Song  : The manoeuvres
Band  : NadaSurf
Album : North 6th Street

Tabbed by : Bounav (bounav@free.Fr)

It takes me a while but here is it.
I found a wrong chord/tab  version on the internet...
>> This one sounds really good !
Comments/corrections are welcome...

Standard tuning : E-A-B-G-D-e

@ means 13
# means 12
~ means 11
% means 10

Intro & Verse:

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-#--#-##@#--%--%%%%%%---8--8---888-8--88888-|
G|-#--#-####--~--~~~~~~---0--0---000-9--99999*|
D|-%--%-%%%%--#--######---9--9---999-9--99999*|
A|-#--#-####--#--######---%--%---%%%-7--77777-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Feel free to play the e string 'empty' any time ;)
it sound great on an acoustic guitar...

Now just the chord progression (it's just easier to read ;) :

e|----------------------------------(7)-------|
B|-12----1312-10----------8----------8--------|
G|-12---------11----------0----------9--------|
D|-10---------12----------9----------9--------|
A|-12---------12----------10---------7--------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

> you can also play ---- instead of the first cord...
                    -12- (I prefer the first way...)
                    -12-
                    -14-
                    -14-
                    ----

> on the second verse you play -11- in 'midle' of the
                               -10-    third chord
                               ----
                               -12-
                               -12-
                               ----
Chorus:
   C      D      D?     D?
e|-3------2------5------0----|
B|-1------3------6------1or0-| note : at the end of the song
G|-0------2or0---5------0---*|
D|-2------0------7------2---*| play the chord variation written XorY
A|-3------0------5------3----|
E|----------------------3----|
(only chord progression is written here)

You can end the song with a D

==============================================>> Lyrics <<====

the lover's crime      is to think alone
waste your time        in another zone
my wicked mind         thinks you're on loan

  learn the manoeuvres again and again
  affection and alienation
  keep my footing with some of my friends
  while others are changing the station

you want to compete               but I just don't care
throw the match                   i'll still be fair
you say you're not reaching out   but I saw your flares

  admit you and I are defeatist clones
  how else to explain the higher potential
  wait in line in ill-fitting clothes
  only using my gears when it's essential

  learn the manoeuvres again and again
  affection and alienation
  I keep my footing with some of my friends
  while others are changing the station