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Roses in the Hospital

Manic Street Preachers
Tab
★4.4(5)

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Song

e -10-

b -10-

g -9--

d -10-

a ----

e ----

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------

g -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
d -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
a -1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------------

g -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-------------------------------
d -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
a -6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
e ---------------------------------------6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6s8--8--8--6-

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------

g -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
d -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
a -1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

roses in the hospital try to pull my fingernails out

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------------

g -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-------------------------------
d -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
a -6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
e ---------------------------------------6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6s8--8--8--6-

roses in the hospital I wanna cling to something soft

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------

g -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
d -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
a -1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

roses in the hospital progressing like a constant war

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------------

g -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-------------------------------
d -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
a -6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
e ---------------------------------------6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6s8--8--8--6-

roses in the hospital there's noone to feel ashamed for

e --------------------------------

b --------------------------------

g -15-14-12-5-7-9-7-5-8-10-12-7-5-

d -x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-

a -13-12-10-3-5-7-5-3-6-8--10-5-3-

e --------------------------------

all we wanted was a home now we are so strung out we wanna own

e ----------------------------------------

b ----------------------------------------

g -15-14-12-5-7-9-7-5-8-10-12-14-15-17-15-

d -x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--

a -13-12-10-3-5-7-5-3-6-8--10-12-13-15-13-

e ----------------------------------------

like a leaf in the autumn breeze like a flood in january

we don't want your fucking love

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------

g -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
d -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
a -1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

roses in the hospital stub cigarettes out on my arm

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------------

g -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-------------------------------
d -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
a -6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
e ---------------------------------------6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6s8--8--8--6-

roses in the hospital want to feel something of value

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------

g -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
d -3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5s7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-
a -1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1s3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3s5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-3-

e ---------------------------------------------------------------

roses in the hospital nothing makes me happy

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------------------------

g -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-------------------------------
d -8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
a -6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6-6-8-8s10-10-10-8-8-8s10-10-10-8-
e ---------------------------------------6-6s8--8--8--6-6-6s8--8--8--6-

roses in the hospital heroin is just too trendy

e --------------------------------

b --------------------------------

g -15-14-12-5-7-9-7-5-8-10-12-7-5-

d -x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-

a -13-12-10-3-5-7-5-3-6-8--10-5-3-

e --------------------------------

all we wanted was a home now we are so strung out we wanna own

e ----------------------------------------

b ----------------------------------------

g -15-14-12-5-7-9-7-5-8-10-12-14-15-17-15-

d -x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--

a -13-12-10-3-5-7-5-3-6-8--10-12-13-15-13-

e ----------------------------------------

like a leaf in the autumn breeze like a flood in january

we don't want your fucking love

e ----------------------------------------------------------------

b ----------------------------15----------15----------15----------
g -s15-b17r15-14--14h15-15b17----17p15-------17p15-------17p15----
d -------------------------------------16----------16----------16-

a ----------------------------------------------------------------

e ----------------------------------------------------------------

e ----------------------------------------------------------

b -15-------------------------------------------------------
g ----17p15-----------------------------------9-------------
d ----------16-15b16r15-14-13-11-13-11-9-9b11---8h10p8----8-
a -----------------------------------------------------10---

e ----------------------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------------------15b17r15-

b ------------------------------------------------------------------

g ---------------7----7-9b11r9-7-9b12-12b14r12-10-14h15b17----------
d ------8---8h10---10-----------------------------------------------
a -8h10--10---------------------------------------------------------

e ------------------------------------------------------------------

e ----------------------------------15----------------15-18-15-18-16-
b -15b17r15-------------15-------------17p15----15-17----------------
g ----------17-15----------17p15-------------17----------------------
d ----------------16b17----------16----------------------------------

a -------------------------------------------------------------------

e -------------------------------------------------------------------

e ----

b -18-

g ----

d ----

a ----

e ----

Roses in the hospital this century achieved so much

Roses in the hospital to make a voice no voice at all

Roses in the hospital flowers cannot express the loss

Roses in the hospital turned reflections of burnt out trash

Burnt out trash

e -------------------13b15------------------

b -13b15---------------------------16-15-13-

g ------------------------------------------

d ------------------------------------------

a ------------------------------------------

e ------------------------------------------

forever ever delayed Forever ever delayed

e -19b20r19----19b20r19----------18-------18-------18-------
b ----------20----------20-18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20-

g ----------------------------------------------------------

d ----------------------------------------------------------

a ----------------------------------------------------------

e ----------------------------------------------------------

forever forever

e ----------------------------------

b ----------------------------------

g -17b18r17-15----15-17-17b18r17-15-

d -------------17-------------------

a ----------------------------------

e ----------------------------------

forever ever delayed

e ----------------------------------

b -15b16r15-------------15b16r15----

g ----------15----15-17----------15-
d -------------17-------------------

a ----------------------------------

e ----------------------------------

forever ever delayed

e -------18------------------
b -18b20----b20-------18-----

g --------------17b19----b19-

d ---------------------------

a ---------------------------

e ---------------------------

forever forever

e -------18-------18-------18-------18-

b -18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20----

g -------------------------------------

d -------------------------------------

a -------------------------------------

e -------------------------------------

rudi rudi rudi rudi rudi rudi rudi can't fail

e -------18-20b22-20-18----------20b22r20-18-
b -18b20----------------18-18b20-------------

g -------------------------------------------

d -------------------------------------------

a -------------------------------------------

e -------------------------------------------

forever ever delayed

e -------18-20b22-20-18----------20b22r20-18-
b -18b20----------------18-18b20-------------

g -------------------------------------------

d -------------------------------------------

a -------------------------------------------

e -------------------------------------------

forever ever delayed

e -22b23-------------20-22b23----
b -------20-18-18h20----------20-

g -------------------------------

d -------------------------------

a -------------------------------

e -------------------------------

forever forever

e -------15-------15-------15-------

b -18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20-

g ----------------------------------

d ----------------------------------

a ----------------------------------

e ----------------------------------

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