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  Band: Manic Street Preachers
  Album: Know Your Enemy
  Song: Baby Elian
  Year: 2001
  Versions: 2
  
  
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  ARTIST: Manic Street Preachers
  TITLE: Baby Elian
  ALBUM: Know Your Enemy
  
  RIFF 1
  
    (G#)  (A)   (Eb)  (C#)    (B)   (A)   (E)   (F#)
  E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  A|-------------6-6-6-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-------------|
  E|-4-4-4-5-5-5-------------|-------------0-0-0-2-2-2-|
  
  RIFF 2
  
    F#
  E|-----------------|
  B|-----------------|
  G|-----------------|
  D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
  A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
  E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
  
  RIFF 3
  
    F#m
  E|------------------------------------|
  B|------------------------------------|
  G|------------------------------------|
  D|-9-11-12-11----9-11---11--9-11---11-|
  A|------------------------------------|
  E|------------------------------------|
  
  RIFF 4
  
    C#m
  E|------------------------------------|
  B|------------------------------------|
  G|------------------------------------|
  D|------------------------------------|
  A|-9-11-12-11----9-11---11--9-11---11-|
  E|------------------------------------|
  
  RIFF 5
  
    F#m
  E|------------------------------------|
  B|------------------------------------|
  G|------------------------------------|
  D|-9-11-12-11----9-14---14-14-14---14-|
  A|------------------------------------|
  E|------------------------------------|
  
  RIFF 6
  
    C#m
  E|------------------------------------|
  B|------------------------------------|
  G|------------------------------------|
  D|------------------------------------|
  A|-9-11-12-11----9-14---14-14-14---14-|
  E|------------------------------------|
  
  RIFF 7
  
    F#                       G#                       A                        
  B
  E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
  B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
  G|-11------11-11---11-11--|-13------13-13---13-13--|-14------14-14---14-14--|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--|
  D|--0-------0--0----0--0--|--0-------0--0----0--0--|--0-------0--0----0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
  A|--9-------9--9----9--9--|-11------11-11---11-11--|-12------12-12---12-12--|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
  E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
  
  RIFF 8
  
    F#m
  E|------------|
  B|------------|
  G|------------|
  D|-9-11-12-11-|
  A|------------|
  E|------------|
  
  FILL 1
  
    F#m
  E|--9------|
  B|-10------|
  G|-11------|
  D|---------|
  A|---------|
  E|---------|
    FILL 1 is played at the begining of RIFF 3 & 5
  
  FILL 2
  
    C#m
  E|--4------|
  B|--5------|
  G|--6------|
  D|---------|
  A|---------|
  E|---------|
    FILL 2 is played at the begining of RIFF 4 & 6
  
  FILL 3
  
  E|-----------------|
  B|-----------------|
  G|-----------------|
  D|-6---6-7--6---7--|
  A|-----------------|
  E|-----------------|
    FILL 3 is played twice on each chord in the chorus
  
  FILL 4
  
  E|-------------------|
  B|-------------------|
  G|-------------------|
  D|-6--6s9-11---------|
  A|-----------11-9----|
  E|----------------12-|
    FILL 4 replaces FILL 3 at the end of the chorus
  
  FILL 5
  
  E|---------------|
  B|---------------|
  G|---------------|
  D|------9------9-|
  A|-9h11---9h11---|
  E|---------------|
    FILL 5 is played once just before the middle of the second verse
  
  CHORDS
  
      E   A   D
  E|--7---5---5--|
  B|--9---5---7--|
  G|--9---6---7--|
  D|--9---7---7--|
  A|--7---7---5--|
  E|------5------|
  
  INTRO
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  RIFF 1 x2
  RIFF 2
  RIFF 3 & 4 x2
  
  VERSE 1
  =======
  
                  RIFF 3 (F1)
  Blockades won't win you more votes
  
          RIFF 4 (F2)
  A Cuban adjustment act
  
        RIFF 3 (F1)
  Offer the world a dream
  
           RIFF 4 (F2)
  Dress it up - it's blackmail
  
           RIFF 5 (F1)
  Internal matter they say
  
      RIFF 6 (F2)
  For two million dollars a day
  
          RIFF 3 (F1)
  Maybe a future in film
  
            RIFF 4 (F2)
  But Cuban boxers still win
  
  BRIDGE
  ======
  
  RIFF 7
  
  CHORUS
  ======
  
  E (F3 x2)          A (F3 x2)
  Kidnapped - to the promised land
  
      D (F3 x2)
  The Bay Of Pigs
  
          E (F3, F4)
  Or baby Elian
  
  E (F3 x2)   A (F3 x2)
  Operation - Peter Pan
  
  D (F3 x2)
  America
  
              E (F3, F4)
  The Devil's playground
  
  RIFF 1
  Baby Elian
  
  RIFF 1
  Baby Elian
  
  VERSE 2
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             RIFF 3 (F1)
  Across the unfair divide
  
                   RIFF 4 (F2)
  Where black will never meet white
  
          RIFF 3 (F1, F5)
  So read my token lips
  
             RIFF 4 (F2)
  As if they never exist
  
             RIFF 5 (F1)
  You cannot buy a nation
  
           RIFF 6 (F2)
  Not even Miami mob
  
            RIFF 3 (F1)
  We follow a shining path
  
                RIFF 4 (F2)
  That you will never destroy
  
  BRIDGE
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  RIFF 7
  
  CHORUS
  ======
  
  E (F3 x2)          A (F3 x2)
  Kidnapped - to the promised land
  
      D (F3 x2)
  The Bay Of Pigs
  
          E (F3, F4)
  Or baby Elian
  
  E (F3 x2)   A (F3 x2)
  Operation - Peter Pan
  
  D (F3 x2)
  America
  
              E (F3, F4)
  The Devil's playground
  
  RIFF 1
  You don't just sit in a rocking chair
  
  RIFF 1
  When you've built a revolution
  
  RIFF 1
  You don't just sit in a rocking chair
  
  RIFF 1
  When you've built a revolution
  
  RIFF 1
  Baby Elian
  
  RIFF 1
  Baby Elian
  
  If you have any suggestions or questions mail me at: 
  discoloredcactus@hotmail.com
  
  
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  Baby Elian
  Tabbed by Stu Chown stickler@another.com
  (i think it may be in open G tuning but this sounds fine - Madbob)
  
  CHORDS:
  Amaj7 - x02120
  Dmaj7 - xx0222
  
  On each riff, make every note vibrate.
  
  INTRO
  E--------------------------------------------------------------
  B--------------------------------------------------------------
  G--------------------------------------------------------------
  D---6-6-6-7-7-7-13-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-7-7-7-2-2-2-4-4^5-4-2--
  A---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
  E--------------------------------------------------------------   x2
  
  THEN:
  G------------------
  D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
  A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
  E------------------
  
  VERSE RIFF(Repeated)
  E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  G--4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6---------------------------4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6---
  D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
  A-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------
  E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Blockades won't win you more votes
  
  E------------------------------------
  B------------------------------------
  G------------------------------------
  D---------4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6------
  A---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------
  E------------------------------------
   A Cuban adjustment act.........
  
  
  Verse 1
                 Dmaj7
  Blockades won't win you more votes
           Amaj7
  A Cuban adjustment act
        Dmaj7
  Offer the world a dream
            Amaj7
  Dress it up - it's blackmail
  
  Verse 2
  Internal matter they say
  For 2 million dollars a day
  Maybe a future in film
  But Cuban boxers still win
  
  BRIDGE(Over repeated A chord)
  
  B-----------------------
  G-2----4----6----7-7-7--
  D-2----x----x----7-7-7--
  A-0----2----4----5-5-5--
  E-----------------------
  
  CHORUS
    E                        Amaj7                   D
  E-------------------------0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--
  B-------------------------2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--
  G-1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--
  D-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--------------------------
  A-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--------------------------
  E-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------
  
  E-------------------------
  B-------------------------
  G-1--1-2-1-2--1--1-2-1-2--
  D-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--
  A-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--
  E-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--
  
  E                   Amaj7
  Kidnapped - to the promised land
       D
  The bay of pigs
           E
  Or baby Elian
  E           Amaj7
  Operation - Peter Pan
    D
  America
               E
  The Devil's playground
  
  REPEAT INTRO
  Baby Elian,
  Baby Elian.
  
  VERSE 3
  Across the unfair divide
  Where black will never meet white
  So read my broken lips
  As if they never exist.
  
  VERSE 4
  You cannot buy a nation
  Not even Miami mob
  We follow a shining path
  That you will never destroy
  
  REPEAT BRIDGE
  REPEAT CHORUS
  
  REPEAT INTRO
  You just don't sit in a rockin' chair
  When you have built a revolution     x2
  Baby Elian,
  Baby Elian.
  
  OUTRO
  E--------------------------
  B--------------------------
  G--4-6-7-6--6--6--6--6-6---
  D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
  A--------------------------
  E--------------------------
  

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