Manic Street Preachers
Motown Junk
Taken From MTV Live London Astoria 1991
Chords
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
(type2) (type2)
e 3 2 10 10
B 3 3 10 10
G 2 2 12 11
D 0 0 12 12
A 12 12
E 10 10
Intro
The song starts with a D harmonic that is sustained by feedback. It
is played at fret 5 on the D string, then guitar 1 plays the following
riff.
e-|------------------5-----------------------|
B-|-----10-----8-----7-----7---7-bu-(8)-rb---| Repeat
G-|-----11-----9-----------6---------------6-| x4
D-|-0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------------|
A-|------------------------------------------|
e-|-------------------5-5------|
B-|-10-10-----8-8-----7-7----7-|
G-|-11----11\-9---9\-------6---|
D-|-0--------------------------|
A-|----------------------------|
Verse
D5
Never ever wanted to be with you
D5
All you ever gave me was the bordom I suffocate in
|G5 |G5 |
D5
Adrift in cheap dreams don't stop the rain
D5
Numbed out in piss towns just wanna dig their graves
|G5 |G5 |
Bridge
|D5 |G5 B5 A5 |
A5
Motown, Motown Junk
|D5 |G5 B5 A5 |
A5
I laughed when Lennon got shot
G5 A5
21 years of living and nothing means anything to me
Verse 2
Guitar 1 and the bass stop for 16 bars while guitar two plays the
following chords.
Dsus4 D
Motown Junk a lifetime of slavery
Dsus4 D
Songs of love echo underclass betrayal
Dsus4 D
Stops your heart beating for 168 seconds
Dsus4 D
Stops your brain thinking for 168 seconds
Chorus
Then the bass and guitar 1 enter playing these chords over guitar 2
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
(type2)(type2) (type2)(type2)
Motown Junk Motown Junk
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
(type2)(type2) (type2)(type2)
Motown Junk Motown Junk
D5 A5
Motown
Solo
|D5 | x4
|G5 | x4
Verse 2: Repeat Verse 1
Bridge: Repeat Bridge
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
Outro
|A5 | x8
Repeat Dsus4 and D chords until end