If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

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IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT – Manic Street Preachers

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Tabbed by: Tyler J

Email: full_metal_orange AT hotmail DOT com

Tuning:

Intro:

E---------------------5------------------------------|

B--10--------5--------6--------1----------0----------|

G---9--------4--------5--------0-------0--0-----0----|

D--10--------5-----------------2-----2----0--2-----2-|

A------------------------------3--3-------2----------|

E----------------------------------------------------|

(This is how you play the chords throughout the song)(Play this bit twice)

Am Em F C

E--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--1--1-1-1--1-1--1--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--|

B--1--1-1-1--1-1--1--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--1--1-1-1--1-1--1--1--1-1-1--1-1--1--|

G--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--|

D--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--3--3-3-3--3-3--3--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--|

A--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--3--|

E--------------------0—-0-0—0--0-0--0--1--1-1-1--1-1--1--------------------|

Verse: (Play the little chord intro twice before each set of verses)

Am Em

The future teaches you to be alone

F C

The present to be afraid and cold

F

So if I can shoot rabbits

C G G

Then I can shoot fascists

Bullets for your brain today

But we'll forget it all again

Monuments put from pen to paper

Turns me into a gutless wonder

Chorus:

Dm

And if you tolerate this

Am G

Then your children will be next

Dm

And if you tolerate this

Am G

Then your children will be next

G

Will be next, will be next, will be next

Verse:

Gravity keeps my head down

Or is it maybe shame

At being so young

And being so vain

Holes in your head today

But I'm a pacifist

I've walked La Rambas but

Not with real intent

Chorus:

And if you tolerate this

Then your children will be next

And if you tolerate this

Then your children will be next

Will be next, will be next, will be next

Guitar Solo: (This essentially just soloing over the chorus)

Dm Am G G Dm Am G G

E---------------8----7-------------------------------------------|

B—6s10-----8-----------------14----------------------------------|

G--------------------------------------14-----------5s9----7-----|

D---------------------------------15-------14--------------------|

A----------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

Dm Am

And on the streets tonight

G

An old man prays

Dm Am

With newspaper cuttings

G

Of his glory days

Chorus:

And if you tolerate this

Then your children will be next

And if you tolerate this

Then your children will be next

Will be next, will be next, will be next

Outro:

Dm, Am, G, G x6

Dm, A, G