ARTIST: Manic Street Preachers
TITLE: Royal Correspondent
ALBUM: Know Your Enemy
TRANSCRIBED BY: Anton Lidström (discoloredcactus@hotmail.com)

NOTE: Tune down the bass 2½ steps (D, A, E, B) This may seem a bit
	strange but I think it's the only way you can play the second
	riff after the first chorus.

Basically, most of this song has already been tabed before. I've
added some minor stuff to the main riff and other things for the
bass, made a better fill for the ending of the bridge and remade
some of the picking.

INTRO
=====

Gtr
E|-7-----7--------7--------------------7-----------|
B|-9--------9--------9--------------9-----9--------|
G|-8-----------8--------8--8---6s8-----------8-----|
D|-9--------------------------------------------9--|
A|-7--------------7--------7-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9--------------8--------8--------|
G|----------8--------8--------------8--------8-----|
D|-------------8--------8--------------8--------8--|
A|-6----------------------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------4---6---7---6-----4-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------7-----4-----|
Gtr
E|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-6--------4--6--4-------3------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-6-----6--6--6--6--6--6-6------6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


| Emaj	| Ebsus4 Eb	| x2


VERSE 1
=======

Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
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--|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|s4-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----4-----4---4---4--5----5--5--5--5--4--4--4-|
G|-4-----4-----4---4---4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
D|-4-----4-----4---4---4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|-2-----2-----2---2---2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------------------------------------------|
G|-1-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2---2---2---2-----2-----2-----2--2--|
A|-2-----2-----2---2---2---2-----2-----2-----2--2--|
E|-0-----0-----0---0---0---0-----0-----0-----0--0--|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----6--6--6--6-4-----6-----6--6--6--6-4--6--6-|
D|-6-----6--6--6--6-4-----6-----6--6--6--6-4--6--6-|
A|-4-----4--4--4--4-4-----4-----4--4--4--4-4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
  Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
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--|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|s4-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----4-----4---4---4--5----5--5--5--5--4--4--4-|
G|-4-----4-----4---4---4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
D|-4-----4-----4---4---4--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|-2-----2-----2---2---2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------------------------------------------|
G|-1-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2---2---2---2-----2-----2-----2--2--|
A|-2-----2-----2---2---2---2-----2-----2-----2--2--|
E|-0-----0-----0---0---0---0-----0-----0-----0--0--|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-6-----6--6--6--6--6--6-6------6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-11----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


G#5				    B	     Bsus4, B
You've been this way since school

E			   C#5
Dysfunctional, translucent

G#5		     B    Bsus4, B
Royalty on your wall

E			Ebsus4, Eb
So desperatly mundane


BRIDGE 1
========

Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7-----7--7--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5-----5--2--5--2--5--2--|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7-----7--7--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5-----5--2--5--2--5--2--|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----5--5--------5-----5---5---5---5---5-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|--------------------------------------11---------|
B|----------------------------------7h9------------|
G|-------------6---------------8-------------------|
D|---------4h6--------------6----------------------|
A|----6--------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-------------------------5-|


B5	   E5				 B5
They're inbred baby just like you

	     E5				    A5
But you'd love the chance to eat their food

				 G#5
Even though it has been chewed


CHORUS 1
========

Gtr
E|----------------7--------------7--------7--------|
B|-------------9-----9--------------9--------9-----|
G|----------8-----------8--------------8--------8--|
D|-------9-----------------------------------------|
A|-7----------------------7------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---------------------------------------------4-|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9--------------8--------8--------|
G|----------8--------8--------------8--------8-----|
D|-------------8--------8--------------8--------8--|
A|-6----------------------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-4--------------------4-4----------------------5-|


Gtr
E|----------------7-----------------------7--------|
B|-------------9-----9-----------------9-----9-----|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8--|
D|-------9-----------------------9-----------------|
A|-7----------------------7------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---------------------------------------------4-|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9--------------8--------8--------|
G|----------8--------8--------------8--------8-----|
D|-------------8--------8--------------8--------8--|
A|-6----------------------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-4--------------------4-4------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------4---6---7---6-----4-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------7-----4-----|
Gtr
E|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-6--------4--6--4-------3------------------------|
B|-------------------------------4-----2-----0-----|
Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-6-----6--6--6--6--6--6-6------6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------4---6---7---6-----4-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------7-----4-----|
Gtr
E|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-6--4--6--4--6--4-------3------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-6-----6--6--6--6--6--6-6------6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Emaj
Royal correspondent

	   Ebsus4, Eb
Sad and lonely

Emaj
Royal correspondent

	     Ebsus4, Eb
Kills her daily

| Emaj	| Ebsus4 Eb	| x2


VERSE 2
=======

same as verse 1


G#5			  B	 Bsus4, B
Dream of the Daily Mail

E		    C#5
It is the Holy Grail

G#5		    B, Bsus 4, B
And then the BBC

E			     Ebsus4, Eb
Your life would be complete


BRIDGE 2
========

Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7-----7--7--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5-----5--2--5--2--5--2--|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7-----7--7--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5-----5--2--5--2--5--2--|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----5--5--------5-----5---5---5---5---5-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|


Gtr
E|--------------------------------------11---------|
B|----------------------------------7h9------------|
G|-------------6---------------8-------------------|
D|---------4h6--------------6----------------------|
A|----6--------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------5-|


B5	   E5				   B5
Build a fountain, wash away the poor

	   E5				    A5
Just as long as your motives are pure

					   G#5
Hold on tight or you just might lose her


CHORUS 2
========

Gtr
E|----------------7--------------7--------7--------|
B|-------------9-----9--------------9--------9-----|
G|----------8-----------8--------------8--------8--|
D|-------9-----------------------------------------|
A|-7----------------------7------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------5-5----------------------4-|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9--------------8--------8--------|
G|----------8--------8--------------8--------8-----|
D|-------------8--------8--------------8--------8--|
A|-6----------------------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-4--------------------4-4----------------------5-|


Gtr
E|----------------7-----------------------7--------|
B|-------------9-----9-----------------9-----9-----|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8--|
D|-------9-----------------------9-----------------|
A|-7----------------------7------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------5-5----------------------4-|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9--------------8--------8--------|
G|----------8--------8--------------8--------8-----|
D|-------------8--------8--------------8--------8--|
A|-6----------------------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-4--------------------4-4------------------------|


Emaj
Royal Correspondent

		 Ebsus4	 Eb
Wears their Sunday best

Emaj
Royal Correspondent

	   Ebsus4	     Eb
Smarter than the rest


BASS SOLO
=========

Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------9-|
E|-7-----7--7--7---9---11--9--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----4-----4---4---4---------------------------|
D|-4-----4-----4---4---4---2-----2-----2--2--2--2--|
A|-2-----2-----2---2---2---2-----2-----2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------9-|
E|-7------7----7----9------11----9-----5----5------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----4-----4---4---4---------------------------|
D|-4-----4-----4---4---4---2-----2-----2--2--2--2--|
A|-2-----2-----2---2---2---2-----2-----2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------7-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------11----9-----7--7--|
B|-10----10----10--10--10--------------------------|
Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-----7---7---7---7-----7-----7--7--7--7--|
A|-7-----7-----7---7---7---7-----7-----7--7--7--7--|
E|-5-----5-----5---5---5---5-----5-----5--5--5--5--|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-----9-----9--9--9--4-----4-----4--4--4--4--4--|
Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----6-----6---6---6--5------5-----5--5--5--5--|
D|-6-----6-----6---6---6--6------6-----6--6--6--6--|
A|-6-----6-----6---6---6--6------6-----6--6--6--6--|
E|-4-----4-----4---4---4--4------4-----4--4--4--4--|


| B5   E5	| x2
| A5		| G#5		|


CHORUS 3
========

Gtr
E|----------------7--------------7--------7--------|
B|-------------9-----9--------------9--------9-----|
G|----------8-----------8--------------8--------8--|
D|-------9-----------------------------------------|
A|-7----------------------7------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9--------------8--------8--------|
G|----------8--------8--------------8--------8-----|
D|-------------8--------8--------------8--------8--|
A|-6----------------------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------6------6--6--6--6--4--------|
E|-------------------------------------------7--6--|
B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------------------|


Gtr
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|-9--9--9--9--9--9--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9-------8-------8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8-------8-------8--8--8--8--8--8-|
D|-8-----8--8--8--8-------8-------8--8--8--8--8--8-|
A|-6-----6--6--6--6-------6-------6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------6------6--6--6--6--4--------|
E|-------------------------------------------7--6--|
B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------------------|


Gtr
E|----------------7--------------------------------|
B|-------------9-----9-----------------------------|
G|----------8-----------8--------------------------|
D|-------9--------------------------6--8--9--8--6--|
A|-7----------------------7------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9--------------8--------8--------|
G|----------8--------8--------------8--------8-----|
D|-------------8--------8--------------8--------8--|
A|-6----------------------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------6------6--6--6--6--4--------|
E|-------------------------------------------7--6--|
B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------------------|


Gtr
E|----------------7-----------------------7--------|
B|-------------9-----9-----------------9-----9-----|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8--|
D|-------9-----------------------9-----------------|
A|-7----------------------7------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|


Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9--------------8--------8--------|
G|----------8--------8--------------8--------8-----|
D|-------------8--------8--------------8--------8--|
A|-6----------------------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-4---------------------------|


Emaj
Royal Correspondent

	   Ebsus4	     Eb
Smarter than the rest

Emaj
Royal Correspondent

	   Ebsus4	     Eb
Smarter than the rest

Emaj
Royal Correspondent

	   Ebsus4	     Eb
Smarter than the rest

Emaj
Royal Correspondent

	   Ebsus4	     Eb
Smarter than the rest

Emaj
Royal Correspondent

	   Ebsus4	     Eb
Smarter than the rest


OUTRO
=====

Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------4---6---7---6-----4-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------7-----4-----|
Gtr
E|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-6--------4--6--4-------3------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-8------8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-6-----6--6--6--6--6--6-6------6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------4---6---7---6-----4-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------7-----4-----|
Gtr
E|-7-----7-----------------------7--------7--------|
B|-9--------------------------------9--------9-----|
G|-8-----------------------------------8--------8--|
D|-9-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-6--------4--6--4-------3------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9--------------8--------8--------|
G|----------8--------8--------------8--------8-----|
D|-------------8--------8--------------8--------8--|
A|-6----------------------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bass
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|s4-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr
E|-7-----7-----------------------------------------|
B|-9-----------------------------------------------|
G|-8-----------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


			Emaj, Ebsus4, Eb
Smarter than the rest

| Emaj	| Ebsus4 Eb	| Emaj	|


I hope you understod most of that.

discoloredcactus@hotmail.com