communion of the twentieth century


  [Pre Chorus]

   D5             B5                D5             B5
              pm                                pm
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   Its not that I cant find worth in anything  Its not that I cant find worth in enough 

   D5             B5                A5     E5     G5     
              pm  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------2-------5-------5-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0------2-------5-------5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------0-------3-----0-3-------|
   Its not that I cant find worth in anything   in your love


  [Chorus}

   G A   G A   G    A        G A   G A   G    A        B5     C5     G5     A5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
               Pay for it                pay for it    youre gonna pay for my intelligence

   G A   G A   G    A        G A   G A   G    A        B5     C5     G5     A5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
               Pay for it                pay for it    cause Im a slut and you just suck


  {Middle/Solo}

The second guitar chugs away at a palm-muted D power chord in this section.

   D5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5/8---8-8/10----|-----------------|-5/8---8-8/10----|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-7\9----9-9/7----|-----------------|-7/9----9-9\7----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-13-13-10-10b12-10-----------------------------|-x-13-13-10-10b12-10-----------------------------|
G|-x-------------------12-11-11b12r11b12r11v-------|-x-------------------12-11-11b12r11b12r11v-------|
D|-x-----------------------------------------------|-x-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-13-13-10-10b12-10-----------------------------|
G|-x-------------------12-11-11b12r11b12r11v-------|
D|-x-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-10---------------10---------------10---------------10---------------10--------------|
B|----13p10------------13p10------------13p10------------13p10------------13p10--------|
G|----------12p11p9----------12p11p9----------12p11p9----------12p11p9----------12p11\-|
D|E|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|E|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|E|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|
D|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|-----4-----4---4--4/6-6\---|
D|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|-----5-----5---5--5/7-7\---|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|-0-0---0-0---0-------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  [Chorus]

   G A   G A   G    A        G A   G A   G    A        B5     C5     G5     A5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
               Pay for it                pay for it    degrade your senses til you hate me
   
   G A   G A   G    A        G A   G A   G    A        B5     C5     G5     A5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--7-7\---|-2------3------5------7------|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-3--5-5\---|---------------3------5------|
               Pay for it                pay for it    we promote all sickness and disease 

   B5     C5     G5     A5       B5     C5     G5     A5
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-4------5--------------------|-4------5--------------------|
D|-4------5------5------7------|-4------5------5------7------|
A|-2------3------5------7------|-2------3------5------7------|
E|---------------3------5------|---------------3------5------|
   Youre gonna pay for my intelligence  cause Im a slut and you just suck

   D5
                     pm                                                     pm
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|


  [Outro]

   A5                      D5         F5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-5/7v-------|---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7v---|
A|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-3/5v-------|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8--------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
                                                        Youre so dead 

   A5                      D5         F5              A5 G5 A5 G5 F#5 F5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-5/7v-------|---5-7---5-7---5------------------|
A|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-3/5v-------|-8-----8-----8---7--5--7--5--4--3-|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------5--3--5--3--2--1-|

   A5                      D5         F5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-5/7v-------|---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7v---|
A|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-3/5v-------|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8--------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
                                                        Youre so dead 

   A5                      D5         F5              A5 G5 A5 G5 F#5 F5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-5/7v-------|---5-7---5-7---5------------------|
A|-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-3/5v-------|-8-----8-----8---7--5--7--5--4--3-|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------5--3--5--3--2--1-|

   A5
                     pm                                                     pm
E|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|



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x  - dead/muted note
/  - slide up
\  - slide down 
b  - bend up
r  - release bend 
v  - vibrato
pm - palm muted
h  - hammer on 
p  - pull off