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Bang kok!
O ri en tal set ting and the (Dm)cit y don’t know what the cit y is get ting, the (Dm)crème de la crème grips of the chess world in a show (Dm)mud with eve ry thing er but re Yul ing Bryn ner.
And thank God I’m on ly watch ing the game con trol ling it.
Time flies see does n’t seem a min ute since the (Dm)Ti ro le an spa had the chess con boys tem in it.
I’d let All watch, change I don’t you know that when you but the (Dm)play at this lev el there’s no or di nar y ven ue.
you.
It’s Ice you’d land ter go back to or your the Phil lip pines tem ples, or Has tings your mas (C#dim)or, par lours.
or this place!
One night in (Bb)Bang kok and the (F)world’s (C)your (Dm)oys ter,
the bars are (Gm)tem ples but the pearls ain’t free.
You’ll find a god in ev ery (F)gold (C)en (Dm)clois ter
and if you’re (Gm)luck y then the god’s a she.
I can feel an an gel slid ing up to me.
One town’s ver y like an oth er when your head’s down o ver your piec es, broth er.
It’s a drag, it’s a bore, it’s real ly such a pit y to be look ing at the board, not look ing at the cit y.
(Fm7)Whad dy a mean?
You’ve seen one crowd ed, pol lu ted, stink ing town.
(Dm7)Tea, girls, warm and sweet, some are set up in the Som er set Mau gham suite.
Get Thai’d!
You’re talk ing to a tour ist whose ev ery move’s a mong the pur est.
I get my kicks a bove the waist line, sun shine!
One night in (Bb)Bang kok makes a (F)hard (C)man (Dm)hum ble,
not much be tween de spair and ec sta sy.
One night in (Bb)Bang kok and the (F)tough (C)guys (Dm)tum ble,
can’t be too care ful with your com pa ny.
I can feel the dev il walk ing next to me.
(Dm)clois ter,
a lit tle (Gm)flesh, a lit tle his to ry.
I can feel an an gel slid ing up to me.
One night in (Bb)Bang kok makes a (F)hard (C)man (Dm)hum ble,
not much be tween de spair and ec sta sy.
One night in (Bb)Bang kok and the (F)tough (C)guys (Dm)tum ble,
can’t be too care ful with your com pa ny.
I can feel the dev il walk ing next to (Dm)me.
This page shows “One Night In Bangkok” by Murray Head in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 85 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.