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Mexico
Written by: The Refreshments
Off their CD titled: Fizzy Fuzzy Big And Buzzy
Riff 1:
Strummed wildly with brass in background
E-E4--5--7A----9---7E--5--A4----9--C#m-7--5-A-4-B-5-E-7--5--4---|
B-5--7--9----10--9--7--5----10--9--7--5--7--9--7--5---|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
EHere comes Aanother song about Mexico
I just C#mcan't help myself
I losBt my old lady
Got my lures, got my bobbers, now I'm gonna go
EGot off in the wrong direction
AFound a hooker and lost my erection
So I C#mhad to lie in tBhe letter to the boys back home
Chorus:
WeAll the good guys and the bad guys
WeEll they nBever work past noon around here
ThAey sit F#mside to side in cantinas, talk to senoritas
And drinEk warm beer
(Riff 1)
Second verse:
EHere comeAs the same old verse about Mexico
We just C#mcan't help ourselves
We lost oBur old ladies
Got our lures, got our bobbers, now we're gonna go
EGot off in the wrong direction
AFound some hookers and lost our erections
So we C#mhad to lBie in the letter to the boys back home
Chorus:
WeAll the good guys and the bad guys
WeEll they nBever work past noon around here
ThAey sit side F#mto side in Cantinas, talk to senoritas
And drinEk warm beer
(Riff 1)
Solo:
Haven't figured it out yet, but here are the chords:
E-A-E-A-C#m-A-B-E  
Chorus:
YeAah the good guys and the bad guys
WeEll they nBever work past noon around here
ThAey sit side F#mto side in Cantinas, talk to senoritas
And drinEk warm beer
(repeat)
End with riff 1
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Mexico

by The Refreshments

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C#m

F#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Mexico

Written by: The Refreshments

Off their CD titled: Fizzy Fuzzy Big And Buzzy

Riff 1:

Strummed wildly with brass in background

E A E A C#m A B E

E-4--5--7----9---7--5--4----9---7--5--4--5--7--5--4---|

B-5--7--9----10--9--7--5----10--9--7--5--7--9--7--5---|

G-----------------------------------------------------|

D-----------------------------------------------------|

A-----------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

E A

Here comes another song about Mexico

C#m

I just can't help myself

I lost my old lady

Got my lures, got my bobbers, now I'm gonna go

Got off in the wrong direction

Found a hooker and lost my erection

C#m B

So I had to lie in the letter to the boys back home

Chorus:

Well the good guys and the bad guys

E B

Well they never work past noon around here

A F#m

They sit side to side in cantinas, talk to senoritas

And drink warm beer

(Riff 1)

Second verse:

E A

Here comes the same old verse about Mexico

C#m

We just can't help ourselves

We lost our old ladies

Got our lures, got our bobbers, now we're gonna go

Got off in the wrong direction

Found some hookers and lost our erections

C#m B

So we had to lie in the letter to the boys back home

Chorus:

Well the good guys and the bad guys

E B

Well they never work past noon around here

A F#m

They sit side to side in Cantinas, talk to senoritas

And drink warm beer

(Riff 1)

Solo:

Haven't figured it out yet, but here are the chords:

E A E A C#m A B E

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Chorus:

Yeah the good guys and the bad guys

E B

Well they never work past noon around here

A F#m

They sit side to side in Cantinas, talk to senoritas

And drink warm beer

(repeat)

End with riff 1

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