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Mexican Home

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                       Mexican Home - John Prine
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Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com
Tuning: Standard
Artist: John Prine
Album: Sweet Revenge
Year: 1973
Intro:
C  F  C  F  C  G  C
C  F  C  F  C  G  C
                    F
It got so hot, last night, I swear
C                   F
You couldn't hardly breathe
     C                   G        C
Heat lightning burnt the sky like alcohol
  C                F
I sat on the porch without my shoes
      C                     F
And I watched the cars roll by
       C
As the headlights raced
       G                     C
To the corner of the kitchen wall
Chorus:
F          C
Mama dear, your boy is here
G              C
Far across the sea
F                C
Waiting for that sacred core
                     G
That burns inside of me
      C
And I feel a storm
    F
All wet and warm
    C         F
Not ten miles away
C             G        C
Approaching my Mexican home
(Repeat Intro)
   C                  F
My God! I cried, it's so hot inside
          C                 F
You could die in the living room
         C
Take the fan from the window
G                         C
Prop the door back with a broom
    C                F
The cuckoo clock has died of shock
        C               F
And the windows feel no pane
    C                     G                     C
The air's as still as the throttle on a funeral train
(Chorus)
(Repeat Intro)
   C                  F
My father died on the porch outside
      C           F
On an August afternoon
         C
I sipped bourbon and cried
       G                          C
With a friend by the light of the moon
        C             F
So it's hurry! hurry! step right up
       C                 F
It's a matter of life or death
    C
The sun is going down
        G                        C
And the moon is just holding its breath.
(Chorus)

Mexican Home chords and lyrics

Free chords for Mexican Home by John Prine. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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                       Mexican Home - John Prine
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com
Tuning: Standard
Artist: John Prine
Album: Sweet Revenge
Year: 1973
Intro:
C  F  C  F  C  G  C
C  F  C  F  C  G  C
Chorus:
(Repeat Intro)
(Chorus)
(Repeat Intro)
(Chorus)

Mexican Home Chords by John Prine

Learn how to play Mexican Home by John Prine with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Mexican Home chords”, “Mexican Home guitar chords”, or “John Prine Mexican Home chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Mexican Home chords and for experienced players who want accurate Mexican Home lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G.

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The chords for "Mexican Home" show the original chord names (including C, F, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.