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Mexico - Shovels And Rope
3/4 Waltz
Intro C , C/G for 2 measures
CI wont let you Fgo, CI wont let you Ggo,
CNot to Detroit Fci-ty, CNot to ChicGago 
CI wont let you Fgo, CI wont let you Ggo,
CNot to MississipFpi, CNot to TupeGlo,
                    F          C              G   Am(C/G)
But, if your gonna leave, baby won't you  please, 
Go aFll the wCay to GMexicCo
CI wont let you lFeave, I Cwont let you leGave
CNot with all my FDjango, ECmmylou, and StGeve,
CI wont let you lFeave, I Cwont let you leGave,
CNot with my reviFval Ctucked down in your Gsleeve,
But Fif your gonna Cgo, take the Gones you gave to Amme
AlFl the wCay to GMexicCo
AFll the way to the Cshore, CaGlifornia BaAmy,
And FI'll be fCine,       I have taFken you baCck for the lGast time
Interlude 
C F C G
C F C G
F C G Am
F C G C
C C C C
CI wont set you fFree, I Cwont set you free, G  
CNot to say it's Fover, cCome right back to Gme,
FBut if your gonna Cgo Im gGiving you the Amkey
FBut only if you Cgo to GMexiCco
AlFl the way to the Cshore, CaGlifornia BaAmy,
AnFd I'll be Cfine,       I have tFaken you bCack for the Glast time,
FIf your gonna Cgo, Gbaby wont you Amplease, go
Fall the Cway to GMexicCo  , go
Fall the Cway to GMexicCo

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Mexico

by Shovels & Rope

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Mexico - Shovels And Rope

3/4 Waltz

Intro C , C/G for 2 measures

C F C G

I wont let you go, I wont let you go,

C F C G

Not to Detroit ci-ty, Not to Chicago

C F C G

I wont let you go, I wont let you go,

C F C G

Not to Mississippi, Not to Tupelo,

F C G Am

(C/G)

But, if your gonna leave, baby won't you please,

F C G C

Go all the way to Mexico

C F C G

I wont let you leave, I wont let you leave

C F C G

Not with all my Django, Emmylou, and Steve,

C F C G

I wont let you leave, I wont let you leave,

C F C G

Not with my revival tucked down in your sleeve,

F C G Am

But if your gonna go, take the ones you gave to me

F C G C

All the way to Mexico

F C G Am

All the way to the shore, California Bay,

F C F C G

And I'll be fine, I have taken you back for the last time

Interlude

C F C G

F C G Am

F C G C

C C C C

C F C G

I wont set you free, I wont set you free,

C F C G

Not to say it's over, come right back to me,

F C G Am

But if your gonna go Im giving you the key

F C G C

But only if you go to Mexico

F C G Am

All the way to the shore, California Bay,

F C F C G

And I'll be fine, I have taken you back for the last time,

F C G Am

If your gonna go, baby wont you please, go

F C G C

all the way to Mexico , go

F C G C

all the way to Mexico

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