'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 ************************************ | / Slide up | b Bend | ~ Vibrato | r Release