Anthem for a Lost Cause Chords & Lyrics by Manic Street Preachers
Anthem for a Lost Cause
guitar chords lyrics
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
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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
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Am Am/F# G Em
Am Am/F# Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Verse 1
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Am Am/F#
It's a cold and lonely message at the end of a song
G Em
It in-vaded hearts and minds but they couldn't get along
Am Am/F#
It can ask you to remember it can ask you for a dance
G Em
So it seems that every song now is just one last chance
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Chorus 1
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Gsus4 G Esus Em
Take this it's your - s
Asus4 Am Dsus4 D/A Bm
An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter
Em C9 C C9 C
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites
Am Am/F# G Em
Verse 2
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Am Am/F#
Oh re-demption love and departure I think your work is done
G Em
Paris St. Petersburg don't need a tower of song
Am Am/F#
Es-cape's not worth the capture so walk that lonesome road
G Em
No joy or earthly rapture nothing to take the load
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Chorus 2
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Gsus4 G Esus Em
Take this it's your - s
Asus4 Am Dsus4 D/A Bm
An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter
Em C9 C C9 C
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites
Chorus 3
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Gsus4 G Esus Em
Take this it's your - s
Asus4 Am Dsus4 D/A Bm
An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter
Em C9 C C9 C
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites
INST
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Am Am/F# G Em
Am Am/F# Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Gsus4 G Esus Em
your - s
Asus4 Am Dsus4 D/A Bm
cau -se
Em C9 C C9 C
Chorus 4 / close
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Gsus4 G Esus Em
Take this it's your - s
Asus4 Am Dsus4 D/A Bm
An anth -em for a lost cau -se now ashes bone and splinter
Em C9 C C9 C G
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
November 2013
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