Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Mondo Bongo Chords

Tempo:
105.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

F#

Em

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Mondo Bongo chords
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There's something there.
La la la la [Bm] la la la la [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] la la la
I [D]
[A] [Bm]
was patrolling the pachinko
[F#] New Doodle Model [G] Parlor
In the Nefarious Zone
[Bm] Hanging out with insects
[F#]
[G] Undeducting
The CIA was on [Em] the phone
[A]
[Em] Well
[D]
[A] [Bm] Such is life
[Em] [D]
[A] [Bm]
Latino, [F#] Caribou, Mondo Bongo
[G] The flower looks good in your hair
[Bm] Latino, [F#] Caribou, Mondo [G] Bongo
Nobody said it [Em] was [A] fair [Em] Oh!
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[F#]
[G] [E]
[Bm] [F#]
[G] [E]
[A]
[Em] La la la la la [D] la la la la [A] la
[Bm]
[Em] [D]
[A] [Bm]
Latino, Caribou, Mondo Bongo
[F#] The flower looks good in your hair
[Bm] Latino, Caribou, Mondo Bongo
[F#] Nobody said it [A#m] was fair
La la [Bm] [D] [Bm]
[F#] la la la [Bm] la la la la [F#] la
[A#] [Bm]
[F#]
[G] [E]
[Bm] [F#]
[G] [F#]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[F#] Latino, [B] Caribou, Mondo Bongo
The flower looks good in [B] your hair
Latino, Caribou, Mondo Bongo
Nobody said it was [E] fair
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm] To the Zapatistas
I robbed my sisters
[F#] Of [D] all the curtain [F#] lace
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm] [D] Down at the Bauxite [F#] Mine
[Bm] You get your own uniform
Have a lunchtime's [F#] off
Take a monorail to your home
[F#] Check my
[Bm] payday
[F#]
[Bm] God bless us and our home
[F#] [Bm] And we'll eat a lot
Let's [F#] sing this song!
[A#] [F#]
[Bm] Latino, Caribou, [F#] Mondo Bongo
[G] The flower looks good in your hair
[Bm] Latino, Caribou, [F#] Mondo Bongo
[G] Nobody said it was fair
[A]
[Bm] Latino, Caribou, [F#] Mondo Bongo
[B] The flower looks good [Em] in your hair
[G]
[Bm] Latino, Caribou, [F#] Mondo Bongo
[G] Nobody said it [B] was fair
[A] [Bm] [F#]
[G] [B]
[Bm] [F#]
[G]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
Em
121
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To learn Joe Strummer, The Mescaleros - Mondo Bongo chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, Bm, Em, D, F#, Bm, F#, G and Bm. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ There's something there. _
La la la la [Bm] la la la la [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] la la la
I [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
was patrolling the pachinko
[F#] _ New Doodle Model [G] Parlor
In the Nefarious Zone _
[Bm] Hanging out with insects
[F#] _ _ _
[G] Undeducting
The CIA was on [Em] the phone
[A] _
[Em] Well
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Such is life
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
Latino, _ [F#] Caribou, Mondo Bongo
[G] The flower looks good in your hair _
[Bm] Latino, _ [F#] Caribou, Mondo [G] Bongo
Nobody said it [Em] was [A] fair [Em] Oh!
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] La la la la la [D] la la la la [A] la
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Latino, Caribou, Mondo Bongo
[F#] _ The flower looks good in your hair _
[Bm] Latino, _ Caribou, Mondo Bongo
[F#] _ Nobody said it [A#m] was fair _ _
La la [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#] _ la la la _ _ _ _ [Bm] la la la la _ _ _ _ [F#] la
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] Latino, [B] Caribou, _ Mondo Bongo
The flower looks good in [B] your hair _ _
Latino, _ Caribou, Mondo Bongo
_ Nobody said it was [E] fair _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] To the Zapatistas
I robbed my sisters
[F#] Of [D] all the curtain [F#] lace _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] Down at the Bauxite [F#] Mine _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] You get your own uniform
_ Have a lunchtime's [F#] off
Take a monorail to your home _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ Check my _
[Bm] payday _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ God bless us and our home _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] And we'll eat a lot
_ _ _ Let's [F#] sing this song!
_ _ [A#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] Latino, Caribou, [F#] _ Mondo Bongo
[G] The flower looks good in your hair _ _
[Bm] Latino, Caribou, [F#] _ Mondo Bongo
[G] _ Nobody said it was fair
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ Latino, Caribou, [F#] _ Mondo Bongo
[B] The flower looks good [Em] in your hair
[G] _ _
[Bm] Latino, Caribou, [F#] _ Mondo Bongo
[G] _ Nobody said it [B] was fair
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Pablo Cook, Joe Strummer, Martin Slattery, Scott Shields and Tymon Dogg who authored this song.

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