Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Get Down Moses Chords

Tempo:
156 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

E

Dm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Get Down Moses chords
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[C] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[A] [Am]
Once I got [A] to the mountain top, only what I could [Am] see,
Prairie full of souls [A] running from [Am] the priests of iniquity.
Where the [A] hell was Elijah?
[Am]
And what did he do?
The prophecy came with truth.
Na na na na na [Dm] na
We're gonna take [E] the walls of [F#] territory.
Na na na na na na na
[Dm] Put your [E] left skin [F] on the [Am] floor.
Na na na na na na
[Dm] To the [E] very top.
[Am] Na na na na na na na
[Dm] To say the [Em] truth.
[Dm] This is what [C] I say.
[F] [C]
[Dm] Like jewels
[C] in [F] the [C] rock.
[Dm] In the [Am] rock.
Pop it on the seat.
Cop it on the tablet of [C] LSD.
[Am] I'm in [E] Tennessee.
[Am]
Down in the street.
Lord is watching down on the gravel to a [E] feed.
[Am] Down in the [E] pit.
[Em]
[C]
[Am]
[A]
Lying in a dream.
Cross battlefield.
Passion on a downtown [Am] strip.
Looking in the eyes of the diamonds and the spies in the hip.
[E]
[Am] [A] Who's sponsoring?
The crack kettle.
Who's lecturing?
[Am] Who's in the now and in the down now?
Na na na na na na
[D] We're gonna take the [E] walls of [F] territory.
[Am] Na na na na na na [Dm] na
Put your left skin on the [Am] floor.
Na na na na na na [Dm] na
[E] To the very [Am] top.
Na na na na na na na
[Dm] To say the truth.
This [F] is what I say.
[C] Like [F] jewels [Em]
[Dm] in the rock.
[C] [F] [Em]
[Dm] In the rock.
[Am] The eagles are reed.
You gotta make a new friend out of old enemies.
[C] Back in [E] Tennessee.
[C]
[Am] Down in the pit.
The reason they ain't in a [C] dread [D] head.
[Am] Down in the street.
[A] [A]
[C] [E]
[C] [F#m]
[E] Knock
[G#] [F]
[F#] [G] [F#m]
[F] [A]
[Am] on the door,
gerbil on the door.
Flying out to sea.
Java on the chopper.
Yellow entste.
Up in [E]
Tennessee.
[Am]
Down in the street.
The drivers posting now.
The gravel to the feet.
Down [D] in the [E] pit.
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[E] [Am]
We need to eat, [Dm] we gotta chew it over with our [C] wisdom [Am] teeth.
Yes, down Moses!
[D] [Am]
Chiffon.
[G#] [G]
[D#]
[F]
Key:  
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
Dm
2311
A
1231
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Joe Strummer, The Mescaleros - Get Down Moses chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D, A, D, Am, D, Am, Dm, C and F in sequence. Set your pace at 78 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 156. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Minor.

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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Once I got [A] to the mountain top, only what I could [Am] see, _
_ Prairie full of souls [A] running from [Am] the priests of iniquity. _
_ _ _ _ Where the [A] hell was Elijah?
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ And what did he do? _
The prophecy came with _ _ truth.
_ Na na na na na [Dm] na
We're gonna take [E] the walls of _ [F#] territory.
_ Na na na na na na na
[Dm] Put your [E] left skin [F] on the [Am] floor.
_ Na na na na na na
[Dm] _ To the [E] very _ top. _
[Am] _ _ Na na na na na na na
[Dm] To say the [Em] truth.
_ [Dm] This is what [C] I say.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ Like jewels _
[C] in _ [F] the [C] rock. _
[Dm] _ _ _ In the _ [Am] rock.
_ _ _ Pop it on the seat.
Cop it on the tablet of _ [C] LSD.
[Am] _ _ _ _ I'm in [E] Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ Down in the street.
Lord is watching down on the gravel to a [E] feed.
_ _ _ _ [Am] Down in the [E] pit.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lying in a dream.
Cross battlefield.
Passion on a downtown [Am] strip. _ _
Looking in the eyes of the diamonds and the spies in the hip.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] Who's sponsoring? _ _
_ _ The crack kettle. _ _
_ _ _ _ Who's lecturing?
_ _ [Am] Who's in the now and in the down now?
Na na na na na na
[D] We're gonna take the [E] walls of [F] _ territory.
[Am] _ _ Na na na na na na [Dm] na
Put your left skin on the [Am] floor.
_ Na na na na na na [Dm] na
[E] To the very [Am] top.
_ _ Na na na na na na na
[Dm] To say the truth.
This [F] is what I say. _
[C] Like _ _ [F] jewels [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ in the rock.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ In the rock.
_ [Am] _ _ The eagles are reed.
You gotta make a new friend out of old enemies.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Back in [E] Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ Down in the pit.
The _ reason they ain't in a [C] dread [D] head.
_ _ _ [Am] Down in the street.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] Knock _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] on _ the door,
gerbil on the door.
Flying out to sea.
Java on the chopper.
Yellow _ entste.
_ _ _ _ Up in [E]
Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ Down in the street.
The drivers posting now.
The gravel to the feet.
_ _ _ _ Down [D] in the [E] pit.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ We need to eat, [Dm] we gotta chew it over with our [C] wisdom [Am] teeth.
Yes, down Moses! _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ Chiffon. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Joe Strummer, Simon Stafford, Shields Scott and Martin Slattery who authored this song.

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