The Everlasting — Manic Street Preachers
Chords and lyrics for The Everlasting by Manic Street Preachers (key of F).
Intro
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
Verse 1
[F][Am]The gap that grows between our lives
[Dm]The gap our parents never had
[Bb]Stop those thoughts control your mind
[Db][C]Replace those things that you despise
[Am]Oh [Bb]you're old I hear you say
[C]It[Dm] doesn't mean that I don't care
[Bb]I [Db]don't believe in it anymore
[C]Pathetic acts for a worthless cause
[Pre-Chorus] (x2)
[Dm]In [G(m)]the [C][Am]beginning when we were winning
[Bb][A]When our smiles were genuine
Chorus
[Bb]But[C] [F]now[C] [Dm][Bb][A]unforgiven, the everlasting everlasting
Verse 2
[F][Am]The world is full of refugees,
[Dm]they're just like you and just like me
[Bb]But as people we have a choice
[Db]to [C]end the void with all it's force
[Am]So [Bb]don't forget or don't pretend
[C][Dm]it's all the same now in the end
[Bb]It [Db]was said in a different light
[C]destroys my days and haunts my nights
Pre-Chorus (x2)
Chorus
Guitar Solo (same as verse chords)
[Pre-Chorus] (x2)
[Dm]In [G(m)]the [C][Am]beginning when we were winning
[Bb][A]When our smiles were genuine
[Chorus] (x2)
[Bb]But[C] [F]now[C] [Dm][Bb][A]unforgiven, the everlasting everlasting
[A] [Dm]
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