Mekong

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  • Opening chords (upstrokes):
     
    Am Am Am Am C C C C Am Am Am Am C C C C
  •  
    Opening riff (rhythm guitar repeat above chords):
     
  • E|------------------------------------------7-7H8-7--------------------|
    B|------------------8-------------------4/8---8---8--------------------|
    G|--------4--H5--4/9---9---------4--H5----------------------4--H5------|
  • D|-----5----------------------5--------------------------5-------------|
    A|--3----------------------3--------------------------3----------------|
    E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    Barkeep...
    E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • B|-----8------12------13-----------------5-5-3-3-----------------------|
    G|--4/9---9/12---12/14-----------4--H5---5-5-4-4----4^4----------------|
    D|----------------------------5------------------5------5--------------|
  • A|-------------------------3------------------------------0------------|
    E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
     
  • Verse riff (4 times):
    E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • G|--4H5-4------------------------5----5--------------------------------|
    D|--------5------------------5---5H7--5---------------------3----------|
    A|----------0----------5--5H7-----------7-5-------------3-3H5--5-------|
  • E|-------------3-33-5/7---------------------1--1-1-3/5-------------5-5-|
     
    Verse riff (5th time): Rhythm Fill 1 (see "*Fill 1" below):
  • E|-------------3--| E|--------------|
    B|-------------3--| B|--------------|
    G|--4H5-4------4--| G|--2^2--0------|
  • D|--------5----5--| D|----------2P0-|
    A|----------0--5--| A|--------------|
    E|-------------3--| E|--------------|
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    Verse 1:Am G C F
    Barkeep another Mekong please. Yes of course you can keep the change.
  • Am G C
    New glass here for this new friend of mine. Forgive me I forgot your
    F Am G C
  • name. Flip a coin what shall we talk about? Heads I tell the truth and
    F Am G C
    tails I lie. Well I came all the way from Taipei today. Now Bangkok's
  • F Am
    pourin' rain as I'm goin' blind again and I haven't seen my girl for
    G
  • fifteen thousand miles.
     
    Chorus 1:
  •  
    F C G
    Well is it true it's always happy hour here?
  • F G *Fill 1
    And if it is I'd like to stay a while.
    Am G F G Am
  • Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round.
    G F
    And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
  • G (opening chords + opening riff)
    Thank you for your time. And here's to life...
     
  • Verse 2:
     
    Am G C
  • Barkeep we need to go around again. One for me and "what's his name"
    F Am G
    my new best friend. So deal me in and I'll pick my cards up off the
  • C F Am
    floor. I'll see your lucky coin and raise a pack of lies. Smile to the
    G C
  • girl at the door, another four-dollar whore. But don't look her in the
    F Am G
    eyes she'll break your heart. We came all the way from Taipei today.
  • C F
    Still Bangkok's pissin' rain and we're goin' blind again and I haven't
    Am G
  • seen my girl for fifteen thousand miles.
     
    Chorus 2:
  •  
    F C G
    Well is it true it's always happy hour here?
  • F G *Fill 1
    And if it is I'd like to stay a while.
    Am G F G Am
  • Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round.
    G F
    And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
  • G (solo...)
    Thank you for your time. And here's to life...
     
  • Chords during solo (1 measure each):
     
    Am C Am G Am F Am G
  •  
    Chorus 3:
     
  • F C G
    Well is it true it's always happy hour here?
    F G *Fill 1
  • And if it is I'd like to stay a while.
    Am G F G Am
    Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round.
  • G F
    And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
    G *Fill 1
  • Thank you for your time.
     
    Am G F G Am
  • Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round.
    G F
    And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
  • G (opening riff and chords)
    Thank you for your time. And here's to life. And here's to life.
     
  • Mmm Hmm Mmm. And here's to life. And here's to life...again.
     
    Tab notes:
  •  
    / = slide up
    ^ = 1/2 bend up
  • H = hammer-on
    P = pull-off
     
  • Chord chart:
     
    Am X02210 Am (barre) 577555
  • G 320003 G (barre) 355433
    C X32010 C (barre) X35553
    F XX3211 F (barre) 133211
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