Anthem For A Lost Cause
Manic Street Preachers
Wonderful wistful song from the Manics’ 2013 Rewind album. Lots of beautiful rolls on and off sus chords / minor chords which I’ve hopefully illustrated below. Standard tuning Capo 4 Chords ====== Am x02210 Am/F# 2x021x G 320003 Gsus4 320010 Esus 022200 Em 022000 Dsus4 xx0233 D/A x00232 Bm x24432 C9 x32030 C x32010 Intro ===== / / Gsus4 Gsus4 Verse 1 ======= It’s a cold and lonely message at the end of a song It in-vaded hearts and minds but they couldn’t get along It can ask you to remember it can ask you for a dance So it seems that every song now is just one last chance Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Chorus 1 ======== Gsus4 G Esus Em Take this it’s your - s An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter What was once a glittering prize the composition rites / Verse 2 ======= Oh re-demption love and departure I think your work is done Paris St. Petersburg don’t need a tower of song Es-cape’s not worth the capture so walk that lonesome road No joy or earthly rapture nothing to take the load Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Chorus 2 ======== Gsus4 G Esus Em Take this it’s your - s An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter What was once a glittering prize the composition rites Chorus 3 ======== Gsus4 G Esus Em Take this it’s your - s An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter What was once a glittering prize the composition rites INST ==== / / Gsus4 Gsus4 Gsus4 G Esus Em your - s cau -se Chorus 4 / close ================ Gsus4 G Esus Em Take this it’s your - s An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter What was once a glittering prize the composition rites ----------------------------------------- I hope I’ve done it justice! Kevin O’Brien Watford England November 2013 [email protected]
