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Down in Mexico
Chorus:
CI'm down in GMexiFco, Ghad to Fgo,
CWon't be Bhome no Cmore
I want mom and Gdad to Fknow, I Gmiss and love them Fso
CThough I'll never Gsee them anyCmore.
CThe day that I turned tFwenty one I Gcould hardly wCait
To say goodbye to mFom and dad and sGhake the hand of fCate
Fate was with me fFrom the start, untGil that fateful dCay
A big man he took mFy sweetheart and I tGook his life awCay.
Chorus
I stood and watched the man as he fell
And then I heard the policemen's whistle blow
And when I thought about that prison cell
I thought about old Mexico.
Chorus

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Down In Mexico

by Bobby Bare

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Down in Mexico

Chorus:

C G F G F

I'm down in Mexico, had to go,

C B C

Won't be home no more

G F G F

I want mom and dad to know, I miss and love them so

C G C

Though I'll never see them anymore.

C F G C

The day that I turned twenty one I could hardly wait

F G C

To say goodbye to mom and dad and shake the hand of fate

F G C

Fate was with me from the start, until that fateful day

F G C

A big man he took my sweetheart and I took his life away.

Chorus

I stood and watched the man as he fell

And then I heard the policemen's whistle blow

And when I thought about that prison cell

I thought about old Mexico.

Chorus

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