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NOTES: This is the electric version from the album, not the acoustic version. The
placement of some of the chords over the words is off for some reason. I don't know what's
wrong with the tab editor, but it won't place the chords where I put them; it displaces
them a couple of words. It's close enough if you listen to the chord progression in the song,
however. Also, I put A7sus4 in there, but UG shows the chord to be the same chord as A7;
if you play an A7 in the A-shape with an open G string, and move up a fret on the B
string from 2nd fret to 3rd fret, that'll get you an A7sus4. You can just forgo the 
A7sus4 if you want and just play an A7; it sounds right, too. The chord progression of Em Bm 
Amis Bma little more complex than just that; it has a walk-up and walk-down from Am to Bm,
but I kept it simple in this tab. You can just play the Bm as the last chord (pick up) to
the Em phrase. Have fun!
STANDARD TUNING
CAPO DOS (that means 2...it's a song about enchiladas, come on)
INTRO:
 Em   Bm   Am   Bm(x2)
EmYou've been wishing all of your life
For a womA7an that'll love you
Tell the truA7sus4th and treat you rightA7  
EmAnd you've been lonely crying yourself to sleep
A7Now you got a girl who can rock your world
Put a smA7sus4ile on your face and a loA7ve you're gonna keep
   GThis is the beginning are you ready to learn
To loCve somebody for a lifetime
Wake A7up it's your turn.
Chorus:
So tell me now tEmhat you got her, whole enchilada
A7Now that you her,
A7sus4What you gonna do, what you goA7nna do
Are you gonna be any beEmtter
Than the man yoBmu had you be to get her
Oh now Amthat you her
What you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do.Em  
             BmOh yeahAm  Bm  
    EmAre you ready to get involved
          A7                                               A7sus4
WhA7ere your participation is needed to get things resolved
  EmWe all get used to living by ourselves
But now you're dealing wA7ith a situation
That involvA7sus4es someone elseA7  
Well it's aboGut to get different
You're gonna need a new device
Cause she'Cs gonna open up your mind
And open A7up your life.
Chorus:
So tell me now tEmhat you got her, whole enchilada
A7Now that you her,
A7sus4What you gonna doA7  
Are you gonna be any beEmtter
Than the man yoBmu had you be to get her
Oh now Amthat you her
What you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do.Em  
Solo:
Bm Am Bm Em Bm Am Bm
       GThis is the beginning are you ready to learn
To loCve somebody for a lifetime
Wake up it's A7your turn.
Chorus:
So tell me now tEmhat you got her, whole enchilada
A7Now that you her,
A7sus4What you gonna do, What you goA7nna do
Are you gonna be any beEmtter
Than the man yoBmu had you be to get her
Oh now Amthat you her
What you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do.Em  
Outro:
 Em   Bm   Am   Bm(repeat)

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The Whole Enchilada

by Keb' Mo'

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A7sus4

NOTES: This is the electric version from the album, not the acoustic version. The

placement of some of the chords over the words is off for some reason. I don't know what's

wrong with the tab editor, but it won't place the chords where I put them; it displaces

them a couple of words. It's close enough if you listen to the chord progression in the song,

however. Also, I put A7sus4 in there, but UG shows the chord to be the same chord as A7;

if you play an A7 in the A-shape with an open G string, and move up a fret on the B

string from 2nd fret to 3rd fret, that'll get you an A7sus4. You can just forgo the

A7sus4 if you want and just play an A7; it sounds right, too. The chord progression of Em Bm

Am Bm

is a little more complex than just that; it has a walk-up and walk-down from Am to Bm,

but I kept it simple in this tab. You can just play the Bm as the last chord (pick up) to

the Em phrase. Have fun!

STANDARD TUNING

CAPO DOS (that means 2...it's a song about enchiladas, come on)

INTRO:

Em Bm Am Bm

(x2)

You've been wishing all of your life

For a woman that'll love you

A7sus4 A7

Tell the truth and treat you right

And you've been lonely crying yourself to sleep

Now you got a girl who can rock your world

A7sus4 A7

Put a smile on your face and a love you're gonna keep

This is the beginning are you ready to learn

To love somebody for a lifetime

Wake up it's your turn.

Chorus:

So tell me now that you got her, whole enchilada

Now that you her,

A7sus4 A7

What you gonna do, what you gonna do

Are you gonna be any better

Than the man you had you be to get her

Oh now that you her

What you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do.

Bm Am Bm

Oh yeah

Are you ready to get involved

A7 A7sus4

Where your participation is needed to get things resolved

We all get used to living by ourselves

But now you're dealing with a situation

A7sus4 A7

That involves someone else

Well it's about to get different

You're gonna need a new device

Cause she's gonna open up your mind

And open up your life.

Chorus:

So tell me now that you got her, whole enchilada

Now that you her,

A7sus4 A7

What you gonna do

Are you gonna be any better

Than the man you had you be to get her

Oh now that you her

What you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do.

Solo:

Bm Am Bm Em Bm Am Bm

This is the beginning are you ready to learn

To love somebody for a lifetime

Wake up it's your turn.

Chorus:

So tell me now that you got her, whole enchilada

Now that you her,

A7sus4 A7

What you gonna do, What you gonna do

Are you gonna be any better

Than the man you had you be to get her

Oh now that you her

What you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do.

Outro:

Em Bm Am Bm

(repeat)

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