Chords for Roger Clyne - Mekong

_ [Eb] _ Please come see the Beast Babies tonight at the Wig Room.
[G] The Beast be with you all.
[Ab] Thank you Omar.
This one is for you young man.
This thing we all share.
This is for [E] life.
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_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ What shall we [Gm] talk about?
_ [C] What's our town of truth?
What's our [F] life?
_ [Am] Well I came all the way from [G] Taipei today.
Now I'm [C] back on parade.
And I'm [F] going blind again.
And I [Am] haven't seen my girl [G] in fifteen thousand miles.
But [F] _ I think it's good to [C] always have you [D] around here.
[F] _ The beatings are [Gm] like a state of mind.
[Am] _ [G] Lusty shades hit [F] my sound like [G] knives.
The rain's [Am] nothing around.
Maybe your bottle's [C] empty.
Well, is that the mind?
[G] Thank you for your time.
It's [Am] the life. _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] Margie, we need [G] to come around here.
[C] One for me.
What's his name?
My [F] new best friend.
Got some [Am] DME in.
And I'll [G] pick my cons up on the floor.
I [C] see your dreaded joint.
They [Em] protocolize that.
Now smile to the girl.
It's [G] for another four dollar [C] or the don't.
Look in your eyes.
She'll break [F] your heart.
We came [Am] all the way [G] from Taipei today.
And [C] still Bangkok is in rage.
But we're [F] going blind again.
And I [Am] haven't seen my girl [D] in fifteen thousand miles. _
_ [F] But I think it's good [C] to always have [G] you around here.
[F] The beatings [G] are like a state of mind.
[Am] _ _ [G] Lusty shades [F] hit my sound [G] like knives.
The rain's [Am] nothing around.
[Gm] Maybe your bottle's [C] empty.
Well, is that the mind?
[Gm] Thank you for your time.
[Am] It's the life.
[C] Come sit down.
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[G] _ _ _ [F] _ The beatings were [C]
always like [G] the only air.
[F] The beatings [Gm] are like a state of [Am] mind.
[G] Lusty shades [F] hit my sound [D] like knives.
The rain's nothing around.
[G] Maybe your bottle's [Em] empty.
Well, is that the mind?
[G] Thank you for your time.
_ Lusty shades hit my sound [D] like knives.
The rain's nothing around.
[Gm] Maybe your bottle's [F] empty.
Well, is that the mind?
[G]
Thank you for your time.
It's the [Am] life. _
[C] _ _ _ It's the [Am] life. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] It's the life.
[F] _ _ It's [Am] the life.
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_ _ _ _ Thank you, Scribes and Sons.
Thank you very much.
I'm Alvin P.
It's not about you, Alvin P.
Schmitty.
[N] We're going to towel off just a bit.
You guys can