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Mecca by Gene Pitney
Mecca
Intro:
[snake charmer flute and belly dancer cymbals]
(Mecca)
Dm A7
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
Dm
I live on the west side
Bb C F Gm A7
She lives on the east side of the street (Mecca, Mecca)
Dm
And though they say that east is east
Bb C F F7
And west is west, and never the twain shall meet (Mecca, Mecca)
Chorus:
Bb A7
Each morning I face her window
Bb A7
And pray that our love can be
Dm Bb
'Cause that brownstone house where my baby lives
Dm A7 Dm [1,2: A7]
Is Mecca Mecca to me
(Mecca, Mecca, Mecca) (Mecca, Mecca, Mecca)
Verse 2:
Though she's my dream goddess
And her ruby lips are so divine
And though her folks say we're too young
To know of love, I worship at her shrine
[repeat chorus]
Instrumental break:
guitar and flute solos over verse chords
[repeat chorus]
Coda [repeat to fade]:
Dm
(Mecca, Mecca, Mecca)
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version 2
Dm A7
Dm Bb C F Dm/A7
I live on the West side, she lives on the East side of the stree-ee-eet
Dm Bb
And though they say that East is East, and West is West,
F F7
and never the twain shall meet
Bb A Bb A
Each morning I face her window, and pray that our love can be
Dm Bb
Cause that brownstone house where my baby lives
Dm A Dm
is Mecca (Mecca, Mecca, Mecca) Mecca (Mecca, Mecca) to me-e-e-e-e-e.
Dm Bb C F Dm/A7
Oh, she's my dream goddess, and her ruby lips are so div-i-ine
Dm Bb C
And though her folks say we're too young, to know of love,
F
I worship at her shrine
Bb A Bb A
Each morning I face her window, and pray that our love can be
Dm Bb
Cause that brownstone house where my baby lives
Dm A Dm
is Mecca (Mecca, Mecca, Mecca) Mecca (Mecca, Mecca) to me-e-e-e-e-e.
Solo
Bb A Bb A
Each morning I face her window, and pray that our love can be
Dm Bb
Cause that brownstone house where my baby lives
Dm A Dm
is Mecca (Mecca, Mecca, Mecca) Mecca (Mecca, Mecca) to me-e-e-e-e-e.
* Alternate:
Capo III
Dm = Bm
Bb = G
A = F#
C = A
F = D
A7 = F7
F7 = D7
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