Mexico Chords by James Taylor
Tempo:
115.6 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C#
D#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[B] [C#] [C#m]
[F#] [A] [E]
[B] [C#m] [B]
[F#m] [C#m] [B] [A]
Way down here, [E] you [B] need a reason [A] to move
Feel a fool, [E] running [B] your [A] stateside games
Lose your load, [E] [B] leave your [A] mind behind, [F#] baby Jane
[D#m] Oh, [C#]
[B] Mexico, [F#] you sound [D#m] so simple, [C#] I just [B] gotta go
Sun's [D#m] so hot, [C#] I forgot [B] to go home
Guess [E] I'll have [F#] to go now
[A] [E] [B] Americana's got the [A] sleepy eye
But his heart [E] is still shaking [B] like a [A] live one
[E] Sleepy [B] Senorita [A] with her [F#] eyes on fire
[D#m] Oh, [C#]
[B] Mexico, [F#] you sound [D#m] so sweet [C#] with the sun [B] sinking low
[F#] The [D#m] moon's so bright, [C#] lights a light [B] up the night
[A] Make [E] everything alright
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#]
[A] [E] Baby's hungry [B] and the money's [A] all gone
The folks [E] back home don't [B] want to talk [A] on the phone
She gets so [E] long that her [B] sense back, they [A] post hard time [F#] to home
[D#m] Oh, [C#] down in [B] Mexico, [F#] I've never [D#m] really been [C#] so I don't [B] really know
[F#] Oh, [D#m] [C#]
[B] Mexico, [A] I guess [E] I'll have to [F#] go
[D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] Mexico, [F#] I've never [D#m] really been [C#] but I sure [B] like the gold
Oh, [D#m] [C#] [B] Mexico, [A] I guess [E] I'll have to [F#] go now
[D#m]
[C#] Talking [B] about in [F#] Mexico
[D#m]
[C#] And I'll get [B] home down in [F#] Mexico
[D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico, [C#] [B] Mexico
[F#] [D#m]
[C#] Oh, [B] [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico
[C#] [B] [F#] [D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico
[C#] [B] [F#] [D#m]
[B] [C#] [C#m]
[F#] [A] [E]
[B] [C#m] [B]
[F#m] [C#m] [B] [A]
Way down here, [E] you [B] need a reason [A] to move
Feel a fool, [E] running [B] your [A] stateside games
Lose your load, [E] [B] leave your [A] mind behind, [F#] baby Jane
[D#m] Oh, [C#]
[B] Mexico, [F#] you sound [D#m] so simple, [C#] I just [B] gotta go
Sun's [D#m] so hot, [C#] I forgot [B] to go home
Guess [E] I'll have [F#] to go now
[A] [E] [B] Americana's got the [A] sleepy eye
But his heart [E] is still shaking [B] like a [A] live one
[E] Sleepy [B] Senorita [A] with her [F#] eyes on fire
[D#m] Oh, [C#]
[B] Mexico, [F#] you sound [D#m] so sweet [C#] with the sun [B] sinking low
[F#] The [D#m] moon's so bright, [C#] lights a light [B] up the night
[A] Make [E] everything alright
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#]
[A] [E] Baby's hungry [B] and the money's [A] all gone
The folks [E] back home don't [B] want to talk [A] on the phone
She gets so [E] long that her [B] sense back, they [A] post hard time [F#] to home
[D#m] Oh, [C#] down in [B] Mexico, [F#] I've never [D#m] really been [C#] so I don't [B] really know
[F#] Oh, [D#m] [C#]
[B] Mexico, [A] I guess [E] I'll have to [F#] go
[D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] Mexico, [F#] I've never [D#m] really been [C#] but I sure [B] like the gold
Oh, [D#m] [C#] [B] Mexico, [A] I guess [E] I'll have to [F#] go now
[D#m]
[C#] Talking [B] about in [F#] Mexico
[D#m]
[C#] And I'll get [B] home down in [F#] Mexico
[D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico, [C#] [B] Mexico
[F#] [D#m]
[C#] Oh, [B] [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico
[C#] [B] [F#] [D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico
[C#] [B] [F#] [D#m]
Key:
B
F#
C#
D#m
A
B
F#
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _
_ Way down here, [E] you [B] need a reason [A] to move
Feel a fool, [E] running [B] your [A] stateside games
Lose your load, [E] _ [B] leave your [A] mind behind, [F#] baby Jane
[D#m] Oh, _ [C#] _
[B] Mexico, _ [F#] you sound [D#m] so simple, [C#] I just [B] gotta go
Sun's [D#m] so hot, [C#] I forgot [B] to go home
Guess [E] I'll have [F#] to go now
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] Americana's got the [A] sleepy eye
But his heart [E] is still shaking [B] like a [A] live _ one
[E] Sleepy [B] Senorita [A] with her [F#] eyes on fire
[D#m] Oh, [C#] _
[B] Mexico, _ [F#] you sound [D#m] so sweet [C#] with the sun [B] sinking low
[F#] The [D#m] moon's so bright, [C#] lights a light [B] up the night
[A] Make [E] everything alright
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] Baby's hungry [B] and the money's [A] all gone
The folks [E] back home don't [B] want to talk [A] on the phone
She gets so [E] long that her [B] sense back, they [A] post hard time [F#] to home
_ [D#m] Oh, [C#] down in [B] Mexico, [F#] I've never [D#m] really been [C#] so I don't [B] really know
[F#] Oh, [D#m] _ _ [C#] _
[B] Mexico, [A] I guess [E] I'll have to [F#] go _
[D#m] Oh, [C#] _ [B] Mexico, _ [F#] I've never [D#m] really been [C#] but I sure [B] like the gold
Oh, [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ [B] Mexico, [A] I guess [E] I'll have to [F#] go now
_ _ [D#m] _ _
[C#] Talking [B] about in [F#] Mexico
_ [D#m] _
[C#] And I'll get [B] home down in [F#] Mexico
_ [D#m] Oh, [C#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] Mexico, _ [D#m] Mexico, [C#] _ _ [B] Mexico
[F#] _ _ [D#m] _
[C#] Oh, _ [B] _ [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] Oh, [C#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _
_ Way down here, [E] you [B] need a reason [A] to move
Feel a fool, [E] running [B] your [A] stateside games
Lose your load, [E] _ [B] leave your [A] mind behind, [F#] baby Jane
[D#m] Oh, _ [C#] _
[B] Mexico, _ [F#] you sound [D#m] so simple, [C#] I just [B] gotta go
Sun's [D#m] so hot, [C#] I forgot [B] to go home
Guess [E] I'll have [F#] to go now
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] Americana's got the [A] sleepy eye
But his heart [E] is still shaking [B] like a [A] live _ one
[E] Sleepy [B] Senorita [A] with her [F#] eyes on fire
[D#m] Oh, [C#] _
[B] Mexico, _ [F#] you sound [D#m] so sweet [C#] with the sun [B] sinking low
[F#] The [D#m] moon's so bright, [C#] lights a light [B] up the night
[A] Make [E] everything alright
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] Baby's hungry [B] and the money's [A] all gone
The folks [E] back home don't [B] want to talk [A] on the phone
She gets so [E] long that her [B] sense back, they [A] post hard time [F#] to home
_ [D#m] Oh, [C#] down in [B] Mexico, [F#] I've never [D#m] really been [C#] so I don't [B] really know
[F#] Oh, [D#m] _ _ [C#] _
[B] Mexico, [A] I guess [E] I'll have to [F#] go _
[D#m] Oh, [C#] _ [B] Mexico, _ [F#] I've never [D#m] really been [C#] but I sure [B] like the gold
Oh, [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ [B] Mexico, [A] I guess [E] I'll have to [F#] go now
_ _ [D#m] _ _
[C#] Talking [B] about in [F#] Mexico
_ [D#m] _
[C#] And I'll get [B] home down in [F#] Mexico
_ [D#m] Oh, [C#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] Mexico, _ [D#m] Mexico, [C#] _ _ [B] Mexico
[F#] _ _ [D#m] _
[C#] Oh, _ [B] _ [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] Oh, [C#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] Mexico, [D#m] Mexico _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _