Play with a rock roll style ala chuck berry. The lead break is the same as the 
intro to Johnny Be Good. It's just in a different key. The ending is also just 
vamping along the rock n' roll pattern til the fade out.

                 Katmandu

E                       A
I THINK I'M GOING TO KATMANDU,
                                E
THAT'S REALLY, REALLY WHERE I'M GOING TO.
              B
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE,
B7                        E
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
             A
K-K-K-K-K-KATMANDU,
                         E
I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO.
                 B
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE,
B7                     E
I'M GOING TO KATMANDU.
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                          A
I GOT NO KICK AGAINST THE WEST COAST
                         E
WARNER BROTHERS ARE SUCH GOOD HOSTS.
                             B
I RAISE MY WHISKEY GLASS AND GIVE THEM A TOAST,
B7                           E
I'M SURE THEY KNOW IT'S TRUE.
                         A
I GOT NO RAP AGAINST THE SOUTHERN STATES.
                           E
EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN THERE IT'S BEEN GREAT.
                          B
BUT NOW I'M LEAVING AND I CAN'T BE LATE
B7                    E
AND TO MYSELF BE TRUE.
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                           A
THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO KATMANDU,
                              E
UP TO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE I'M GOING TO,
                  B
AND IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE 
B7                        E
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
                       A
K - K - K - K - K - KATMANDU,
                                E
THAT'S REALLY, REALLY WHERE I'M GOING TO,
                  B     
OH, IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE 
B7                      E
I'M GOING TO KATMANDU.
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                          A
I GOT NO QUARREL WITH THE MIDWEST,
                              E
THE FOLKS OUT THERE HAVE GIVEN ME THEIR BEST.
                                B
I LIVED THERE ALL MY LIFE, I'VE BEEN THIER GUEST,
B7                        E
I SURE HAVE LOVED IT, TOO.
                            A
I'M TIRED OF LOOKING AT THE T.V. NEWS.
                              E
I'M TIRED OF DRIVING HARD AND PAYING DUES.
                         B
I FIGURE, BABY, I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE,
B7                       E
I'M TIRED OF BEING BLUE.
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                           A
THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO KATMANDU,
                              E
UP TO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE I'M GOING TO,
                  B
AND IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE 
B7                        E
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
                       A
K - K - K - K - K - KATMANDU,
                          E
TAKE ME, BABY, 'CAUSE I'M GOING WITH YOU.
              B           
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE 
B7                     E
I'M GOING TO KATMANDU.

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                                A
I AIN'T GOT NOTHING 'GAINST THE EAST COAST.
                               E   
YOU WANT SOME PEOPLE WELL THEY GOT THE MOST.
                           B
AND NEW YORK CITY'S LIKE A FRIENDLY GHOST,
B7                             E
YOU SEEM TO PASS RIGHT THROUGH.
                          A
I KNOW I'M GONNA MISS THE U.S.A.,
                           E
I GUESS I'LL MISS IT EVERY SINGLE DAY,
                         B
BUT NO ONE LOVES ME HERE ANYWAY,
B7                      E
I KNOW MY PLANE IS DUE.
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                        A
THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO KATMANDU,
                              E        
UP TO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE I'M GOING TO.
              B
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE,
B7                        E
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
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             A 
K-K-K-K-K-KATMANDU,
                       E
REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOING TO,
                 B
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE,
                 B7
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE,
                 C7
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE,
B7                    E       A
I'M GOING TO KATMANDU