Born A Girl - Manic Street Preachers
From the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Intro same as first bars of verse. All verses are picked and are pretty much the
same so I've tabbed just the first. Chorus is strummed and the ending picked. Such
a beautiful song to play. I've worked it out by ear so any corrections welcome!
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--------------------------------------------------------------------- |
You can play around with those last few notes to get the finish you want. Enjoy!
