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Mongoose

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Notes: All guitars are tuned down 1 full step
Riff 1:
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|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----------------5--------------|
|---------5-7-5-7---7-5----------|
|-0-0-0-0---------------7-5------|
Riff 2:
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------5-7-5-7-------5-7------|
|-0-0-0-0---------3-5-7----------|
Intro/Verse 1:
Riff 1 (x10)
Look inside
Day started right
A back road in a dirt town lives
All time
The mongoose flies (the mongoose flies)
The mongoose flies (the mongoose flies)
The mongoose flies (the mongoose flies)
The mongoose flies (the mongoose flies)
A    G      D    A
Verse 2:
Riff 1 – Riff 2 – Riff 1 – Riff 2
Removed from the times
Event for the eyes
Mid-day they gathered one by one
All time
Chorus:
EThe story Dlies AbehindC  G  
The Dmongoose Aflies on by
EOut on the Dstreet they Aride C  G  
The Dmongoose Aflies on by
Riff 1 (x2)
Verse 3:
Riff 1 – Riff 2 – Riff 1 – Riff 2 – Riff 1 – Riff 2
Slowly turns
Signals high
What happens next
All time
Chorus:
EThe story Dlies Abehind C(Gthe story lies behind)
The Dmongoose Aflies on by
EOut on the Dstreet they Aride C(Gout on the street they ride)
The Dmongoose Aflies on by
EThe story Dlies Abehind C(Gthe story lies behind)
The Dmongoose Aflies on by
EOut on the Dstreet they Aride C(Gout on the street they ride)
  F    C    F    C    F   C(power chords played at 8th fret)
Riff 1 (x4)
Verse 4:
Riff 1 – Riff 2 – Riff 1 – Riff 2
Look inside
Day started right
A back road in a dirt town lives
All time
Chorus:
EThe story Dlies AbehindC  G  
The Dmongoose Aflies on by
EOut on the Dstreet they Aride C  G  
The Dmongoose Aflies on by
EThe story Dlies Abehind C(Gthe story lies behind)
The Dmongoose Aflies on by
EOut on the Dstreet they Aride C(Gout on the street they ride)
The Dmongoose Aflies on by
E  D A   C G  D A
E  D A   C G  D A
E  D A   C G  D A
  E   D     A   C    G    F    C    F    C    F   C(power chords played at 8th fret)

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Mongoose

by Fu Manchu

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Notes: All guitars are tuned down 1 full step

Riff 1:

|--------------------------------|

|-----------------5--------------|

|---------5-7-5-7---7-5----------|

|-0-0-0-0---------------7-5------|

Riff 2:

|--------------------------------|

|---------5-7-5-7-------5-7------|

|-0-0-0-0---------3-5-7----------|

Intro/Verse 1:

Riff 1 (x10)

Look inside

Day started right

A back road in a dirt town lives

All time

The mongoose flies (the mongoose flies)

A G D A

Verse 2:

Riff 1 – Riff 2 – Riff 1 – Riff 2

Removed from the times

Event for the eyes

Mid-day they gathered one by one

All time

Chorus:

E D A C G

The story lies behind

D A

The mongoose flies on by

E D A C G

Out on the street they ride

D A

The mongoose flies on by

Riff 1 (x2)

Verse 3:

Riff 1 – Riff 2 – Riff 1 – Riff 2 – Riff 1 – Riff 2

Slowly turns

Signals high

What happens next

All time

Chorus:

E D A C G

The story lies behind (the story lies behind)

D A

The mongoose flies on by

E D A C G

Out on the street they ride (out on the street they ride)

D A

The mongoose flies on by

E D A C G

The story lies behind (the story lies behind)

D A

The mongoose flies on by

E D A C G

Out on the street they ride (out on the street they ride)

F C F C F C

(power chords played at 8th fret)

Riff 1 (x4)

Verse 4:

Riff 1 – Riff 2 – Riff 1 – Riff 2

Look inside

Day started right

A back road in a dirt town lives

All time

Chorus:

E D A C G

The story lies behind

D A

The mongoose flies on by

E D A C G

Out on the street they ride

D A

The mongoose flies on by

E D A C G

The story lies behind (the story lies behind)

D A

The mongoose flies on by

E D A C G

Out on the street they ride (out on the street they ride)

D A

The mongoose flies on by

E D A C G D A

E D A C G F C F C F C

(power chords played at 8th fret)

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