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[Intro]
I been Gworkin' on the boats in Galveston Bay
Holdin' Con to what I can, when I Ddraw my pay
I Glove a girl south of the Rio Grande
Been Csavin' up to take her to the Dpromise land
EmBriCng her to the proDmise lanGd
Well I Ggot a few hundered, but it ain't too much
Com Cpared to just a smile from the Done I love
So Gwhen I got a letter, said she missed her man
I Cknew I was gonna have to Dchange my plans
EmGonCna have to chaDnge my plaGns
I'm gonna Ctrade my dollars for FMexican mo Cney
FMexican Cmoney is Gwhat I Cneed
I'm gonna live forever with my FMexican Choney
FShe's there Cwaitin' for Dme
[Intro]
Well, I Gleft her standin' down in the ocean breeze
Promised CI would build a life for Dher and me
But, GI can't get ahead no matter how I try
CThink it's time that I was tellin' DTexas goodbye
EmTelClin' old TexDas good byeG  
So Gtonight I'm headin' down to the borderline
Takin' Cwhat I can, leavin' the Drest behind
As Glong as I've got her, there's one thing I know
I'll Cbe the richest man in DMexico
EmRicChest man in MexDic oG  
I'm gonna Ctrade my dollars for FMexican mo Cney
FMexican Cmoney that's Gwhat I Cneed
Gonna live forever with my FMexican Choney
FShe's there Cwaitin' for Dme
I'm gonna Ctrade my dollars for FMexican mo Cney
FMexican Cmoney that's Gwhat I Cneed
I'm gonna live forever with my FMexican Choney
FShe's there Cwaitin' for Dme
Outro (variation of intro)

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Mexican Money

by Lee Roy Parnell

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[Intro]

I been workin' on the boats in Galveston Bay

C D

Holdin' on to what I can, when I draw my pay

I love a girl south of the Rio Grande

C D

Been savin' up to take her to the promise land

Em C D G

Bring her to the promise land

Well I got a few hundered, but it ain't too much

C D

Com pared to just a smile from the one I love

So when I got a letter, said she missed her man

C D

I knew I was gonna have to change my plans

Em C D G

Gonna have to change my plans

C F C

I'm gonna trade my dollars for Mexican mo ney

F C G C

Mexican money is what I need

F C

I'm gonna live forever with my Mexican honey

F C D

She's there waitin' for me

[Intro]

Well, I left her standin' down in the ocean breeze

C D

Promised I would build a life for her and me

But, I can't get ahead no matter how I try

C D

Think it's time that I was tellin' Texas goodbye

Em C D G

Tellin' old Texas good bye

So tonight I'm headin' down to the borderline

C D

Takin' what I can, leavin' the rest behind

As long as I've got her, there's one thing I know

C D

I'll be the richest man in Mexico

Em C D G

Richest man in Mexic o

C F C

I'm gonna trade my dollars for Mexican mo ney

F C G C

Mexican money that's what I need

F C

Gonna live forever with my Mexican honey

F C D

She's there waitin' for me

C F C

I'm gonna trade my dollars for Mexican mo ney

F C G C

Mexican money that's what I need

F C

I'm gonna live forever with my Mexican honey

F C D

She's there waitin' for me

Outro (variation of intro)

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