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Born A Girl by Manic Street Preachers
Born A Girl
Intro same as first bars of verse. All verses are picked and are pretty much the
same
VERSE:
Dmaj7 B
E-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---- |
B-----2---2-------2---2-------------------------- |
G---2-------2---2-------------4---4-------4---4-- | x2
D-0-----------0-------------4-------4---4-------4 |
A-----------------------2-2-----------2---------- |
E------------------------------------------------ |
A5 A/G# A/G A/F#
E------------------------------------------------ |
B-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---- |
G-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-- |
D---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2 |
A-0---------------------------------------------- |
E-------------4-----------3-----------2---------- |
F Dm
E--------------1-----------------0-----1-----3-----1-----0-------- |
B--------1-------1---1---------3---3-----3-----3-----3-----3------ |
G----------2-------2---2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2b3b2 |
D-----3------3-----------3-0-------------------------------------- |
A---3------------------------------------------------------------- |
E-1--------------------------------------------------------------- |
Dmaj7 B
Do I look good for you tonight
Dmaj7 B
Will you accuse me as I hide
A5 A/G#
Behind these layers of disguise
A/G A/F# F Dm
In the mirrors of my own happiness
CHORUS:
Cmaj7/G(332000) Em(022000) Am(5775xx) G5(355xxx) F(133211) F*(1332xx) Fsus2(133011) Dm(x5776x)
Cmaj7/G Em Am G5 F*
And I wish I had been born a girl
Dm F*
Instead of what I am
Cmaj7/G Em Am G5 F*
Yes I wish I had been born a girl
Dm F*
And not this mess of a man
Am F
And not this mess of a man
Am F Fsus2 F
And not this mess of a man
ENDING:
Start this section with a subtle slide on the B string up to the eighth fret
Fadd2 Fadd2/G Fadd2 Fadd2/G
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
B-------------10-------------10--------------10--------------10------ |
G-----------0----0---------0----0----------0----0----------0----0---- |
D--------10--------10---10--------10----10--------10----10--------10- |
A-2/8--8--------------10--------------8--------------10-------------- |
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Em add4 C6 C
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
B-------10-----------10-------------10------8------------------------ |
G-----0----0------------0------9-------9------9---------------------- |
D---9--------9---9--------9-10---10------10-----10\7----------------- |
A-7------------7---7------------------------------------------------- |
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Fadd2 Fadd2/G Fadd2 Fadd2/G
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
B--------10-------------10--------------10--------------10----------- |
G------0----0---------0----0----------0----0----------0----0--------- |
D---10--------10---10--------10----10--------10----10--------10------ |
A-8--------------10--------------8--------------10------------------- |
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Em add4 Em C6 C Cmaj7
E---------------------------------------------------------0----------- |
B-------10------8---------10-----------8------8-----------0----------- |
G-----0----0------0-----0----9----9------9---------10-----5----------- |
D---9---------9-----9----------10---10-----10---10----10--7----------- |
A-7-------------------7----------------------------------------------- |
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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version 2
Dmaj7 Bsus2 A A/G# A/G# A/F# F Dm Cmaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
X5767x x2442x x0222x 4x222x 3x222x 2x222x 1332xx xx0231 332000
Em Am G Dsus2
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x02210 355433 xx0230
The chords of the verse are played like in this example :
Dmaj7 Bsus2
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B---------7-----------7-----------2-----------2----------------
G-------6---6-------6---6-------4---4-------4---4--------------
D-----7-------7---7-------7---4-------4---4-------4------------
A---5-----------5-----------2-----------2----------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
In the chorus, the chords are strummed. You'll find easily the way to
play
by listening to the song.
(Verse )
Dmaj7 Bsus2
Do I ....
Dmaj7 Bsus2 A
Will you ....
A/G# A/G A/F# F Dm
These layers.....
(Chorus)
Cmaj7 Em Am G F
And I wish...
Dm F
(2 times)
F Dsus2
And not ...
(2 times)
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