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Down Down Down To Mephistos Cafe by Streetlight Manifesto

Down Down Down To Mephistos Cafe tab by Streetlight Manifesto

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Tuning: Eb MajorEb AbAb DbDb GbGb Bb majorBb eb

Intro (If I were you, I would take this as a sign...)

    play 3 times         end on
e|----4-----3-----3-----3-|  e|----4-----3--6-|
BB|----4-----4-----3-----4-|  BB|----4-----4--6-|
G+G|----5-----5-----4-----3-|  G+G|----5-----5--7-|
D MajorD|----6-----5-----5--5----|  D MajorD|----6-----5--8-|
A augmentedA|----6--3--------5-------|  A augmentedA|----6--3-----8-|
E MajorE|-4-----------3----------|  E MajorE|-4-----------6-|

e|-3---3-6---6--8----8-6-4---4-5-6---------------|
BB|-4---4-6---6--8----8-6-4---4-5-6---------------|
G+G|-3---3-7---7--9----9-7-5---5-6-7---------------|
D MajorD|-------8---8-10---10-8-6---6-7-8---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------6-8-6---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------6-8-------8-|
  .  . .  . .  . .   . .

      (. = staccato)

e|-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-6-x-x-x-x-x-6-x--8-x-x-x-x-x-x--8-x-6-x-4-4-x-6-x-3-6-|
BB|-4-x-x-x-x-x-4-x-6-x-x-x-x-x-6-x--8-x-x-x-x-x-x--8-x-6-x-4-4-x-6-x-4-6-|
G+G|-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-7-x-x-x-x-x-7-x--9-x-x-x-x-x-x--9-x-7-x-5-5-x-7-x-3-7-|
D MajorD|---x-x-x-x-x---x-8-x-x-x-x-x-8-x-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-10-x-8-x-6-6-x-8-----8-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  .      .  .      .  .       .  .   .  .

ska strumming
e|-3-6--8-4-6---3-6--8-4-3-6-|
BB|-4-6--8-4-6---4-6--8-4-4-6-|
G+G|-3-7--9-5-7---3-7--9-5-3-7-|
D MajorD|---8-10-6-8-----8-10-6---8-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

Verse 1 (They will not remember this song...)
e|-3-6--8-6-4-5-6---3-6--8-6-4-6-3-6-|
BB|-4-6--8-6-4-5-6---4-6--8-6-4-7-4-6-|
G+G|-3-7--9-7-5-6-7---3-7--9-7-5-8-3-7-|
D MajorD|---8-10-8-6-7-8-----8-10-8-6-8---8-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
      palm muted

At "I can't seem to see the seal we're breaking..." play with ska strumming, then
notes with the snare at "Way back when the prophecies began..." then ska strumming again at "I
know but it has occurred to me..." and hold last note until chorus
e|-3-6--8-4-6---3-6--8-4-3-6-|
BB|-4-6--8-4-6---4-6--8-4-4-6-|
G+G|-3-7--9-5-7---3-7--9-5-3-7-|
D MajorD|---8-10-6-8-----8-10-6---8-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

Chorus 1 (We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe...)
e|-------------|
BB|-------------|
G+G|-------------|
D MajorD|-8-7-5-8-6-8-| play 4 times
A augmentedA|-6-5-3-8-6-8-|
E MajorE|-------6-4-6-|

At "Right? Right!" end with
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|-8-5-10-8-6-5-8-|
A augmentedA|-6-3-10-8-6-5-8-|
E MajorE|------8-6-4-3-6-|

Verse 2 (So fuck the flocks of sheep that keep amassing masses...)
e|-3-6--8-4-6---3-6--8-4-3-6-|
BB|-4-6--8-4-6---4-6--8-4-4-6-|
G+G|-3-7--9-5-7---3-7--9-5-3-7-|
D MajorD|---8-10-6-8-----8-10-6---8-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

At "If I were you, I would take this as a sign...) play with slow ska strums
e|-4-3-3-3---4-3-3-3-|
BB|-4-4-3-4---4-4-3-4-|
G+G|-5-5-4-3---5-5-4-3-|
D MajorD|-6-5-5-----6-5-5---| and pause until next chorus
A augmentedA|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|

Chorus 2 (We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe...)
e|-------------|
BB|-------------|
G+G|-------------|
D MajorD|-8-7-5-8-6-8-| play 4 times
A augmentedA|-6-5-3-8-6-8-|
E MajorE|-------6-4-6-|

At "Right? Right!" end with
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|-8-5-10-8-6-5-8-|
A augmentedA|-6-3-10-8-6-5-8-|
E MajorE|------8-6-4-3-6-|

Bridge

Ska strumming w/Horns
e|-3-6--8-4-6---3-6--8-4-3-6-|
BB|-4-6--8-4-6---4-6--8-4-4-6-|
G+G|-3-7--9-5-7---3-7--9-5-3-7-|
D MajorD|---8-10-6-8-----8-10-6---8-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

When horns cut out, play
e|-3---3-6---6--8----8-6-4---4-5-6---------------|
BB|-4---4-6---6--8----8-6-4---4-5-6---------------|
G+G|-3---3-7---7--9----9-7-5---5-6-7---------------|
D MajorD|-------8---8-10---10-8-6---6-7-8---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------6-8-6---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------6-8-------8-|
  .  . .  . .  . .   . .

e|-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-6-x-x-x-x-x-6-x--8-x-x-x-x-x-x--8-x-6-x-4-4-x-6-x-3-6-|
BB|-4-x-x-x-x-x-4-x-6-x-x-x-x-x-6-x--8-x-x-x-x-x-x--8-x-6-x-4-4-x-6-x-4-6-|
G+G|-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-7-x-x-x-x-x-7-x--9-x-x-x-x-x-x--9-x-7-x-5-5-x-7-x-3-7-|
D MajorD|---x-x-x-x-x---x-8-x-x-x-x-x-8-x-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-10-x-8-x-6-6-x-8-----8-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  .      .  .      .  .       .  .   .  .

At "Now everybody's telling taller tales..." play
e|-3---8-6-10---3---8-6-1-6-6-6-6-6-|
BB|------------------------6-6-6-6-6-|
G+G|------------------------7-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|------------------------8-8-8-8-8-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|

At "Finally, I met a man with kindness in his eyes..." play softly
e|-3---3-6---6--8----8-6-4---4-5-6---------------|
BB|-4---4-6---6--8----8-6-4---4-5-6---------------|
G+G|-3---3-7---7--9----9-7-5---5-6-7---------------|
D MajorD|-------8---8-10---10-8-6---6-7-8---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------6-8-6---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------6-8-------8-|
  .  . .  . .  . .   . .

e|-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-6-x-x-x-x-x-6-x--8-x-x-x-x-x-x--8-x-6-x-4-4-x-6-x-3-6-|
BB|-4-x-x-x-x-x-4-x-6-x-x-x-x-x-6-x--8-x-x-x-x-x-x--8-x-6-x-4-4-x-6-x-4-6-|
G+G|-3-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-7-x-x-x-x-x-7-x--9-x-x-x-x-x-x--9-x-7-x-5-5-x-7-x-3-7-|
D MajorD|---x-x-x-x-x---x-8-x-x-x-x-x-8-x-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-10-x-8-x-6-6-x-8-----8-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  .      .  .      .  .       .  .   .  .

At "They broke it wide open..." play half as fast as original tempo with half as many
per chord
e|-3-6--8-4-6---3-6--8-4-3-6-|
BB|-4-6--8-4-6---4-6--8-4-4-6-|
G+G|-3-7--9-5-7---3-7--9-5-3-7-|
D MajorD|---8-10-6-8-----8-10-6---8-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

At "I remember it was years ago..." arpeggiate these chords
e|-3-6--8-4---3-6--8-4-|
BB|-4-6--8-4---4-6--8-4-|
G+G|-3-7--9-5---3-7--9-5-|
D MajorD|---8-10-6-----8-10-6-|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|

After "And you said..." play half as fast as original tempo with half as many notes per chord
e|-3-6-3-4-|
BB|-4-6-3-4-|
G+G|-5-7-4-5-|
D MajorD|-5-8-5-6-|
A augmentedA|---------|
E MajorE|---------|

At "Don't crack, 'cause you might not make it back..." play
e|-3-6--8-4-6---3-6--8-4-6---3-6--8-4-6---3-6------------|
BB|-4-6--8-4-6---4-6--8-4-6---4-6--8-4-6---4-6------------|
G+G|-3-7--9-5-7---3-7--9-5-7---3-7--9-5-7---3-7------------|
D MajorD|---8-10-6-8-----8-10-6-8-----8-10-6-8-----8-10-8-6-5-8-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------10-8-6-5-8-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------8-6-4-3-6-|
                            .

Chorus 3 (We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe...)
e|-------------|
BB|-------------|
G+G|-------------|
D MajorD|-8-7-5-8-6-8-| play 4 times
A augmentedA|-6-5-3-8-6-8-|
E MajorE|-------6-4-6-|

At "Right? Right!" end with
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|-8-5-10-8-6-5-8---8-|
A augmentedA|-6-3-10-8-6-5-8---6-|
E MajorE|------8-6-4-3-6-----|

| . Staccato
| x Mute note
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