'Close My Eyes' by Manic Street Preachers E|------------------------------------------| from the B side of The Masses Against The Classes single (2000) Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut) EGDGBe tuning - although it is technically open G tuning you can play along by just tuning the A string down to a G and leaving the other strings in standard tuning. [Intro] e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| [Verse] e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| Close my eyes and then I count to ten e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| Shake some hands and then I feel ashamed e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| Im in control but I am out of time e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| Ive lost the need for any desire any [Chorus] e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------| D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-| G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------| E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| Any desire I had a e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------| D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-| G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------| E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| vision but it slipped away inherited goodness it is here to stay e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------| D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-| G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-| E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| its not about us anymore its not about us bout us anymore [Verse] e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11-----------------7----------7-----| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9---0--9---7-9-0-7-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0------0---0-0---0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| Close my eyes and then I count to ten e|E|------------------------------------------|----------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|----------------| G|---------------9--11-----------------------7-9b10r9-7---7-| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--12--9--0--------0-9-0-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0---0-------------0---| E|E|------------------------------------------|----------------| I open them and then I shut them again e|E|------------------------------------------|------------------| B|---------------------------------7--------------------------| G|---------------9--11-----------9---9-7---7b9r7----------7---| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7-------------9-------9--7b9r7---9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----------------------------------| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------------| Look at the crowd and then forget my parts e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| Back to memory and then back to the start. back to the [Chorus] e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------| D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-| G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------| E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| start Im back to the e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------| D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-| G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------| E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| stuff that made us all Back to reality back to fuck all its not e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------| D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-| G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-| E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| about us anymore its not about us bout us anymore [Verse] e|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|-------------5--7---------------------------| G|-4--4--4-6-7-------4--2--2/4~---------------| D|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|E|------------------------------------------|--| E|E|------------------------------------------|--| e|E|------------------------------------------|------------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------------| G|---------------9--11------------7b9r7--------7---7-9b10r9-7-| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7--9---------9--7-9---9------------| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0--0-------------------------------| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------------| Close my eyes and then I count to ten e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| Sign some papers and then they are my friends e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9--9-12--9--9--12--9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0---0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| Attempt to make up and my skin aches e|E|------------------------------------------|------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|------------| G|---------------9--11----------------------------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12----0---9--7----9--9----9----9-9--9-9-9-| G|-0--0--0-0--0---------0--0----0--0----0----0-0--0-0-0-| E|E|------------------------------------------|------------| Not even massage can make my body straight my body [Chorus] e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------| D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-| G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-| E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| straight Count to e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------| D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-9b10r9-7-| G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11----------| E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| ten and then pretend I'm home just a job I get well paid for its not e|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| G|-10------------------11---------------------|-10------------------11---------------------| D|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-| G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10---10-10-10-10-10-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-| E|E|------------------------------------------|--|E|------------------------------------------|--| about us anymore its not about us bout us anymore [Post Chorus] e|E|------------------------------------------|----------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|----------------| G|---------------9~--------------------------9~-------------| D|-9--9--9-11-12---------------9--9--9-11-12----------------| G|-0--0--0-0--0----------------0--0--0-0--0-----------------| E|E|------------------------------------------|----------------| eyes [Outro] e|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------| G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--| 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E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------| eyes I close my eyes e|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------| G|-6--6--6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--7b9r7-6--| D|-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--------------------------------------| G|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--------------------------------------| E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------| I close my e|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------| B|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------| G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--| D|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--| G|-9--9--9-9-9-9-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--6--6--6-6-6-2--2--2-2--| E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------| eyes I close my eyes 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