The B-52's - Mesopotamia Chords
Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Dm
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[Dm] [G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [Eb] [Dm]
[A] [D]
I'm going to watch.
Turn your watch back.
How about a hundred thousand years?
A hundred thousand years.
I'll meet you by the third pyramid.
[G] I'll meet you by the [Eb] third [D] pyramid.
If I come on, that's what I want.
We'll meet in Mesopotamia.
[Am] [Eb] [D]
I am [F] no student [E] of [Cm] [D] ancient culture.
Before [F] I talk, [G] I [D] should read a book.
[Dm] [Gm] [D]
But [F] there's one thing [Gm] [D] that I do know.
[F] [G] [F] [D]
There's a [F] lot of [Gm] ruins [F] in [D]
Mesopotamia.
Six [Dm] or eight [G] thousand years ago,
[A] [D]
[G] they laid down the law.
[Dm]
Six or [Gm] eight [Dm] thousand years ago,
[Gm] [D] they laid down the law.
[Dm] [G] [Dm]
[G] [D]
[Am] [A] [D]
[Dm] [D]
I'll [F] meet you by the third [G] [Eb] [D] pyramid.
We'll meet in Mesopotamia.
[Em] [A] [Dm]
I am no [Em] student [Eb] of [Dm] ancient culture.
[Gm] [D]
Before [F] I talk, [D] I should read a book.
[G] [D]
But there's [F] one thing [G] that [D] I do know.
There's a [Am] lot of ruins in [D]
Mesopotamia.
Six or eight thousand [G] years [D] ago,
[G] they laid down the [D] law.
Six or eight [Dm] thousand years ago,
[G] [D] they laid down the law [F] [G] [Am] in [D]
Mesopotamia.
[F] [G] [D] [Am]
[D] They laid down the law [Dm] [G] [D]
in Mesopotamia.
[Dm] [D] [Dm] [Gb]
[Dm] [G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [Eb] [Dm]
[A] [D]
I'm going to watch.
Turn your watch back.
How about a hundred thousand years?
A hundred thousand years.
I'll meet you by the third pyramid.
[G] I'll meet you by the [Eb] third [D] pyramid.
If I come on, that's what I want.
We'll meet in Mesopotamia.
[Am] [Eb] [D]
I am [F] no student [E] of [Cm] [D] ancient culture.
Before [F] I talk, [G] I [D] should read a book.
[Dm] [Gm] [D]
But [F] there's one thing [Gm] [D] that I do know.
[F] [G] [F] [D]
There's a [F] lot of [Gm] ruins [F] in [D]
Mesopotamia.
Six [Dm] or eight [G] thousand years ago,
[A] [D]
[G] they laid down the law.
[Dm]
Six or [Gm] eight [Dm] thousand years ago,
[Gm] [D] they laid down the law.
[Dm] [G] [Dm]
[G] [D]
[Am] [A] [D]
[Dm] [D]
I'll [F] meet you by the third [G] [Eb] [D] pyramid.
We'll meet in Mesopotamia.
[Em] [A] [Dm]
I am no [Em] student [Eb] of [Dm] ancient culture.
[Gm] [D]
Before [F] I talk, [D] I should read a book.
[G] [D]
But there's [F] one thing [G] that [D] I do know.
There's a [Am] lot of ruins in [D]
Mesopotamia.
Six or eight thousand [G] years [D] ago,
[G] they laid down the [D] law.
Six or eight [Dm] thousand years ago,
[G] [D] they laid down the law [F] [G] [Am] in [D]
Mesopotamia.
[F] [G] [D] [Am]
[D] They laid down the law [Dm] [G] [D]
in Mesopotamia.
[Dm] [D] [Dm] [Gb]
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going to watch.
Turn your watch back.
How about a hundred thousand years? _ _ _
A hundred thousand years.
_ I'll meet you by the third pyramid.
[G] I'll meet you by the [Eb] third [D] pyramid.
If I come on, that's what I want.
_ _ We'll meet in _ Mesopotamia.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
I am [F] no student [E] of [Cm] _ [D] ancient culture. _ _ _ _ _ _
Before [F] I talk, [G] I [D] should read a book.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
But [F] there's one thing [Gm] _ _ [D] that I do know.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
There's a [F] lot of [Gm] ruins [F] in [D] _
Mesopotamia. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Six [Dm] or eight [G] thousand years ago,
[A] _ [D] _
[G] they laid down the law.
[Dm] _ _ _
Six or [Gm] eight _ [Dm] thousand years ago,
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] they laid down the law.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll [F] meet you by the third [G] _ _ _ [Eb] [D] pyramid.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We'll _ meet in _ Mesopotamia.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
I am no [Em] student [Eb] of [Dm] ancient culture.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
Before [F] I talk, [D] I should read a book.
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
But there's [F] one thing [G] that [D] _ I do know. _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a [Am] lot of ruins in [D] _ _
Mesopotamia. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Six or eight thousand [G] years [D] ago, _ _
[G] they laid down the [D] law. _ _ _
Six or eight _ [Dm] thousand years ago,
_ _ [G] _ [D] they laid down the law [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] in _ [D] _
Mesopotamia. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ They laid down the law [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
in _ _ _ _ _ _ Mesopotamia.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going to watch.
Turn your watch back.
How about a hundred thousand years? _ _ _
A hundred thousand years.
_ I'll meet you by the third pyramid.
[G] I'll meet you by the [Eb] third [D] pyramid.
If I come on, that's what I want.
_ _ We'll meet in _ Mesopotamia.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
I am [F] no student [E] of [Cm] _ [D] ancient culture. _ _ _ _ _ _
Before [F] I talk, [G] I [D] should read a book.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
But [F] there's one thing [Gm] _ _ [D] that I do know.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
There's a [F] lot of [Gm] ruins [F] in [D] _
Mesopotamia. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Six [Dm] or eight [G] thousand years ago,
[A] _ [D] _
[G] they laid down the law.
[Dm] _ _ _
Six or [Gm] eight _ [Dm] thousand years ago,
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] they laid down the law.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll [F] meet you by the third [G] _ _ _ [Eb] [D] pyramid.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We'll _ meet in _ Mesopotamia.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
I am no [Em] student [Eb] of [Dm] ancient culture.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
Before [F] I talk, [D] I should read a book.
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
But there's [F] one thing [G] that [D] _ I do know. _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a [Am] lot of ruins in [D] _ _
Mesopotamia. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Six or eight thousand [G] years [D] ago, _ _
[G] they laid down the [D] law. _ _ _
Six or eight _ [Dm] thousand years ago,
_ _ [G] _ [D] they laid down the law [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] in _ [D] _
Mesopotamia. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ They laid down the law [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
in _ _ _ _ _ _ Mesopotamia.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _