Life Becoming A Landslide

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This song was recorded by the Manic Street Preachers in 1992. It is from

the album "Gold Against The Soul".

Music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore

Lyrics by Richey James and Nicky Wire

Tabbed by Matt Nicholls

Verse 1

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During this the classical guitars plays along with the singer with various

little bits added on. It goes something likes this (repeat x4):

E-----------------------------5-5--3-1--

B-3--1-3-6-5--5-6-5-3-1-----------------

G-----------------------3-2-3-----------

D---------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------

(Add a few steps inbetween notes and experiment with a few hammer-ons

and pull-offs)

Childbirth tears upon her muscles

Very first, second a screaming icon

Babies in time barely even recognise

Words that once stroked now bruising tired lips

Bridge (Let chords ring)

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My idea of love comes from

A childhood glimpse of pornography

Though there is no true love

Just a finely tuned jealousy

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Life becoming a landslide

Ice freezing, nature dead

Life becoming a landslide

I don't wanna be a man

Verse 2

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Here the guitars and bass come in heavy, playing something likes this

E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7---7-8-5-3---1-0-1-12-8

Everyday more numb to agony

This the howl, this the sigh of the lonely

One day I realise oil on canvas

Can never paint a petal oh so delicate

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Let chords ring as before

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Repeat the chorus twice

Instrumental Verse

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Second Chorus

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Same chords as first chorus

Life becoming a landslide

A mile empty inside

Life becoming a landslide

Desire on its knees

Repeat and end on

Desire on its knees

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