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Ballad Of The Bangkok Novotel

Manic Street Preachers

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
We Chords Seal: This chord has been reviewed to meet the official criteria of our Quality Team.
key: C#m
'Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel' by Manic Street Preachers
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
from the B side of the 2001 single Found That Soul
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)

Standard Tuning


  [Verse]

   G#5                       E5                         G#5                       E5
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
   No scream no smile no nothing for me its so hot that I cant breathe
                                             Nine stone two and six foot three rats are crawling on my feet

   G#5                       E5                         G#5                       E5
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------/9---8---6---4------------|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9---9-9--9-9-|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-----------------6b--------|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9---9-9--9-9-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6---------------------7-----|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7---7-7--7-7-|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4---------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0---0-0--0-0-|
   Shrivel to nothing for the company lizards and geckos cover me
                                             Military Police are after me but everybody else seems so happy

   G#5                       
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-------------------------6------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------6------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------4------------------------|


  [Verse]

   G#5                       E5                         G#5                       E5
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
   Mini sized apples filled with disease even the water tastes like tea
                                                        On a diet of Gaviscon look at me Im fucking gone

   G#5                       E5                         G#5                       E5
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------/9---8---6---4------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-----------------6b--------|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6b7--6b7--6b7--6b7--6b7--|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6---------------------7-----|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6---------------------------|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4---------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4---------------------------|
   A light watch my time today Madonnas fucking on the car again
                                                  On the phone ten times a day hiding under the table again

   G#5                       
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-------------------------6------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------6------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------4------------------------|


   [Verse]

   G#5                       E5                         G#5                       E5
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|---------------------------9~-9~-11~-11~-13~--------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--------------------9b10r9-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6---------------------------|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4---------------------------|
  Breakfast my mouth tastes like piss masturbation theres nothing left
                                                  In a daze anorexic haze look outside and join the insane

   G#5                       E5                         G#5                       E5
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-----------------------------------------4----------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6------4-5-6-5-6---4~-------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7/9----------------------|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4---------------------------|
   The bug inside of me wont go egg and chips is all I want
                                                 So hungry I can taste home wake up screaming on all fours

   G#5                       
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-------------------------6------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------6------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------4------------------------|


   [Verse]

   G#5                       E5                         G#5                   E5
E|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9--9--9-9-9-9-/11--9-----|------------------------------------4-----------------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9-9-9-9-/11--9-----|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------2-4-6---6-4-2-----------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7-7-7-7-/9---7-----|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----2-4---------------4-2-------|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0-0-0-0------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-----------------------4-2-0-|
  Knocking knock knocking on my door my life is a disaster 
                                                  Giant ice cubes roll on the floor someone help me dear God

   G#5                       E5                         
e|--------------------------------12------12------12------12------12--------|
B|E|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------------11b12---11b12---11b12---11b12---11b12---12r-9~-|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-------------------------------------------------|
  Everybody has fixed smiles I am losing my fucking mind
                                                  

    G#5                       E5                        
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
   Had enough of being alone give anything to save my soul


   G#5                       
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-------------------------6------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------6------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------4------------------------|


  [Verse]

   G#5                       E5                         G#5                       E5
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|---------------------------9~--8~--6~--4~-----------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-----------------6b--------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--------------------7------|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4---------------------------|
   I think that I have seen the Devil Satan smiles at me in the mirror
                                    Revolution in the Golden Palace Four sickly boys are losing resistance
 
  G#5                       E5                         
e|--------------------------------12------12------12------12------12--------|
B|E|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------------11b12---11b12---11b12---11b12---11b12---12r-9~-|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-------------------------------------------------|
   So much porn and alcohol Im so numb to my hormones    

   G#5                       E5                        
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|
E|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
   But my liberty is winning five years 

   G#m                       
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   later Im still shaking



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