The B-52's - Mesopotamia Chords

Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Dm

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The B-52's - Mesopotamia chords
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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]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
Dm
2311
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Let's start jamming The B-52S - Mesopotamia chords, practice the chord sequence Dm, G, D, F, Gm and D. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 59 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 119 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Minor in mind.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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