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Down Into Mexico

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[Intro]
eb|--3-2-0---------0-----------------------------------------0-------------------0---------|
Bb|------------0---------0---------0---1p0-----0---------0---------0---------0---------0---|
Gb|----------0---------0-----0---0---0-------2-----0---0---------0-----0---0---0-----0-----|
Db|--------2-----2---2-----2---2-----------2-----2---2-----2---2-----2---2---------2-----2-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
    EmThere was a casino out in VeGgas
    EmHad a million dollars on the wGall
    EmGot my imagination workin' Govertime
    CI knew I had to have it Emall
    CI knew I had to have it Gall
[Verse 2]
    EmSherrie was a dancer; she was a schGemer
    EmWe came up with a fool-proof pGlan
    EmShe was workin' it from the Ginside
    CI was her getaway Emman
    Cyeah I was her getaway Gman
[Chorus]
Takin' it dDeep down into MexicoEm  
No turnin' bCack once you go down that rEmoad
Just one plDace for a desperate DesperEmado to go
DCeep down into MEmexico
DCeep down into MeGxico
[Verse 3]
    EmIt all went smooth and sweet like hoGney
    EmWe got it all and nobody got hGurt
    EmMe and Sherrie, we were countin' our mGoney
    CWhen that little gun slide out of her pEmurse
    CYeah that little gun slide out of her pGurse
[Verse 4]
    EmThat's when she told me 'bout her lGover
    EmThat's when I knew I was in a terrible mGess
    EmShe took the blame and he took the mGoney
    CI took a bullet in my cEmhest
    CI took a bullet in my chGest
[Chorus]
DDeep down into MexicEmo
No turnin' bCack once you go down that rEmoad
Just one plDace for a desperate DesperEmado to go
Is dCeep down into MexiEmco
DCeep down into MexicGo
Is dCeep down into MexiEmco
DCeep down into MexicGo
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Down Into Mexico

by Delbert McClinton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

eb|--3-2-0---------0-----------------------------------------0-------------------0---------|

Bb|------------0---------0---------0---1p0-----0---------0---------0---------0---------0---|

Gb|----------0---------0-----0---0---0-------2-----0---0---------0-----0---0---0-----0-----|

Db|--------2-----2---2-----2---2-----------2-----2---2-----2---2-----2---2---------2-----2-|

Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em G

There was a casino out in Vegas

Em G

Had a million dollars on the wall

Em G

Got my imagination workin' overtime

C Em

I knew I had to have it all

C G

I knew I had to have it all

[Verse 2]

Em G

Sherrie was a dancer; she was a schemer

Em G

We came up with a fool-proof plan

Em G

She was workin' it from the inside

C Em

I was her getaway man

C G

yeah I was her getaway man

[Chorus]

D Em

Takin' it deep down into Mexico

C Em

No turnin' back once you go down that road

D Em

Just one place for a desperate Desperado to go

C Em

Deep down into Mexico

C G

Deep down into Mexico

[Verse 3]

Em G

It all went smooth and sweet like honey

Em G

We got it all and nobody got hurt

Em G

Me and Sherrie, we were countin' our money

C Em

When that little gun slide out of her purse

C G

Yeah that little gun slide out of her purse

[Verse 4]

Em G

That's when she told me 'bout her lover

Em G

That's when I knew I was in a terrible mess

Em G

She took the blame and he took the money

C Em

I took a bullet in my chest

C G

I took a bullet in my chest

[Chorus]

D Em

Deep down into Mexico

C Em

No turnin' back once you go down that road

D Em

Just one place for a desperate Desperado to go

C Em

Is deep down into Mexico

C G

Deep down into Mexico

C Em

Is deep down into Mexico

C G

Deep down into Mexico

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