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Motorcycle Emptiness acoustic Guitar Tablature
Tabbed by: classifiedmachine

This is based on a live, acoustic performance of the song by James Dean 
Bradfield- there's an mp3 of it at http://members.aol.com/truthsteller/motorcycle.mp3
Personally I prefer the original version, but this is easy to play, and 
can be used as the rhythym guitar line- it also works using powerchords

Intro/Outro:
E D# C# A  x2

Verse:
E D# C# A  x4

Bridge:
C#m E B A B A B A B

Chorus:
E D# C# A x2

Middle section:
B A x2 then

B A D C
All we want from you... etc  x4

Song structure is:
Intro
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Middle section
Chorus
Verse
Bridge
Chorus x2
Outro

Chords:
E = 022100
D# = x65343
c# = x43121
A = x02220
C#m= x33121
B = x24442
D = xx0232
c = x32010

Lyrics:
Culture sucks down words
Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles
Organise your safe tribal war
Hurt maim kill and enslave the ghetto

Each day living out a lie
Life sold cheaply forever, ever, ever

Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness

Life lies a slow suicide
Orthodox dreams and symbolic myths
From feudal serf to spender
This wonderful world of purchase power

Just like lungs sucking on air
Survival's natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow

Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness

All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us

Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness

Drive away and it's the same
Everywhere death row, everyone's a victim
Your joys are counterfeit
This happiness corrupt political ***

Living life like a comatose
Ego loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow

Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness
Everlasting nothingness


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