The road to Mandalay (UK No. 1
2001)
Em
1. Save me from drowning in
the sea,
Bm
beat
me up on the beach,
Em A F# B7
what a lovely holiday, there‘s
nothing funny left to say.
Em
2. This sombre song would
drain the sun,
Bm
but it won‘t shine until it‘s
sung,
Em A F# B7
no
water running in the stream, the saddest place I‘ve ever seen.
G A D
Everything I touched was
golden, everything I loved got broken,
on
the road to Mandalay.
G F#m
Em
Every mistake I‘ve ever made
has been rehashed and then replayed
A
as I got lost along
the way.
Em A
Bum bum bum ba da dum bum
bum,
D Bm
bum bum bum ba da dum bum
bum.
Em A Bm
Bum bum bum ba da dum bum
bum, bum ba dum.
Em
3. There‘s nothing left for
you to give,
Bm
the
truth is all that you‘re left with,
Em A F# B7
twenty
paces then at dawn, we will die and be reborn.
Em
4. I like to sleep beneath the
trees,
Bm
have
the universe at one with me,
Em A F#
B7
look down
the barrel of a gun and feel the moon replace the sun.
G
A D
Everything we‘ve ever stolen
has been lost, returned or broken,
no
more dragons left to slay.
G F#m Em
Every mistake I‘ve ever made
has been rehashed and then replayed,
A
as I
got lost along the way.
Em A
Bum bum bum ba da dum bum
bum,
D Bm
bum bum bum ba da dum bum
bum.
Em A Bm
Bum bum bum ba da dum bum
bum, bum ba dum.
+ repeat CHORUS (2x)
+ Instrumental = CHORUS
Em
5. Save me from drowning in
the sea,
Bm
beat
me up on the beach,
Em A F# B7
what a lovely holiday, there‘s
nothing funny left to say.
(orig. = capo 1st) (Robbie Williams)