Chords for The B-52's Mesopotamia live - 1982
Tempo:
124.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
E
F
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Lift back the curtain of time and see what's behind it.
[Bb]
[Ab] [A]
[E]
[G]
[B] [G]
[E] [Am] [G]
[E] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] [C] [G]
[E] [D]
[A] [D]
[B]
[Bm] [C] [B]
[Eb] [D] [F] [G]
[E] [D] Before [F] I talk, [G]
[E] I should [D] read a book.
[F] [G]
[D] But [F] there is [G] one thing [E] that I do know.
[F] [G]
[E] [D] [B] There's a lot of [G] ruin [E] in [D] Mesopotamia, six or eight thousand years ago.
[G] They let down the law, [Em] [Bm] and the angels [G]
[B] sang.
[D] [G] They [Em] let down [D] the law, [G] and the [E] angels [D] sang.
[G]
[B]
[F] [G]
[A] [G]
[E] [D] [A] [G] I'm a predator, [D] [A]
[D] for me, and Mesopotamia.
[B]
[Eb] [A] Now [E] I ain't no egg, dude.
[D] I [F] [G] need a [E] cultivator.
But [F] before this fool [G] talks, [E] he should read [D] a book.
Mesopotamia, [G] that's [Gb] where I want to go.
But [F] there is [G] one thing that [E] I do know.
[F] [G] Mesopotamia, that's [E] where I want to [B] go.
[F] There's a lot of [G] ruin in [D] Mesopotamia, six [F] or eight [G] thousand years [B] ago.
[G] They let down the law, [D] and [G] the
[B] [D] angels sang.
[G]
They let [D] down the [F] law, [G]
[E] [D] and [G]
the [D] angels [A] sang.
[G]
They let [D] down the [G]
[E] [D] law, [G]
and the [D] angels sang.
[G] They let [E] down the [D] law.
[B]
[Bb]
[Ab] [A]
[E]
[G]
[B] [G]
[E] [Am] [G]
[E] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] [C] [G]
[E] [D]
[A] [D]
[B]
[Bm] [C] [B]
[Eb] [D] [F] [G]
[E] [D] Before [F] I talk, [G]
[E] I should [D] read a book.
[F] [G]
[D] But [F] there is [G] one thing [E] that I do know.
[F] [G]
[E] [D] [B] There's a lot of [G] ruin [E] in [D] Mesopotamia, six or eight thousand years ago.
[G] They let down the law, [Em] [Bm] and the angels [G]
[B] sang.
[D] [G] They [Em] let down [D] the law, [G] and the [E] angels [D] sang.
[G]
[B]
[F] [G]
[A] [G]
[E] [D] [A] [G] I'm a predator, [D] [A]
[D] for me, and Mesopotamia.
[B]
[Eb] [A] Now [E] I ain't no egg, dude.
[D] I [F] [G] need a [E] cultivator.
But [F] before this fool [G] talks, [E] he should read [D] a book.
Mesopotamia, [G] that's [Gb] where I want to go.
But [F] there is [G] one thing that [E] I do know.
[F] [G] Mesopotamia, that's [E] where I want to [B] go.
[F] There's a lot of [G] ruin in [D] Mesopotamia, six [F] or eight [G] thousand years [B] ago.
[G] They let down the law, [D] and [G] the
[B] [D] angels sang.
[G]
They let [D] down the [F] law, [G]
[E] [D] and [G]
the [D] angels [A] sang.
[G]
They let [D] down the [G]
[E] [D] law, [G]
and the [D] angels sang.
[G] They let [E] down the [D] law.
[B]
Key:
G
D
E
F
B
G
D
E
Lift back the curtain of time and see what's behind it.
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[Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] Before [F] I talk, [G] _
[E] I should [D] read a book.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ But [F] there is [G] one thing [E] that I do know.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [B] There's a lot of [G] ruin [E] in [D] _ _ _ Mesopotamia, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ six or eight thousand years ago.
_ _ [G] They let down the law, [Em] _ _ [Bm] and the angels [G] _
[B] sang.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ They [Em] let down [D] the law, _ [G] and the [E] angels _ [D] sang.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] I'm a predator, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] for _ _ me, and _ Mesopotamia.
_ [B] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [A] _ Now [E] I ain't no egg, dude.
_ [D] _ I [F] _ _ [G] need a [E] _ cultivator.
But [F] before this fool [G] talks, [E] he should read [D] a book.
_ Mesopotamia, [G] that's [Gb] where I want to go.
But [F] there is [G] one thing that [E] I do know.
[F] _ [G] Mesopotamia, that's [E] where I want to [B] go.
[F] There's a lot of [G] ruin in _ [D] _ _ Mesopotamia, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ six [F] or eight [G] thousand years [B] ago.
_ _ [G] They let down the law, _ _ [D] _ and [G] the _
[B] _ [D] angels sang.
[G] _ _ _
They let [D] down the [F] law, _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] and [G] _ _ _ _
the [D] angels [A] sang. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
They let [D] down the _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] law, [G] _ _ _
and the [D] angels sang.
_ [G] They let [E] down the [D] law.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] Before [F] I talk, [G] _
[E] I should [D] read a book.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ But [F] there is [G] one thing [E] that I do know.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [B] There's a lot of [G] ruin [E] in [D] _ _ _ Mesopotamia, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ six or eight thousand years ago.
_ _ [G] They let down the law, [Em] _ _ [Bm] and the angels [G] _
[B] sang.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ They [Em] let down [D] the law, _ [G] and the [E] angels _ [D] sang.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] I'm a predator, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] for _ _ me, and _ Mesopotamia.
_ [B] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [A] _ Now [E] I ain't no egg, dude.
_ [D] _ I [F] _ _ [G] need a [E] _ cultivator.
But [F] before this fool [G] talks, [E] he should read [D] a book.
_ Mesopotamia, [G] that's [Gb] where I want to go.
But [F] there is [G] one thing that [E] I do know.
[F] _ [G] Mesopotamia, that's [E] where I want to [B] go.
[F] There's a lot of [G] ruin in _ [D] _ _ Mesopotamia, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ six [F] or eight [G] thousand years [B] ago.
_ _ [G] They let down the law, _ _ [D] _ and [G] the _
[B] _ [D] angels sang.
[G] _ _ _
They let [D] down the [F] law, _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] and [G] _ _ _ _
the [D] angels [A] sang. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
They let [D] down the _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] law, [G] _ _ _
and the [D] angels sang.
_ [G] They let [E] down the [D] law.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _