Biography:
Tomas Kalnoky (born December 24, 1980) is a Czech-born American musician. He is the lead singer/guitarist and songwriter of the bands Streetlight Manifesto and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution,[1] and goes by the pseudonym Toh Kay as a solo performer.[2] He is the former lead singer/guitarist for 3rd-wave ska band Catch 22, but left the band after making only one album (their debut, Keasbey Nights) to attend Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, for visual art.
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- Oh Me, Oh My
- They Broke Him Down
- Your Day Will Come
- A Better Place A Better Time
- A Moment Of Silence
- Dear Sergio
- Down Down Down To Mephistos Cafe
- Forty Days
- Heres To Life
- Hooray For Me
- Hooray For Me Bad Religion Cover
- I Went In
- Oh Me Oh My
- Shantantitty Town
- Sick And Sad
- Somewhere In The Between
- The Big Sleep
- The Hands That Thieve
- The Littlest Things
- The Man With The Skeleton Arms
- The Receiving End Of It All
- The Three Of Us
- Toe To Toe
- Tornado Joe
- Ungrateful
- Watch It Crash
- We Will Fall Together
- With Any Sort Of Certainty
- Would You Be Impressed
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Down Down Down To Mephisto's Cafe - Streetlight Manifesto
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Tabbed by: Troispistols, Québec, Canada
Youtube Channel and videos (mainly Streetlight and Toh Kay songs covered :
http://www.youtube.com/user/Troispistols/videos
Tuning: Standard
The D chord in the intro part should be played like this:
e---2-0-2---|
b---3-3-3---|
g---2-2-2---|
D-----------|
A-----------|
E-----------|
Toh Kay - Streetlight Manifesto - Down Down Down to Mephisto’s Cafe
Intro
G Bm F# D
If I were you, I would take this as a sign
G Bm F# D
Believe it's true, we were never meant to fly
G Bm F# D
And I owe you, I know you more than anyone alive
G Bm A
And I will not let it go
Riff#1
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_G#_A *
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_A_D A
* At the end of the first line there’s a little part to merge the second line, something
like this:
e-----------------|
b-----------------|
g-----------------|
D------0-2-0------|
A--0-2-------2----|
E-----------------|
Riff#2 (Verse) Vertical bars show the timing and listen to the song.
| D A | Bm | G | A |
| D A | Bm | G | A |
Riff#1
D A Bm ( Bm_A_G )
They will not remember this song
G A
No matter what we do we'll be wrong
D A Bm
They will not remember this song
G A
No matter what we do we'll be wrong
Verse (Riff#2)
D A Bm
I can't seem to see the seal we're breaking, I can't seem to see the seal we broke
G A
I refuse to recognize your views,
D A Bm
Someone shouted "Everything's for nothing", somebody shouted, "All is lost"
G A
But I can't buy that nonsense too
D A Bm
Way back when the prophecies began, do you think they really had a master plan
G A
Or were they merely writing fables, stories?
D A Bm
I don't know but it has occurred to me, the punishment that they threaten constantly
G A (A)
It's only real if they could just convince me
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm G A
Down, down, down to Mephisto's Café. We're going down !
D Bm G A
And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell
D Bm G A
And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm (B_A_G_F#_A~)
We're going down (Right?) (Right!)
Verse (Riff#2)
D A Bm
So fuck the flocks of sheep that keep amassing masses
G A
Asses being led so far astray
D A Bm
And I won't claim to believe the things I read, black books or agenda magazine
G A
I'd rather see in shades of gray
Bridge (Same as intro)
G Bm F# D
If I were you, I would take this as a sign
G Bm F# D
Believe it's true, we were never meant to fly
--->(Acapella)or same the end of the intro part (see above)<---
And I knew you when you were you
Before they twisted all your views
Before you came unglued
Chorus
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm G A
Down, down, down to Mephisto's Café. We're going down !
D Bm G A
And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell
D Bm G A
And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm B_A_G_F#_A~
We're going down (Right?) (Right!)
Whistled (horn part)
(Riff#2)
| D A | Bm | G | A |
| D A | Bm | G | A |
(Riff#1)
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_G#_A
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_A_D A
(Riff#1) until bridge
D A Bm Bm_A_G
Now everybody's telling taller tales
G_G#_A
And I don't know who to believe
D A Bm Bm_A_G
Ok, if your father really loves you more
G_G#_A
What about the other families?
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_G#_A
Finally, I met a man with kindness in his eyes and fire in his heart
D A Bm Bm_A_G
He said you'll never have to choose a side
G_G#_A
It's rewarding but oh, the road is hard....
D A Bm
They broke him wide open
Bm_A_G G_G#_A
Like a dam and a cork that's holding everything inside
D A Bm
You can play the role of rebel
Bm_A_G G_G#_A
Just be sure to know your wrong from your right
Bridge
D A
I remember it was years ago
F# G
You know I still count the days
D A
You and I had quite a ways to go
F# G
I never once heard you complain
And you said
D A F# G
D A F# G~
D A Bm G_A
Don't crack, because you might not make it back
D A Bm G_A
And if you do you will be alone and you can't live like that
D A Bm G_A D A B_A_G_F#_A
Well I know when I'm wrong and I sure as hell ain't wrong this time
Chorus
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm G A
Down, down, down to Mephisto's Café. We're going down !
D Bm G A
And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell
D Bm G A
And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm B_A_G_F#_A~ D
We're going down (Right?) (Right!)
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Comments are welcome!
Down Down Down To Mephisto's Cafe - Streetlight Manifesto
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Tabbed by: Troispistols, Québec, Canada
Youtube Channel and videos (mainly Streetlight and Toh Kay songs covered :
http://www.youtube.com/user/Troispistols/videos
Tuning: Standard
The D chord in the intro part should be played like this:
e---2-0-2---|
b---3-3-3---|
g---2-2-2---|
D-----------|
A-----------|
E-----------|
Toh Kay - Streetlight Manifesto - Down Down Down to Mephisto’s Cafe
Intro
G Bm F# D
If I were you, I would take this as a sign
G Bm F# D
Believe it's true, we were never meant to fly
G Bm F# D
And I owe you, I know you more than anyone alive
G Bm A
And I will not let it go
Riff#1
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_G#_A *
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_A_D A
* At the end of the first line there’s a little part to merge the second line, something
like this:
e-----------------|
b-----------------|
g-----------------|
D------0-2-0------|
A--0-2-------2----|
E-----------------|
Riff#2 (Verse) Vertical bars show the timing and listen to the song.
| D A | Bm | G | A |
| D A | Bm | G | A |
Riff#1
D A Bm ( Bm_A_G )
They will not remember this song
G A
No matter what we do we'll be wrong
D A Bm
They will not remember this song
G A
No matter what we do we'll be wrong
Verse (Riff#2)
D A Bm
I can't seem to see the seal we're breaking, I can't seem to see the seal we broke
G A
I refuse to recognize your views,
D A Bm
Someone shouted "Everything's for nothing", somebody shouted, "All is lost"
G A
But I can't buy that nonsense too
D A Bm
Way back when the prophecies began, do you think they really had a master plan
G A
Or were they merely writing fables, stories?
D A Bm
I don't know but it has occurred to me, the punishment that they threaten constantly
G A (A)
It's only real if they could just convince me
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm G A
Down, down, down to Mephisto's Café. We're going down !
D Bm G A
And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell
D Bm G A
And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm (B_A_G_F#_A~)
We're going down (Right?) (Right!)
Verse (Riff#2)
D A Bm
So fuck the flocks of sheep that keep amassing masses
G A
Asses being led so far astray
D A Bm
And I won't claim to believe the things I read, black books or agenda magazine
G A
I'd rather see in shades of gray
Bridge (Same as intro)
G Bm F# D
If I were you, I would take this as a sign
G Bm F# D
Believe it's true, we were never meant to fly
--->(Acapella)or same the end of the intro part (see above)<---
And I knew you when you were you
Before they twisted all your views
Before you came unglued
Chorus
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm G A
Down, down, down to Mephisto's Café. We're going down !
D Bm G A
And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell
D Bm G A
And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm B_A_G_F#_A~
We're going down (Right?) (Right!)
Whistled (horn part)
(Riff#2)
| D A | Bm | G | A |
| D A | Bm | G | A |
(Riff#1)
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_G#_A
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_A_D A
(Riff#1) until bridge
D A Bm Bm_A_G
Now everybody's telling taller tales
G_G#_A
And I don't know who to believe
D A Bm Bm_A_G
Ok, if your father really loves you more
G_G#_A
What about the other families?
D A Bm Bm_A_G G_G#_A
Finally, I met a man with kindness in his eyes and fire in his heart
D A Bm Bm_A_G
He said you'll never have to choose a side
G_G#_A
It's rewarding but oh, the road is hard....
D A Bm
They broke him wide open
Bm_A_G G_G#_A
Like a dam and a cork that's holding everything inside
D A Bm
You can play the role of rebel
Bm_A_G G_G#_A
Just be sure to know your wrong from your right
Bridge
D A
I remember it was years ago
F# G
You know I still count the days
D A
You and I had quite a ways to go
F# G
I never once heard you complain
And you said
D A F# G
D A F# G~
D A Bm G_A
Don't crack, because you might not make it back
D A Bm G_A
And if you do you will be alone and you can't live like that
D A Bm G_A D A B_A_G_F#_A
Well I know when I'm wrong and I sure as hell ain't wrong this time
Chorus
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm G A
Down, down, down to Mephisto's Café. We're going down !
D Bm G A
And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell
D Bm G A
And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell
D Bm G A
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
D Bm B_A_G_F#_A~ D
We're going down (Right?) (Right!)
--
Taht's it! Thanks ! Share it and don't forget to take a look at my youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/Troispistols/videos
Comments are welcome!
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