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In old Mexico
by Tom Lehrer
When it's Dfiesta time in FdimGuada-laA7jara,
Then I long to be back once again
In old A9+5Mexi-cDo.
Where we lived for toF#mday,
Never Am/Cgiving a B7thought to Emtomara.
To the strumming of gui-Dtars,
In a hundred grubby A7bars
I would whisper "te aDmo."
D7The mari-Gachis would sere-Dnade,
And they A7would not shut up till they were Dpaid.
D7We Gate, we drank, and we were Dmerry,
And we got A7typhoid and dysen-Dtery.
E7But Ambest of all, we went to the plaza de Gtoros.
Now whenever I start feeling Fmorose,
I revive by recalling that E7scene.F  
E7And Amnames like belmonte, dominguin, and mano-Glete,
If I live to a hundred and Feighty,
I shall never forget what they Emean.
A  GM  A
ALTERNATE CHORDS BACK AND FORTH FOR THIS SPOKE PART
D(for theEbre is sDurely Ebnothing more beautiful in this
World than the sight of a lone man facing singlehandedly
A half a ton of angry pot roast!)
DOut came the Ebmatador,
Who Dmust have been Ebpotted or
DSlightly in-Ebsane, but who looked rather DboredEb/A.D  Eb/A  D  Eb/A  D  
Then the picadors of Ebcourse,
Each Done on his Ebhorse,
I Dshouted "oEble!" ev'ry time one was gDoredEb/A.D  Eb/A  D  Eb/A  
I Gcheered at the bandil-Dleros' display,
As they A7stuck the bull in their Down clever way,
For GI hadn't had so much Dfun since F#m7the dB7ay
My Embrother's dog A7rover
Got run Dover.Eb  
ALTERNATE CHORDS ON THIS SPOKEN PART
D(rovEber waDs kiEblled Dby a pontiac. and it was done with
Such grace and artistry that the witnesses awarded the
Driver both ears and the tail - but I digress.)
The Dmoment had Ebcome,
I sDwallowed my Ebgum,
We Dknew there'd be Ebblood on the sand pretty DsooEbn.D  Eb  D  Eb  D  
The Dcrowd held it's Ebbreath,
DHoping that Ebdeath
Would Dbrighten an Ebotherwise dull after-DnooEbn.D  Eb  D  Eb  D  
D7At last, the Gmatador did what we Dwanted him to.
He A7raised his sword and his Daim was true.
D7In that Gmoment of truth I Dsuddenly B7knew
That Emsomeone had A7stolen my DwalletEb.D  A7  
A7Now it's Dfiesta time in ak-Fdimron, oA7hio,
But it's back to old Guadalajara I'm lonA9+5ging to Dgo.
Far away from the F#mstrikes of the Am/CA.F. of B7L. and C.EmI.O.
How I wish I could Dget back
To the land of the A7wetback,
And forget the AlamC7-5o,B7  
EmIn oA7ld Mexi-Dco.     Eb   D  
SHOUT - Ole!

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In Old Mexico

by Tom Lehrer

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Fdim

A9+5

F#m

Am/C

Eb/A

F#m7

C7-5

In old Mexico

by Tom Lehrer

D Fdim A7

When it's fiesta time in Guada-lajara,

Then I long to be back once again

A9+5 D

In old Mexi-co.

F#m

Where we lived for today,

Am/C B7 Em

Never giving a thought to tomara.

To the strumming of gui-tars,

In a hundred grubby bars

I would whisper "te amo."

D7 G D

The mari-achis would sere-nade,

A7 D

And they would not shut up till they were paid.

D7 G D

We ate, we drank, and we were merry,

A7 D

And we got typhoid and dysen-tery.

E7 Am G

But best of all, we went to the plaza de toros.

Now whenever I start feeling morose,

E7 F

I revive by recalling that scene.

E7 Am G

And names like belmonte, dominguin, and mano-lete,

If I live to a hundred and eighty,

I shall never forget what they mean.

A GM A

ALTERNATE CHORDS BACK AND FORTH FOR THIS SPOKE PART

D Eb D Eb

(for there is surely nothing more beautiful in this

World than the sight of a lone man facing singlehandedly

A half a ton of angry pot roast!)

D Eb

Out came the matador,

D Eb

Who must have been potted or

D Eb D Eb/A D Eb/A D Eb/A D

Slightly in-sane, but who looked rather bored.

Then the picadors of course,

D Eb

Each one on his horse,

D Eb D Eb/A D Eb/A D Eb/A

I shouted "ole!" ev'ry time one was gored.

G D

I cheered at the bandil-leros' display,

A7 D

As they stuck the bull in their own clever way,

G D F#m7 B7

For I hadn't had so much fun since the day

Em A7

My brother's dog rover

D Eb

Got run over.

ALTERNATE CHORDS ON THIS SPOKEN PART

D Eb D Eb D

(rover was killed by a pontiac. and it was done with

Such grace and artistry that the witnesses awarded the

Driver both ears and the tail - but I digress.)

D Eb

The moment had come,

D Eb

I swallowed my gum,

D Eb D Eb D Eb D Eb D

We knew there'd be blood on the sand pretty soon.

D Eb

The crowd held it's breath,

D Eb

Hoping that death

D Eb D Eb D Eb D Eb D

Would brighten an otherwise dull after-noon.

D7 G D

At last, the matador did what we wanted him to.

A7 D

He raised his sword and his aim was true.

D7 G D B7

In that moment of truth I suddenly knew

Em A7 D Eb D A7

That someone had stolen my wallet.

A7 D Fdim A7

Now it's fiesta time in ak-ron, ohio,

A9+5 D

But it's back to old Guadalajara I'm longing to go.

F#m Am/C B7 Em

Far away from the strikes of the A.F. of L. and C.I.O.

How I wish I could get back

To the land of the wetback,

C7-5 B7

And forget the Alamo,

Em A7 D Eb D

In old Mexi-co.

SHOUT - Ole!

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