John Lennon - Meat City

meat city ( album version )
by john lennon ( 1973 )
from the album ’mind games’

tuning :
eadgbe

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capo on first ( 1st ) fret .

chords :
A : x02220
Asus2 x32010
C7 : x32310
F#m : 244222
F#m7 242222

verse 1 :
A Asus2 A
well i been meat city to see for myself
A Asus2 A
well i been meat city to see for myself
C7 C C7 C
been meat city , been meat city
C7 C A Asus2 A
just got to give me some rock ’n’ roll
F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A
people were dancing like there’s no tomorrow , meat city
F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A
fingerlickin’ chickinpickin’ meat city shookdown usa

verse 2 :
A Asus2 A
well i been the mountain , to see for myself
A Asus2 A
yeah i been the mountain , to see for myself
C7 C C7 C
been the mountain , been the mountain
C7 C A Asus2 A
just got to give me some rock ’n’ roll
F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A
snake doctors shakin’ like there’s no tomorrow , freak city
F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A
chickinsuckin’ mothertruckin’ meat city shookdown usa

verse 3 :
A Asus2 A
well i’m gonna china to see for myself
A Asus2 A
well i’m gonna china to see for myself
C7 C C7 C
gonna china , gonna china
C7 C A Asus2 A
just got to give me some rock ’n’ roll
F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A
people were jumping like there’s no tomorrow , meat city
F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A
fingerlickin’ chickinpickin’ meat city shookdown usa

finale :
A C7 C A C7 C
well i’m gonna china , yes i’m gonna china
A C7 C A C7 C
well i’m gonna china , yes i’m gonna china .
A C7 C A
yeah ooh – oh – ohw!
( fade )

submitted by : grosserr@gmail . com

note : this tab has omitted the additional lead and bass riffs which add much to
the unique quality of this track’s pre – punk layered sound .