{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2399223,"song":"Then Came Lo Mein","artist":"Robert Earl Keen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2399223-then-came-lo-mein-chords-by-robert-earl-keen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2399223?type=chord","rating":4.73794,"votes":18,"content":"[Verse 1]  \r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere were lean times, they were tough[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere were mean times they were rough[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the good times didn't outweigh the bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was sad you were bitter[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you were no quitter[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen nothin' was all that we had[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe were drinkin' a lot[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe were thinkin' of tyin' the knot[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOr maybe throw in the towel[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMake up have a kid[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBreak up and we did[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut only just for awhile[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen came lo mein and going insane[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAt the Chinese cafe way downtown[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI was steamed I was fried but you stood by my side[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I had my nervous breakdown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere were noodles galore[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll over the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd hot mustard sauce everywhere[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I held your hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\ntil you calmed down again[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd picked out the rice in your hair[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAfter that we agreed[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen in fact what we need[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIs to pack up and take the first plane[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTake a bus take a bike[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTake care take a hike[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTake out but leave the lo mein[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI remember it now when we order kung pao[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd bow our heads to say grace[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe day we left town and that nervous breakdown[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt the all-you-can-eat Chinese place[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt the Chinese cafe way downtown[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]","chords":["D","G","A","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}