La Tristesse Durera chords by Manic Street Preachers

Intro:

G  C  G  C

Verse 1:


G  C      G    C
Life  has been unfaithful

G     C       G  C
And it all promised so so much
G  C   G  C
I   am a relic

G      C     G  C
I am just a petrified cry

C             Eb      G  C  G  C
Wheeled out once a year, a cenotaph souvenir

C             Eb
The applause nails down my silence


Chorus:


   G   C  G  C
La tristesse  durera

      G C    G C
Scream to a sigh, to a sigh

   G   C  G  C
La tristesse  durera

      G C    G C  D
Scream to a sigh, to a sigh


Bridge:

G  C  G  C


Verse 2:


G  C  G    C
I  see liberals

G      C       G  C
I am just a fashion accessory

G    C   G     C
People  send postcards

G      C        G  C
And they all hope I’m feeling well

C          Eb      G  C G C
I retreat into self-pity, it's so easy

C            Eb
Where they patronise my misery


Chorus:


   G    C  G  C
La tristesse  durera

      G C    G C
Scream to a sigh, to a sigh

   G    C  G  C
La tristesse  durera

      G C    G C  D
Scream to a sigh, to a sigh


Solo:

Em  |G  |D  |C  |
Em  |G  |D  |C  |
Am D |Am D |Am D |C  |C


Chorus:


   G   C  G  C
La tristesse  durera

      G C    G C
Scream to a sigh, to a sigh

   G   C  G  C
La tristesse  durera

      G C    G C
Scream to a sigh, to a sigh


Outro:


     G   C
I sold my medal

     G  C
It paid a bill

      G   C
It sells at market stalls

     G   C
Parades Milan catwalks

    G    C      G  C
Oh, the sadness  will never go

      G  C
Will never go away

     G    C
Baby it's here to stay

   G   C  G  C
La tristesse  durera

      G C    G C
Scream to a sigh, to a sigh

G  C  G  C  G