{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1716482,"song":"In Old Mexico","artist":"Tom Lehrer","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11362777-in-old-mexico-chords-by-tom-lehrer/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1716482?type=chord","rating":4.89251,"votes":3,"content":"In old Mexico\r\nby Tom Lehrer\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Fdim[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWhen it's fiesta time in Guada-lajara,[/tab]\r\n\r\nThen I long to be back once again\r\n[tab]       [ch]A9+5[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn old Mexi-co.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhere we lived for today,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am/C[/ch]     [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNever giving a thought to tomara.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo the strumming of gui-tars,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nIn a hundred grubby bars[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nI would whisper \"te amo.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe mari-achis would sere-nade,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A7[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd they would not shut up till they were paid.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe ate, we drank, and we were merry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we got typhoid and dysen-tery.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut best of all, we went to the plaza de toros.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow whenever I start feeling morose,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI revive by recalling that scene.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd names like belmonte, dominguin, and mano-lete,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf I live to a hundred and eighty,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI shall never forget what they mean.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]GM[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nALTERNATE CHORDS BACK AND FORTH FOR THIS SPOKE PART\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n(for there is surely nothing more beautiful in this[/tab]\r\n\r\nWorld than the sight of a lone man facing singlehandedly\r\n\r\nA half a ton of angry pot roast!)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOut came the matador,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWho must have been potted or[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Eb/A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb/A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb/A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]          \r\nSlightly in-sane, but who looked rather bored.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThen the picadors of course,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nEach one on his horse,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Eb/A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Eb/A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Eb/A[/ch]\r\nI shouted \"ole!\" ev'ry time one was gored.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI cheered at the bandil-leros' display,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs they stuck the bull in their own clever way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m7[/ch]  [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nFor I hadn't had so much fun since the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nMy brother's dog rover[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nGot run over.[/tab]\r\n\r\nALTERNATE CHORDS ON THIS SPOKEN PART\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n(rover was killed by a pontiac. and it was done with[/tab]\r\n\r\nSuch grace and artistry that the witnesses awarded the\r\n\r\nDriver both ears and the tail - but I digress.)\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThe moment had come,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI swallowed my gum,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Eb[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe knew there'd be blood on the sand pretty soon.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThe crowd held it's breath,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nHoping that death[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWould brighten an otherwise dull after-noon.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt last, the matador did what we wanted him to.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A7[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch] \r\nHe raised his sword and his aim was true.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nIn that moment of truth I suddenly knew[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch] \r\nThat someone had stolen my wallet.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Fdim[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nNow it's fiesta time in ak-ron, ohio,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]A9+5[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it's back to old Guadalajara I'm longing to go.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]Am/C[/ch]   [ch]B7[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFar away from the strikes of the A.F. of L. and C.I.O.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow I wish I could get back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nTo the land of the wetback,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C7-5[/ch]   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd forget the Alamo,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn old Mexi-co.      [/tab]\r\n\r\nSHOUT - Ole!","plain_text":"In old Mexico\nby Tom Lehrer\n\n\n\nThen I long to be back once again\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA  GM  A\n\nALTERNATE CHORDS BACK AND FORTH FOR THIS SPOKE PART\n\n\nWorld than the sight of a lone man facing singlehandedly\n\nA half a ton of angry pot roast!)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nALTERNATE CHORDS ON THIS SPOKEN PART\n\n\nSuch grace and artistry that the witnesses awarded the\n\nDriver both ears and the tail - but I digress.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSHOUT - Ole!","chords":["D","Fdim","A7","A9+5","F#m","Am/C","B7","Em","D7","G","E7","Am","F","E","A","GM","Eb","Eb/A","F#m7","C","C7-5"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}