«Mecca»
(Nader — Gluck)
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)
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
