Mercury In Retrograde Cifras

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The parentheses around indicate accents between chords
For the intro, post-chorus and outr, it's 6 beats of E then two quarter-note strums of A, repeat
 
E 0-2-2-1-x-x
A 5-7-7-x-x-x
B X-2-4-4-X-X
 
In live performances he gives the guitar a chug-a-lug rhythm
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[Intro]
E        A
 
[Verse 1]
  E
I got a haircut in Norway
             A                         E
When all the weight started pullin' me down
                                  B
Smellin' like water-logged wet dog ain't no way to travel
       E                                A                   E
but as soon as I chopped it all off, it grew back thick and brown
                                          B                 E
I keep tuggin' at the threads, hopin' it all might come unraveled
                                          B                 E
I keep trying to throw it all away but it comes right back around
 
[Verse 2]
      E
They come backstage on my bus
    A                E
Pretending to be my friend
                                      B
Shaking hands behind grandstands, all wearing the same old grin
         E                                     A                E
Oh, but none of them bother knocking, oh they all just come on in
                               B                              E
Asking what all my songs mean, wonderin' if they're all about them
 
[Chorus]
    F#m            A          E
Mercury must be in retrograde again
       F#m                 A                 E
But at least it's not just hanging around, pretending to me my friend
       A                                  E
Oh the road to hell is paved with cruel intentions
                                         B           E
If it's not nuclear war, it's gonna be a divine intervention
 
[Post-Chorus]
E  A  E  A
 
 
[Verse 2]
E                                    A                             E
Livin' the dream makes a man scream, light a match and burn it all down
E                                    B
Head back home to the mountain, far away from all the pull
           E                          E
Oh, all the journalists and sycophants weilding their brands
             A                       E
 and all the travelin', trophies and award show stands
             E
and all the haters wishin they was in my band
      B                      E
sorry boys, the bus is plumb full
 
 
[Chorus]
    F#m            A          E
Mercury must be in retrograde again
       F#m                 A                 E
But at least it's not just hanging around, pretending to me my friend
       A                                  E
Oh the road to hell is paved with cruel intentions
                                          B          E
If it's not nuclear war, it's gonna be a divine intervention
 
 
[Solo]
E  A   E  B  E
 
[Bridge]
                         A                     E
And there's nothing for me outside this hotel room
     A                        E
But another letdown, lonely day,
A                    F#m
Tour is almost over, and I'll be home soon
         A             B                 E
And it's all been done 2 or 3 times anyway
 
 
[Chorus]
    F#m            A          E
Mercury must be in retrograde again
       F#m                 A                 E
But at least it's not just hanging around, pretending to me my friend
       A                                  E
Oh the road to hell is paved with cruel intentions
                                          B          E
If it's not nuclear war, it's gonna be a divine intervention
 
 
[Outro]
E   A E   A E
X