We Were Never Told Manic Street Preachers B-side to This is the Day (RELEASED 2011) A beautiful acoustic song from James Dean Bradfield. INTRO (strumming): 2       2       5       3               2       2       8       6 3       2       5       3               3       2       10      8 2       2       5       3               2       2       9       7 0       0       0       0               0       0       0       0 X       X       X       X               X       X       X       X X       X       X       X               X       X       X       X 2       2       0       3       0       0 3       2       1       3       3       2 2       2       2       3       2       2 0       0       2       5       2       2 X       X       0       5       0       0 X       X       X       3       X       X So so innocent Or destructive and naïve To paint a picture without the darkness Or pain without disease Always imagining But the memory in nothing at all You can be part of the solution I can hear you call If there’s rain in your tears let it wash away your fears If there’s blood in your tracks then let it lead you back Cause we were never told that it would all be so beautiful beautiful beautiful INTERLUDE:        Asus                         Dsus                  Asus   So so innocent Or destructive and naïve To paint a picture without the darkness Or pain without disease Always imagining But the memory in nothing at all You can be part of the solution I can hear you call If there’s rain in your tears let it wash away your fears If there’s blood in your tracks then let it lead you back Cause we were never told that it would all be so beautiful beautiful beautiful If there’s blood on your hands I can make you understand If you’ve ever felt some guilt I can help you deal with it ’Cause we were never told that it would all be so beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful OUTRO (strumming): 2       2       5       3               2       2       8       6 3       2       5       3               3       2       10      8 2       2       5       3               2       2       9       7 0       0       0       0               0       0       0       0 X       X       X       X               X       X       X       X X       X       X       X               X       X       X       X 2       2       0       3       0       0               2 3       2       1       3       3       2               3 2       2       2       3       2       2               2 0       0       2       5       2       2               0 X       X       0       5       0       0               X X       X       X       3       X       X               X