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Stays In Mexico

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Stays In Mexico - Toby Keith
**Capo 2** (or see below for no capo chords)
[Intro]
  G    D    Em   C(x4)
[Verse]
GHis name was StDeve, Emher name was GCinaG  D  Em  C  
They Gmet at a Dbar called the EmCabo CWabo CanGtinDaEm  C  
He was an Ginsurance salDesman Emfrom CSouth DaGkotDaEm  C  
She was a Gfirst grade Dschool teacher EmPhoenix AriCzonaG  D  Em  C  
D7They started dancing and it got real hot
D7Then it spilled over to the parking lot
D7One more tequila they were falling in love
D7One more is never enough
[Chorus]
GDon't bite oDff mCore than you cDhew
There's Gthings down Dhere the Am7devil himCself wouldn't Gdo
GJust remDember when you Emlet it all Cgo
                            C            D    G    D    Em    C(x2)
What happens down in Mexico, stays in Mexico
[Verse]
He Gwoke up in the Dmorning and he Emmade a little teClephone GcalDlEm  C  
To Gcheck on his wifDe and his Emkids back at Chome in GSioux DFalEmlsC  
She Ghopped right in the Dshower with a Emheavy Cheavy GminDdEm  C  
He Gknew it was the Dfirst time EmGina'd ever Ccrossed that GlinDeEm  C  
D7They walked down to the beach, started drinking again
D7Jumped into the ocean for a dirty swim
D7One more margarita they were falling in love
D7One more is never enough
[Chorus]
GDon't bite oDff mCore than you cDhew
There's Gthings down Dhere the Am7devil himCself wouldn't Gdo
GJust remDember when you Emlet it all Cgo
                            C            D    G    D    Em    C(x2)
What happens down in Mexico, stays in Mexico
[Instrumental] (same chords as intro)
D7Waiting at the bar at the terminal gate
D7She said, Steve I gotta go I'm gonna miss my plane
D7He said, one more tequila before you climb on up
D7She said, one more is never enough
[Chorus]
GDon't bite oDff mCore than you cDhew
There's Gthings down Dhere the Am7devil himCself wouldn't Gdo
GJust remDember when you Emlet it all Cgo
                            C            D    G    D    Em    C(x2)
What happens down in Mexico, stays in Mexico
[Outro] 
G  D  Em  C  repeat 4 times with ad-lib then end on G
Chords:
 Am7=   x02010
   C=   x32010
   D=   xx0232
  D7=   xx0212
  Em=   022000
   G=   320003
To play without capo use these in place of the chords in tab:
Am7 ---> Bm7  x24232(bar chord)
   C--->     Dxx0232
   D--->     E022100
  D7--->    E7020100
Em  ---> F#m  244222(bar chord)
   G--->     Ax02220

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Stays In Mexico

by Toby Keith

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Stays In Mexico - Toby Keith

**Capo 2** (or see below for no capo chords)

[Intro]

G D Em C

(x4)

[Verse]

G D Em C G D Em C

His name was Steve, her name was Gina

G D Em C G D Em C

They met at a bar called the Cabo Wabo Cantina

G D Em C G D Em C

He was an insurance salesman from South Dakota

G D Em C G D Em C

She was a first grade school teacher Phoenix Arizona

They started dancing and it got real hot

Then it spilled over to the parking lot

One more tequila they were falling in love

One more is never enough

[Chorus]

G D C D

Don't bite off more than you chew

G D Am7 C G

There's things down here the devil himself wouldn't do

G D Em C

Just remember when you let it all go

C D G D Em C

(x2)

What happens down in Mexico, stays in Mexico

[Verse]

G D Em C G D Em C

He woke up in the morning and he made a little telephone call

G D Em C G D Em C

To check on his wife and his kids back at home in Sioux Falls

G D Em C G D Em C

She hopped right in the shower with a heavy heavy mind

G D Em C G D Em C

He knew it was the first time Gina'd ever crossed that line

They walked down to the beach, started drinking again

Jumped into the ocean for a dirty swim

One more margarita they were falling in love

One more is never enough

[Chorus]

G D C D

Don't bite off more than you chew

G D Am7 C G

There's things down here the devil himself wouldn't do

G D Em C

Just remember when you let it all go

C D G D Em C

(x2)

What happens down in Mexico, stays in Mexico

[Instrumental] (same chords as intro)

Waiting at the bar at the terminal gate

She said, Steve I gotta go I'm gonna miss my plane

He said, one more tequila before you climb on up

She said, one more is never enough

[Chorus]

G D C D

Don't bite off more than you chew

G D Am7 C G

There's things down here the devil himself wouldn't do

G D Em C

Just remember when you let it all go

C D G D Em C

(x2)

What happens down in Mexico, stays in Mexico

[Outro]

G D Em C repeat 4 times with ad-lib then end on G

Chords:

Am7

= x02010

= x32010

= xx0232

= xx0212

= 022000

= 320003

To play without capo use these in place of the chords in tab:

Am7 ---> Bm7 x24232(bar chord)

C D

---> xx0232

D E

---> 022100

D7 E7

---> 020100

Em ---> F#m 244222(bar chord)

G A

---> x02220

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