Mexicali Blues Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]
[A]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[A]Laid back in an old saloon
With [C]a peso [B]in my [Em]hand
[A]Watching flies and children on [D]the street
And [A]I catch a glimpse of black-eyed
Girls Girls who giggle [Em]when I smile
There's a [A]little boy who wants
To shine my [D]feet
And it's three days [G]ride from [B]Bakersfield and
I [Em]don't know why I came
I [A]guess I came to keep from paying [D]dues
So [G]instead I've got a [B]bottle and
A girl who's just [Em]fourteen
And a [A]damn good case of
the Mexicali blues
[D]Yeah

[Verse 2]
Is there anything [D]a man
don't stand to lose?
When the devil wants [A]to take
it [Em]all away?
[A]Cherish well your thoughts
And keep a tight grip on your booze
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
[Em]All I have today

[Interlude 1]
[A][D]
[A]
[D]

[Verse 3]
She [D]said [A]her name was Billy Jean
And [C]she was fresh [B]in [Em]town
I [A]didn't know a stage line ran from [D]Hell
She had [A]raven hair, a ruffled dress
A [C]necklace [B]made of [Em]gold
[A]All the French perfume
you'd care [D]to smell
She [G]took me up in[B]to her room
And [Em]whispered in my ear
"Go [A]on, my friend,
do anything [D]you choose"
Now I'm payin' [G]for [B]those happy hours
I [Em]spent there in her arms
With a [A]lifetime's worth of

[Verse 4]
the Mexicali Blues
[D]
Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose?
When the devil wants
[A]to take it all away?
Cherish well your thoughts
And keep a tight grip on your booze
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
All I [Em]have [A]today
[D]

[Verse 5]
[D]And[A][D]
[A]
[D]then a m[A]an
rode into town
Some thought [Em]he was the law
[A]Billy Jean was waiting when [D]he came
She [A]told me he would take her
If I [C]didn't use [B]my gun
[Em]I'd [A]have no one but myself to bl[D]ame
I [G]went down to those [B]dusty streets
[Em]Blood was on my mind
I [A]guess that stranger hadn't
heard the [D]news
Cause [G]I shot first a[B]n d killed him, Lord
He [Em]didn't even [A]draw and
he made me trade the
Gallows for the Mexicali Blues [D]yeah

[Verse 6]
Is there anything [D]a man
don't stand to lose?
When the devil wants
[A]to take it all away?
Cherish well your thoughts
And keep a tight grip on your booze
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
[Em]All I have today

[Outro 1]
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