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