| Verse 1: |
| Dm | |
| I live on the west side |
| Bb | C | F | Gm | A7 | |
| S | he lives on the e | ast side of the st | reet (Mecca, | Mecca) |
| Dm | |
| And t | hough they say that east is east |
| Bb | C | F | F7 | |
| And w | est is west, and n | ever the twain shall m | eet (Mecca, | Mecca) |
| Chorus: |
| Bb | A7 | |
| Each m | orning I face her w | indow |
| Bb | A7 | |
| And p | ray that our love can | be |
| Dm | Bb | |
| 'Cause that b | rownstone 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 |