Talk To Me Of Mendocino
Bette Midler
RockMedium for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
C
D
G
Am
D7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Em C D G C D G Em G D G I BID farewell to the state of old New York C D G My home away from home C C/G G In the state of New York I came of age Am C D When first I started roaming Em C D G And the trees grow high in New York state Em D7 G And they shine like gold in autumn C C/G G Never had the blues (from) whence Icame Am C D But in new York state I caught 'em G C C/G Talk to me of mendocino G D G Closing my eyes I hear the sea C C/G Must I wait, must I follow G C G Won't you say "come with me" Interlude: Em C D G G D G And it's on to South bend, indiana C Am D G Flat out on the western plains C C/G G Rise up over the rockie sand dow non in to California Am C D Out tow here but the rocks remain Em G D G And let the sun set on the ocean I Am D G I will watch it from the shore C C/G G Let the sunrise over the red woods Am C D I'll rise with it till I rise no more G C C/G Talk to me of mendocino G D G Closing my eyes I hear the sea C C/G Must I wait, must I follow G C G Won't you say "come with me"
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Chord set
Em · C · D · G · Am · D7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.