Mexican Blackbird · ZZ Top · Fandango 1975 Chords

Tempo:
96.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mexican Blackbird · ZZ Top · Fandango 1975 chords
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[A] If you're down in Cunha and [Dm] you [C] ain't up to [A] being a lawman
[D] Don't spend all your money on just any [C] honey [A] that's grown
Go find [E] the Mexican blackbird [D] and send all [C] your [A] troubles back home
[E]
[G] [Ab] [A] They all call her puta, [D] cause no one [C] really knows [A] her name
[Dm] She works the cantina, dancing [C] and all up in [A] her trade
Her [E] mama was [D] mascan and her daddy [C] was a [A] ace of spades
Oh, [E] let's drive that [G] old Chrysler to Mexico, [Ab] boy
[D] She [G]
[D] said keep your [G] hands on the [D] wheel there
[G] Boy,
[C] [D] she sure is fine, baby
[G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [C] [D] Now you got [G]
[D] another one of them broods back [G] there
[D] [G]
[C] Oh, [D] this is [G] gonna be [D] super
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [B] She's [E] [A]
[E] [G] [Ab] [A] hot as a pepper, [D] but smooth [C] as a Mexican [A] brood
[D] So head for the border and put in [C] an [A] order or two
The [E] Mexican [D] blackbird will be there [C] waiting [A] for you
[E]
[G] Oh, [Ab] one more time
[D]
[G] [C] [G]
[D]
[G] [A] [B] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
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Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Zz Top - Mexican Blackbird chords, practice playing E, D, C, A, C, D, G and D in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 48 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 97. With A Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[A] _ If you're down in Cunha and [Dm] you [C] ain't up to [A] being a _ lawman _ _
_ _ [D] Don't spend all your money on just any [C] honey [A] that's grown
_ Go _ _ find [E] the Mexican blackbird [D] and send all [C] your [A] troubles back home
_ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ [Ab] [A] They all call her puta, [D] cause no one [C] really knows [A] her name _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] She works the cantina, dancing [C] and all up in [A] her trade
Her _ _ _ _ [E] mama was [D] mascan and her daddy [C] was a [A] ace of spades
Oh, [E] let's drive that [G] old Chrysler to Mexico, [Ab] boy
[D] _ She [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ said keep your [G] hands on the [D] wheel there
_ _ [G] _ Boy, _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ she sure is fine, baby
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ Now you got [G]
[D] another one of them broods back [G] there
[D] _ _ _ [G]
[C] Oh, [D] _ _ _ _ this is [G] gonna be [D] super
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] She's _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ [A] hot as a pepper, [D] but smooth [C] as a Mexican [A] brood _ _ _
_ _ [D] So head for the border and put in [C] an [A] order or two _ _ _ _
_ The [E] Mexican [D] blackbird will be there [C] waiting [A] for you
_ _ _ [E]
[G] Oh, [Ab] one more time
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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This song was composed by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard.

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