You’re Tender And You’re Tired
Manic Street Preachers
OPENING: Em Em, Asus4 A, F#m F#m, Bsus4 B, G G, D D, Cadd2 C, Cadd2 C
(played by piano, drums and background guitar join in at the first G)
VERSE 1:
Em A
You’re so fragile tonight
F#m B
Been up hurting all night
G D
It’s not trivial like they think
C Cadd2 C
Yes you’re desperate and you’re hurt
VERSE 2:
Em A
Thought about it so many times
F#m B
To afraid to open your eyes
G D
To see the sadness that’s inside
C Cadd2 C
Just sit back and stop time
CHORUS:
F Am F Esus4 E
You’re tender and you’re tired You can’t be bothered to decide
Am Em Csus4 F
Whether to live or die or just forget about your life
PIANO MIDDLE PIECE W. GUITAR CHORD Em
VERSE 3:
Em A
But it’s too late to be real
F#m B
No time to be strong enough
G D
Just time to leave it all behind
C Cadd2 C
Memory has become pain
VERSE 4:
Em A
Rebuild the voids with flowers
F#m B
Sad eyed destruction build around sand and sea
G D
Yes you can build yourself around
C
Build yourself around me
Cadd2 C
Self around me
CHORUS:
F Am F Esus4 E
You’re tender and you’re tired You can’t be bothered to decide
Am Em Csus4 F
Whether to live or die or just forget about your life
F Am F Esus4 E
You’re tender and you’re tired You can’t be bothered to decide
Am Em Csus4 F
Whether to live or die or just forget about your life
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO (USE OPENING CHORDS x1)
Em Em, Asus4 A, F#m F#m, Bsus4 B, G G, D D, Cadd2 C, Cadd2 C
CHORUS:
F Am F Esus4 E
You’re tender and you’re tired You can’t be bothered to decide
Am Em Csus4 F
Whether to live or die or just forget about your life
F Am F Esus4 E
You’re tender and you’re tired You can’t be bothered to decide
Am Em Csus4 F
Whether to live or die or just forget about your life
Csus4 F
Drift away and die
Csus4 F
Never say goodbye
Csus4 F
Drift away and die
Csus4 F
Never say goodbye
Csus4 F
Drift away and die
Csus4 F
Never say goodbye
Csus4 F
Drift away and die
by Mikkel Jensen, Denmark
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