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Mexican Guitars - The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past
Half Step Tuning (D#G#C#F#A#D#)
Arranged by Jack Cookson (Torn_Asunder)
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Chords used:
Mute/Don't play the strings marked with an 'x'
   D(x00232)
   A(x02220)
   G(320033)
  Bm(x24432)
 F#m(244222)
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Intro: D, A, D, A, G  
Verse One:
You were an Dold      AfGriend
The kBmind I could coGnfide in
And dDrink    AwGith on raBmndom neighbour's poGrch steps
Our glBmossy eyes painted pGortraits of the sAtreetsG  
Repeat Intro
Verse Two:
You were an Dold    AfrGiend
That cBmovered up your iGnnocence
With fDive     A  Gtattoos of all the bBmands you loved in hiGgh school
The oBmnes you said that I Ghad to listen Ato     Gall the time
Verse Three:
DI did what I did to get aGway from tDhis
Cause evBmerything that's hapGpened has left Dme a total wreck
And everythDing that I do now is mGeaningleDss 
So I'm oBmff to wander aroGund the worlDd for a little bit
Without one F#mhundred channels with nothing on the GTV
And the greF#mat pessimistic unGknownA  
Chorus:
So does aGnyone know the best wDay to go?
Which rAoad that I could take to get to MBmexico?
Cause IG'm so sick of living iDn this ditch
With onlAy the memory in the bBmack of my head
Outro:
I'm on crGuise control and the raBmdio was on
Yeah, they Gwere playing that song
That we both learned on our MeBmxican guitars
I'm on cruGise control and the raBmdio was on
They were pGlaying that song
That we both learned on our Mexican gBmuitars
On our MeGxican guitars, on our MeBmxican guitars
On our MeGxican guitars, on our MeBmxican guitars
You were my oGld frF#miend

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Mexican Guitars

by The Menzingers

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F#m

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Mexican Guitars - The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past

Half Step Tuning (D#G#C#F#A#D#)

Arranged by Jack Cookson (Torn_Asunder)

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Chords used:

Mute/Don't play the strings marked with an 'x'

(x00232)

(x02220)

(320033)

(x24432)

F#m

(244222)

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D A D A G

Intro: , , , ,

Verse One:

D A G

You were an old friend

Bm G

The kind I could confide in

D A G Bm G

And drink with on random neighbour's porch steps

Bm G A G

Our glossy eyes painted portraits of the streets

Repeat Intro

Verse Two:

D A G

You were an old friend

Bm G

That covered up your innocence

D A G Bm G

With five tattoos of all the bands you loved in high school

Bm G A G

The ones you said that I had to listen to all the time

Verse Three:

D G D

I did what I did to get away from this

Bm G D

Cause everything that's happened has left me a total wreck

D G D

And everything that I do now is meaningless

Bm G D

So I'm off to wander around the world for a little bit

F#m G

Without one hundred channels with nothing on the TV

F#m G A

And the great pessimistic unknown

Chorus:

G D

So does anyone know the best way to go?

A Bm

Which road that I could take to get to Mexico?

G D

Cause I'm so sick of living in this ditch

A Bm

With only the memory in the back of my head

Outro:

G Bm

I'm on cruise control and the radio was on

Yeah, they were playing that song

That we both learned on our Mexican guitars

G Bm

I'm on cruise control and the radio was on

They were playing that song

That we both learned on our Mexican guitars

G Bm

On our Mexican guitars, on our Mexican guitars

G Bm

On our Mexican guitars, on our Mexican guitars

G F#m

You were my old friend

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