The Refreshments – Mekong (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Verse 1:
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Am G C F Barkeep another Mekong please. Yes of course you can keep the change. Am G C New glass here for this new friend of mine. Forgive me I forgot your F Am G C name. Flip a coin what shall we talk about? Heads I tell the truth and F Am G C tails I lie. Well I came all the way from Taipei today. Now Bangkok's F Am pourin' rain as I'm goin' blind again and I haven't seen my girl for G fifteen thousand miles.
Chorus 1:
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F C G Well is it true it's always happy hour here? F G And if it is I'd like to stay a while. Am G F G Am Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round. G F And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
G (opening chords + opening riff)
Thank you for your time. And here's to life...
Verse 2:
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Am G C Barkeep we need to go around again. One for me and "what's his name" F Am G my new best friend. So deal me in and I'll pick my cards up off the C F Am floor. I'll see your lucky coin and raise a pack of lies. Smile to the G C girl at the door, another four-dollar whore. But don't look her in the F Am G eyes she'll break your heart. We came all the way from Taipei today. C F Still Bangkok's pissin' rain and we're goin' blind again and I haven't Am G seen my girl for fifteen thousand miles.
Chorus 2:
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F C G Well is it true it's always happy hour here? F G And if it is I'd like to stay a while. Am G F G Am Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round. G F And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
G (solo...)
Thank you for your time. And here's to life...
Chords during solo (1 measure each):
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Am C Am G Am F Am G
Chorus 3:
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F C G Well is it true it's always happy hour here? F G *Fill 1 And if it is I'd like to stay a while. Am G F G Am Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round. G F And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine. G Thank you for your time. Am G F G Am Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round. G F And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
G (opening riff and chords)
Thank you for your time. And here's to life. And here's to life.
Mmm Hmm Mmm. And here's to life. And here's to life...again.