Mansun's Only Love Song (Tab)

Tabs for the song Mansun's Only Love Song (EP Version)

Guitar

• Tabs sourced from: Saint Chad's Home For The Terminally Helpless.

Lead

verse: Bm D A G  Bm D A G G E G 
prechorus: B G#m G A

CHORDS
Bm  - 7.9.9.7.7.7
D   - 10.12.12.11.10.10
A   - 5.7.7.6.5.5
G   - 3.5.5.4.3.3
E   - 0.2.2.1.0.0
B   - 7.9.9.8.7.7
G#m - 4.6.6.4.4.4 

During the verse there it is chords with this riff slipped in occasionally:

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-7p6-----------|
D|-----7-7p6-----|
A|-----------7p5-|
E|---------------|

CHORUS:
|-----------------------5-------------9/\-----|
|-10/-10\---------5-5h7----------10-7-----10/-|
|---------7d--7h9---------7p6p4---------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

Rhythm

verse: Bm D A G  Bm D A G G E G 
prechorus: B G#m G A
chorus: Bm G E Bm G E (then the after the first chorus, there is a Bm B#)

CHORDS
Bm  - 7.9.9.7.7.7
D   - 10.12.12.11.10.10
A   - 5.7.7.6.5.5
G   - 3.5.5.4.3.3
E   - 0.2.2.1.0.0
B   - 7.9.9.8.7.7
G#m - 4.6.6.4.4.4 

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Another possible version, as worked out by Rusty Czar, is...

Verse:  Bm D E Gmaj7 x2     Gmaj7  E2*  G

                                 *Play the F# on the top string

Pre-chorus:  B  G#m  G G A A

Chorus: Bm7  Bm7  G  E x2
             Bm   C(maj7)

Bass

**INTRO**
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------7-------------7------|
|--------------------7s9-----------7s9--------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----7-------10s7--7-------10s7-|

**VERSE**
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9-------7---------------12s7--------------------7---------------------|
|-------7s9---------------12------------------7s9--------------------------|
|-7--------------10----10-------------5-----------------------3------------|
  If I start this small debate, the centre of the universe is up for sale.

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------7-------------------------------7--------------------|
|------7s9-----------------------------7s9------------------------|
|-7--------------10---------------5------------------3------------|
If my melody should fall, the tune is unimportant as I said before.

|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7----------------------------------|
|-----------7s9------------------------------------|
|--3-----------------------0--------3--3-3-3-3--5--|
Or should I say it was the words? I should.

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------9----------------------|
|--7--------7-----4-------4--4--|
Standing in grey lantern light, 

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------3-3--------------3--------3-3----|
Mavis looking sexy through her dress it shines,

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------7-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--5---5--------5---5-------5-5-5---5---5-5-5--|
 Hiding in the vestry she recites her lines...

 "she says"

**CHORUS**

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I miss you!

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I do!

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7--9--|


**VERSE**
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9-------7---------------12s7--------------------7-----------------7---|
|-------7s9---------------12---------------7s9---------------------7s9---9-|
|-7--------------10----10---------5---------------------------3------------|
  If I feel God watching me,      I control the actions of his destiny.

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------7-------------------------------7--------------------|
|------7s9-----------------------------7s9------------------------|
|-7--------------10---------------5------------------3------------|
If my sentiments ring true, feel him in the mirror lauging back at you.

|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7----------------------------------|
|-----------7s9------------------------------------|
|--3-----------------------0--------3--3-3-3-3--5--|
For I can tell you how it seems... I woof!

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------9----------------------|
|--7--------7-----4-------4--4--|
Standing in grey lantern light, 

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------3-3--------------3--------3-3----|
Mavis looking sexy through her dress it shines,

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------7-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--5---5--------5---5-------5-5-5---5---5-5-5--|
 Hiding in the vestry she recites her lines...

"she says"

**CHORUS**

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I miss you!

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I miss you!

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I do!

**INTERLUDE**

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------7------------7------------7------------7------------------|
|---7s9----------7s9----------7s9----------7s9--------------------|
|-7-------10---7-------10---7-------10---7-------10--10-10-10-10--|

**VERSE**
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9------7---------------12s7--------------------7---------------------|
|-------7s9--------------12------------------7s9--------------------------|
|-7-------------10----10-------------5-----------------------3------------|
  If I stop this small debate, the centre of the universe is gone for sale.

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------7-------------------------------7--------------------|
|------7s9-----------------------------7s9------------------------|
|-7--------------10---------------5------------------3------------|
So my melody should fall, the tune is all important as I said before.

|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7----------------------------------|
|-----------7s9------------------------------------|
|--3-----------------------0--------3--3-3-3-3--5--|
Or should I say it was the words? I should.

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------9----------------------|
|--7--------7-----4-------4--4--|
Standing in grey lantern light, 

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------3-3--------------3--------3-3----|
Mavis looking sexy through her dress it shines,

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--5---5------5--0--5-------5-5-5---5---5-5-5--|
 Hiding in the vestry she recites her lines...

"she sez"

**CHORUS**

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I miss you!

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I miss you!

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I miss you!

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I miss you!

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4--------5-4----|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0--------5-|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I miss you!

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-2--5-4--------5-4------------5-4---------|
|--------5-7--------5--3----3---------0----|
 I can't see you!    I love you!    I do!

**OUTRO**
|--------------------|
|-------7------------|
|---7s9--------------|
|-7-------7---3---0--| times lots.

Credit

• Lead section:
• Rhythm section:
• Bass section: