Mexican Blackbird Chords by Zz Top
Tempo:
97.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [A] If you're down in Cunha [D] and you [C] ain't up to [A] being alone
Don't [D] spend all your money on just any [C] [A] honey that's grown
Go [E] find the Mexican blackbird [D] and send all [C] your [A] troubles back home
[E] They
[G] [Ab] [A] all call her puta, [D] cause no one [C] really knows [A] her name
[D] She works the cantina, [Dm] dancing [C] and a-loving [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 old Chrysler [G] to Mexico, [Ab] boy
[D] I [G] [D]
said keep your [G] hands on the [D] wheel, man
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] [A] [Dm] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [C]
[D] She's [G] hot [D] as a pepper, [G] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] she's [A] hot as a [B] pepper
She's hot as a pepper,
[E] [A] she's [E]
[G] [Ab] [A] hot as a pepper
[D] But smooth [C] as a Mexican [A] brew
So [D] 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] [Gm] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [B] [E] She's [A] hot as a [D] [A]
pepper
Don't [D] spend all your money on just any [C] [A] honey that's grown
Go [E] find the Mexican blackbird [D] and send all [C] your [A] troubles back home
[E] They
[G] [Ab] [A] all call her puta, [D] cause no one [C] really knows [A] her name
[D] She works the cantina, [Dm] dancing [C] and a-loving [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 old Chrysler [G] to Mexico, [Ab] boy
[D] I [G] [D]
said keep your [G] hands on the [D] wheel, man
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] [A] [Dm] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [C]
[D] She's [G] hot [D] as a pepper, [G] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] she's [A] hot as a [B] pepper
She's hot as a pepper,
[E] [A] she's [E]
[G] [Ab] [A] hot as a pepper
[D] But smooth [C] as a Mexican [A] brew
So [D] 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] [Gm] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [B] [E] She's [A] hot as a [D] [A]
pepper
Key:
D
G
A
C
E
D
G
A
[B] [A] If you're down in Cunha [D] and you [C] ain't up to [A] being alone
_ Don't _ _ _ [D] spend all your money on just any [C] [A] honey that's grown
_ Go _ _ _ [E] find the Mexican blackbird [D] and send all [C] your [A] troubles back home
_ [E] They _
[G] _ [Ab] _ [A] all call her puta, [D] cause no one [C] really knows [A] her name _ _ _ _
_ [D] She works the cantina, [Dm] dancing [C] and a-loving [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 old Chrysler [G] to Mexico, [Ab] boy
[D] _ I [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ said keep your [G] hands on the [D] wheel, man
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ She's [G] hot [D] as a pepper, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [G] she's [A] hot as a [B] pepper
She's hot as a pepper, _
[E] _ _ [A] _ she's _ _ [E] _
[G] _ [Ab] _ [A] hot as a pepper
[D] But smooth [C] as a Mexican [A] brew
_ _ _ So _ _ [D] 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] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] She's [A] hot as a [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
pepper _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Don't _ _ _ [D] spend all your money on just any [C] [A] honey that's grown
_ Go _ _ _ [E] find the Mexican blackbird [D] and send all [C] your [A] troubles back home
_ [E] They _
[G] _ [Ab] _ [A] all call her puta, [D] cause no one [C] really knows [A] her name _ _ _ _
_ [D] She works the cantina, [Dm] dancing [C] and a-loving [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 old Chrysler [G] to Mexico, [Ab] boy
[D] _ I [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ said keep your [G] hands on the [D] wheel, man
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ She's [G] hot [D] as a pepper, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [G] she's [A] hot as a [B] pepper
She's hot as a pepper, _
[E] _ _ [A] _ she's _ _ [E] _
[G] _ [Ab] _ [A] hot as a pepper
[D] But smooth [C] as a Mexican [A] brew
_ _ _ So _ _ [D] 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] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] She's [A] hot as a [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
pepper _ _ _ _ _ _ _