Chords for James Taylor - Mexico (Live At The Beacon Theater)
Tempo:
123.65 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
F#
D#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[A] [G#m] [E]
[C#] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [G#m]
[E]
[F#m] [B] [E]
[A] [F#m] [E]
[A] [F#]
[A] I go [F#m] down, [F#] once I go down one more time, [E] and I [A] go down [F#m] to Mexico.
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[F#] [F#m] [C#m]
[D] [A] Way down [E] here, [B] Indian [A] reason to move, feel like a fool, my [B] nest egg [A] side gait,
losing [E] hope, [B] me but my [A] own defined [F#] aim.
[D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] Mexico, [F#] sounds [D#m] so simple, [C#] I just [B] got to go.
[F#] Sun [D#m] so hot, [C#] I've got [B] to go.
[A] I [E] think I'll have to [F#m] go now.
[C#] [A]
[E] American, [B] about to sleep [A] it down, my heart is [E] still shaking, [B] it won't like a [A] lie.
Why?
[E] Sleepy, [B] send me to [A] get the eyes [F#] on fire.
[D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] Mexico, it sounds [D#m] so sweet, [C#] when the sun's [B] singing low.
[F#] The moon's [D#m] so bright, [C#] like the light [B] of the night, [A] great to make [E] everything [C#] all right.
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[A]
[E] Baby's [B] hungry, when [A] it's all gone, goes back home, [B] no one to call [A] and phone.
Been so long, that [B] it sends back [A] a postcard, time to phone.
[D#m] [C#] Oh, down in [B] Mexico, I [D#m] never really [C#] get, so I don't [B] really know.
[F#] Oh, [D#m] [C#] [B] Mexico, [A] I think [E] I'll have to say.
[D#m] Oh, [C#]
[B] Mexico, I [D#m] never really [C#] been, but I'm sure [B] I could go.
[F#] [D#m] Oh, [C#]
[B] Mexico, [A] I [E] think I'll have to go [F#] now.
[D#] Going [B]
[D#m] down to Mexico, [F#] [F#m] can I [A#] go?
[D#m] Can I [F#] go?
[F#m] I don't want [D] to go down to Mexico, [F#] [F#m] hasn't been.
[A#] [D#m] Oh, [C#] [F#m]
[A#] can [D#m] I go down to Mexico?
[B] I got to go [C#] down, I [D#m] got to go [G#] downtown, yeah.
I thought I'd go down to [D#m] Mexico.
[F#] [B]
[A#] Time to [D#m] get going, [F#] [F#m] you can never go [F#] back, no, no, no, [B] no.
[A#] [D#m] Hit the [G#] road, yeah, go back down to Mexico.
[D] [C#] Let's [A#] go!
[D#m] [C#] [F#] [N]
[A] [G#m] [E]
[C#] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [G#m]
[E]
[F#m] [B] [E]
[A] [F#m] [E]
[A] [F#]
[A] I go [F#m] down, [F#] once I go down one more time, [E] and I [A] go down [F#m] to Mexico.
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[F#] [F#m] [C#m]
[D] [A] Way down [E] here, [B] Indian [A] reason to move, feel like a fool, my [B] nest egg [A] side gait,
losing [E] hope, [B] me but my [A] own defined [F#] aim.
[D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] Mexico, [F#] sounds [D#m] so simple, [C#] I just [B] got to go.
[F#] Sun [D#m] so hot, [C#] I've got [B] to go.
[A] I [E] think I'll have to [F#m] go now.
[C#] [A]
[E] American, [B] about to sleep [A] it down, my heart is [E] still shaking, [B] it won't like a [A] lie.
Why?
[E] Sleepy, [B] send me to [A] get the eyes [F#] on fire.
[D#m] Oh, [C#] [B] Mexico, it sounds [D#m] so sweet, [C#] when the sun's [B] singing low.
[F#] The moon's [D#m] so bright, [C#] like the light [B] of the night, [A] great to make [E] everything [C#] all right.
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[A]
[E] Baby's [B] hungry, when [A] it's all gone, goes back home, [B] no one to call [A] and phone.
Been so long, that [B] it sends back [A] a postcard, time to phone.
[D#m] [C#] Oh, down in [B] Mexico, I [D#m] never really [C#] get, so I don't [B] really know.
[F#] Oh, [D#m] [C#] [B] Mexico, [A] I think [E] I'll have to say.
[D#m] Oh, [C#]
[B] Mexico, I [D#m] never really [C#] been, but I'm sure [B] I could go.
[F#] [D#m] Oh, [C#]
[B] Mexico, [A] I [E] think I'll have to go [F#] now.
[D#] Going [B]
[D#m] down to Mexico, [F#] [F#m] can I [A#] go?
[D#m] Can I [F#] go?
[F#m] I don't want [D] to go down to Mexico, [F#] [F#m] hasn't been.
[A#] [D#m] Oh, [C#] [F#m]
[A#] can [D#m] I go down to Mexico?
[B] I got to go [C#] down, I [D#m] got to go [G#] downtown, yeah.
I thought I'd go down to [D#m] Mexico.
[F#] [B]
[A#] Time to [D#m] get going, [F#] [F#m] you can never go [F#] back, no, no, no, [B] no.
[A#] [D#m] Hit the [G#] road, yeah, go back down to Mexico.
[D] [C#] Let's [A#] go!
[D#m] [C#] [F#] [N]
Key:
B
A
F#
D#m
C#
B
A
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[A] I go [F#m] down, _ [F#] _ _ once I go down one more time, [E] and I [A] go down [F#m] to Mexico.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Way down [E] here, [B] Indian [A] reason to move, feel like a fool, my [B] nest egg [A] side gait,
losing [E] hope, [B] me but my [A] own defined [F#] aim. _
[D#m] Oh, [C#] _ [B] Mexico, _ [F#] sounds [D#m] so simple, [C#] I just [B] got to go.
[F#] Sun [D#m] so hot, [C#] I've got [B] to go.
[A] I [E] think I'll have to [F#m] go now.
[C#] _ _ [A] _
[E] American, [B] about to sleep [A] it down, my heart is [E] still shaking, [B] it won't like a [A] lie.
Why? _ _
[E] Sleepy, [B] send me to [A] get the eyes [F#] on fire.
[D#m] Oh, [C#] _ [B] Mexico, _ it sounds [D#m] so sweet, [C#] when the sun's [B] singing low.
[F#] The moon's [D#m] so bright, [C#] like the light [B] of the night, [A] great to make [E] everything [C#] all right.
[C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Baby's [B] hungry, when [A] it's all gone, goes back home, [B] no one to call [A] and phone.
Been so long, that [B] it sends back [A] a postcard, time to phone.
[D#m] _ [C#] Oh, down in [B] Mexico, I [D#m] never really [C#] get, so I don't [B] really know.
[F#] Oh, [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] Mexico, [A] I think [E] I'll have to say.
_ [D#m] Oh, [C#] _ _
[B] Mexico, I [D#m] never really [C#] been, but I'm sure [B] I could go.
[F#] _ [D#m] Oh, _ [C#] _
[B] Mexico, _ [A] I [E] think I'll have to go [F#] now.
[D#] Going _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D#m] down to Mexico, [F#] _ _ [F#m] can I [A#] go?
[D#m] Can I [F#] go?
[F#m] I don't want [D] to go down to Mexico, [F#] _ [F#m] hasn't been.
[A#] _ _ [D#m] Oh, [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A#] can [D#m] I go down to Mexico?
[B] I got to go [C#] down, I [D#m] got to go [G#] downtown, yeah.
I thought I'd go down to [D#m] Mexico.
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[A#] Time to [D#m] get going, [F#] _ [F#m] you can never go [F#] back, no, no, no, [B] no.
[A#] _ [D#m] Hit the [G#] road, yeah, go back down to Mexico.
[D] _ _ [C#] _ _ Let's [A#] go!
_ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[A] I go [F#m] down, _ [F#] _ _ once I go down one more time, [E] and I [A] go down [F#m] to Mexico.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Way down [E] here, [B] Indian [A] reason to move, feel like a fool, my [B] nest egg [A] side gait,
losing [E] hope, [B] me but my [A] own defined [F#] aim. _
[D#m] Oh, [C#] _ [B] Mexico, _ [F#] sounds [D#m] so simple, [C#] I just [B] got to go.
[F#] Sun [D#m] so hot, [C#] I've got [B] to go.
[A] I [E] think I'll have to [F#m] go now.
[C#] _ _ [A] _
[E] American, [B] about to sleep [A] it down, my heart is [E] still shaking, [B] it won't like a [A] lie.
Why? _ _
[E] Sleepy, [B] send me to [A] get the eyes [F#] on fire.
[D#m] Oh, [C#] _ [B] Mexico, _ it sounds [D#m] so sweet, [C#] when the sun's [B] singing low.
[F#] The moon's [D#m] so bright, [C#] like the light [B] of the night, [A] great to make [E] everything [C#] all right.
[C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Baby's [B] hungry, when [A] it's all gone, goes back home, [B] no one to call [A] and phone.
Been so long, that [B] it sends back [A] a postcard, time to phone.
[D#m] _ [C#] Oh, down in [B] Mexico, I [D#m] never really [C#] get, so I don't [B] really know.
[F#] Oh, [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] Mexico, [A] I think [E] I'll have to say.
_ [D#m] Oh, [C#] _ _
[B] Mexico, I [D#m] never really [C#] been, but I'm sure [B] I could go.
[F#] _ [D#m] Oh, _ [C#] _
[B] Mexico, _ [A] I [E] think I'll have to go [F#] now.
[D#] Going _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D#m] down to Mexico, [F#] _ _ [F#m] can I [A#] go?
[D#m] Can I [F#] go?
[F#m] I don't want [D] to go down to Mexico, [F#] _ [F#m] hasn't been.
[A#] _ _ [D#m] Oh, [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A#] can [D#m] I go down to Mexico?
[B] I got to go [C#] down, I [D#m] got to go [G#] downtown, yeah.
I thought I'd go down to [D#m] Mexico.
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[A#] Time to [D#m] get going, [F#] _ [F#m] you can never go [F#] back, no, no, no, [B] no.
[A#] _ [D#m] Hit the [G#] road, yeah, go back down to Mexico.
[D] _ _ [C#] _ _ Let's [A#] go!
_ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _