Chords for "Mexicano Americano" by Alejandro Escovedo
Tempo:
108.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My father grew up in the 1920s on [E] farms in South Texas, [G]
but it may as well have been Northern Mexico.
[C] Poverty and [D] lack of opportunity were [G] indistinguishable from el otro lado.
He says that [D] until he joined the army, [C] he felt more Mexican than American.
[G]
My dad risked his life for a country that was barely even his.
Por mi madre yo soy [C] Mexicano, [D] por destino soy
[G] Americano.
Yo soy de la [D] raza de oro, yo soy México
[G] Americano.
Yo te comprendo en inglés, [C] también te hablo en castellano.
[D] Yo soy de la [G] raza noble, [D] yo soy México [G] Americano.
[C]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C] [G]
Sácate casa Minnesota, [C] de Tijuana Nueva York.
[D] Los países son [G] mi tierra, [D] los defiendo [G] con mi honor.
Dos idiomas y dos países, [C] dos culturas tengo yo.
[D] En mi suerte [G] tengo orgullo, [D] porque así lo [G] manda Dios.
Sola raza.
[C] [D] [G]
[D]
[C] [D] [G]
[N]
but it may as well have been Northern Mexico.
[C] Poverty and [D] lack of opportunity were [G] indistinguishable from el otro lado.
He says that [D] until he joined the army, [C] he felt more Mexican than American.
[G]
My dad risked his life for a country that was barely even his.
Por mi madre yo soy [C] Mexicano, [D] por destino soy
[G] Americano.
Yo soy de la [D] raza de oro, yo soy México
[G] Americano.
Yo te comprendo en inglés, [C] también te hablo en castellano.
[D] Yo soy de la [G] raza noble, [D] yo soy México [G] Americano.
[C]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C] [G]
Sácate casa Minnesota, [C] de Tijuana Nueva York.
[D] Los países son [G] mi tierra, [D] los defiendo [G] con mi honor.
Dos idiomas y dos países, [C] dos culturas tengo yo.
[D] En mi suerte [G] tengo orgullo, [D] porque así lo [G] manda Dios.
Sola raza.
[C] [D] [G]
[D]
[C] [D] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
D
C
E
G
D
C
E
My father grew up in the 1920s on [E] farms in South Texas, [G] _
but it may as well have been Northern Mexico.
[C] _ Poverty and [D] lack of opportunity were [G] indistinguishable from el otro lado. _ _
_ He says that [D] until he joined the army, _ [C] he felt more Mexican than American.
[G] _ _ _
My dad risked his life for a country that was barely even his.
_ Por mi madre yo soy [C] Mexicano, _ [D] por destino soy _
[G] _ Americano.
Yo soy de la [D] raza de oro, _ yo soy México _
[G] _ _ Americano. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yo te _ comprendo en inglés, _ [C] también te hablo en castellano. _
[D] Yo soy de la [G] raza noble, _ [D] yo soy México _ [G] _ _ Americano.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sácate casa _ Minnesota, _ [C] de Tijuana Nueva York.
_ [D] Los países son [G] mi tierra, _ [D] los defiendo [G] con mi honor. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dos idiomas y dos países, _ [C] dos _ culturas tengo yo. _
[D] En mi suerte [G] tengo orgullo, [D] porque así lo [G] manda Dios. _
Sola raza.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
but it may as well have been Northern Mexico.
[C] _ Poverty and [D] lack of opportunity were [G] indistinguishable from el otro lado. _ _
_ He says that [D] until he joined the army, _ [C] he felt more Mexican than American.
[G] _ _ _
My dad risked his life for a country that was barely even his.
_ Por mi madre yo soy [C] Mexicano, _ [D] por destino soy _
[G] _ Americano.
Yo soy de la [D] raza de oro, _ yo soy México _
[G] _ _ Americano. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yo te _ comprendo en inglés, _ [C] también te hablo en castellano. _
[D] Yo soy de la [G] raza noble, _ [D] yo soy México _ [G] _ _ Americano.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sácate casa _ Minnesota, _ [C] de Tijuana Nueva York.
_ [D] Los países son [G] mi tierra, _ [D] los defiendo [G] con mi honor. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dos idiomas y dos países, _ [C] dos _ culturas tengo yo. _
[D] En mi suerte [G] tengo orgullo, [D] porque así lo [G] manda Dios. _
Sola raza.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _