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Mexican War Streets

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 30Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 5th Fret. All chords relative to Capo.
Chords Used:  Am   Em   F   G   Dm   C  
 F*,  C*,  Am*,  Dm*,  C**,  G*,  Aadd9*
    F*      C*     Am*     Dm*      C**     G*    Aadd9*
e|-1-|  e|-0-|  e|-x-|  e|-x-|  e|-x-|  e|-x-|  e|-x--|
B|-1-|  B|-1-|  B|-1-|  B|-3-|  B|-5-|  B|-3-|  B|-0--|
G|-x-|  G|-x-|  G|-2-|  G|-2-|  G|-5-|  G|-4-|  G|-2b-|
D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x--|
A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x--|
E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x--|
Intro: 
e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Em
Though Amby the path I Emlead
The passing of Amtime and the pouring of Emtea
Are Amall I've lately Emseen
O my FsoulG  
Until the Amtemporal bridge be Emburned
Until our Amanchor stocks hold Emfirm
Where the Amhands of clocks don't Emturn
O my FsoulG  
May our Amlips remain disEmcreet
While your Amtraps are beneath our Emfeet
But how Amlong before our Emtails are caught
By our Fquote free endGquote thought?
FSugar in the cane, candles Glow
FKettle on the flame for the teapot? GNo
I Dmtremble at the Cthought
FSugar in the cane, candles Glow
FSouthside Flats where the upscale Ggo
I Dmtremble at the Cthought!
I Dmtremble at the Cthought!
(palm muted)
AmOn the Streets of Mexican WEmars
I battle with the Ammemory of a first fight
EmIn our contemptible yoAmuth
I quoted White Nights
EmThinking that'd get rid of you
And Amwaited with a stone in my Emhand
But you were quite right:
AmNature had another plan
(& failEmed to run it by me)
AmNature had another plan
EmSome other surrogate Amself
To live in the sediment of Emso many somebody Amelses'
Innumerable Emlives and you were right:
It's not a Fperson who dies
But Gworlds die inside us
FSugar in the cane and the candles are Glow
FOn the West End Bridge looking down at the GOhio
I Dmtremble at the Cthought of what's often referred to as 'karma.'
FThe sugar and the candles are Ggone
FYou panic like a mouse when the lights go Gon
(I ADMIT, IT DmWARMS MY HCEART
TO WATCH YOUR WORLD FALL APART)
FThe colorful hills talked me down from the Gbridge:
FTo heck with all the drugs my parents Gdid
I'd like to Dmmeet whoever Csaid the words we print in red
With a Dmcoin in my Cteeth on the Mexican War Streets
Bridge: 
 F* ,  C* ,  Am* ,  Dm*
 C** ,  G* ,  Am* ,  Aadd9* 
    F*      C*     Am*     Dm*      C**     G*     Aadd9*
e|-1-|  e|-0-|  e|-x-|  e|-x-|  e|-x-|  e|-x-|  e|-x--|
B|-1-|  B|-1-|  B|-1-|  B|-3-|  B|-5-|  B|-3-|  B|-0--|
G|-x-|  G|-x-|  G|-2-|  G|-2-|  G|-5-|  G|-4-|  G|-2b-|
D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x-|  D|-x--|
A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x-|  A|-x--|
E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x-|  E|-x--|
 F*                    C*         
Rivers of sadness and mutual need
        Am*                 Dm*
In the loud desperation of social routine
     C**                G*
The rock of salvation, lightly esteemed
      Am*                  Aadd9* 
And distance surging like oceans between us
 F*                        C*
Suspended by strings Over rotating wheels
     Am*                    Dm*
Via magnets and springs Of Carnegie steel
       C**                 G*         
With 'representation' our fashionable theme
       Am*                 Aadd9*
And unfathomably powerful forces Like oceans between us
 F*              C*            
We have all the signs we need 
       Am*                    Dm*                     C**
Do we decide not to read? My will: And those who precede:
 C**               G*              Am*
the relation between Is listening beside me
                    Aadd9*
At night like some seismic machine
           F*                  C*
While the metal vibrations of petrified men
     Am*                      Dm*
Are etched in translation by pendulum pens
         C**                      G**
And the movements of underground plates
               Am*
Do nothing to bridge or exacerbate
 Aadd9*
Oceans between us

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Mexican War Streets

by mewithoutYou

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

Capo on 5th Fret. All chords relative to Capo.

Am Em F G Dm C

Chords Used:

F C Am Dm C G Aadd9

*, *, *, *, **, *, *

F C Am Dm C G Aadd9

* * * * ** * *

e|-1-| e|-0-| e|-x-| e|-x-| e|-x-| e|-x-| e|-x--|

B|-1-| B|-1-| B|-1-| B|-3-| B|-5-| B|-3-| B|-0--|

G|-x-| G|-x-| G|-2-| G|-2-| G|-5-| G|-4-| G|-2b-|

D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x--|

A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x--|

E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x--|

Intro:

e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|----------------|

E|----------------|

Am Em

Though by the path I lead

Am Em

The passing of time and the pouring of tea

Am Em

Are all I've lately seen

F G

O my soul

Am Em

Until the temporal bridge be burned

Am Em

Until our anchor stocks hold firm

Am Em

Where the hands of clocks don't turn

F G

O my soul

Am Em

May our lips remain discreet

Am Em

While your traps are beneath our feet

Am Em

But how long before our tails are caught

F G

By our quote free endquote thought?

F G

Sugar in the cane, candles low

F G

Kettle on the flame for the teapot? No

Dm C

I tremble at the thought

F G

Sugar in the cane, candles low

F G

Southside Flats where the upscale go

Dm C

I tremble at the thought!

Dm C

I tremble at the thought!

(palm muted)

Am Em

On the Streets of Mexican Wars

I battle with the memory of a first fight

Em Am

In our contemptible youth

I quoted White Nights

Thinking that'd get rid of you

Am Em

And waited with a stone in my hand

But you were quite right:

Nature had another plan

(& failed to run it by me)

Nature had another plan

Em Am

Some other surrogate self

Em Am

To live in the sediment of so many somebody elses'

Innumerable lives and you were right:

It's not a person who dies

But worlds die inside us

F G

Sugar in the cane and the candles are low

F G

On the West End Bridge looking down at the Ohio

Dm C

I tremble at the thought of what's often referred to as 'karma.'

F G

The sugar and the candles are gone

F G

You panic like a mouse when the lights go on

Dm C

(I ADMIT, IT WARMS MY HEART

TO WATCH YOUR WORLD FALL APART)

F G

The colorful hills talked me down from the bridge:

F G

To heck with all the drugs my parents did

Dm C

I'd like to meet whoever said the words we print in red

Dm C

With a coin in my teeth on the Mexican War Streets

Bridge:

F C Am Dm

* , * , * , *

C G Am Aadd9

** , * , * , *

F C Am Dm C G Aadd9

* * * * ** * *

e|-1-| e|-0-| e|-x-| e|-x-| e|-x-| e|-x-| e|-x--|

B|-1-| B|-1-| B|-1-| B|-3-| B|-5-| B|-3-| B|-0--|

G|-x-| G|-x-| G|-2-| G|-2-| G|-5-| G|-4-| G|-2b-|

D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x-| D|-x--|

A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-x--|

E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-x--|

F C

* *

Rivers of sadness and mutual need

Am Dm

* *

In the loud desperation of social routine

C G

** *

The rock of salvation, lightly esteemed

Am Aadd9

* *

And distance surging like oceans between us

F C

* *

Suspended by strings Over rotating wheels

Am Dm

* *

Via magnets and springs Of Carnegie steel

C G

** *

With 'representation' our fashionable theme

Am Aadd9

* *

And unfathomably powerful forces Like oceans between us

F C

* *

We have all the signs we need

Am Dm C

* * **

Do we decide not to read? My will: And those who precede:

C G Am

** * *

the relation between Is listening beside me

Aadd9

At night like some seismic machine

F C

* *

While the metal vibrations of petrified men

Am Dm

* *

Are etched in translation by pendulum pens

C G

** **

And the movements of underground plates

Do nothing to bridge or exacerbate

Aadd9

Oceans between us

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