Down In Mexico chords by Skeets McDonald

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Verse 1
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I'm down in Mexico, head to toe
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I won't be home no more
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I want mom and dad to know
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I love and miss them so
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But I'll never see them anymore
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This story I've just got to tell
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The folks back home don't know
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They all think I'm doin' well
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down here in Mexico
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The day that I turned twenty -one
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I could hardly wait
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To tell my mom and dad goodbye
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and shake the hand of fate
Now fate was with me
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from the start until that fateful day
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A big man took my sweetheart,
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I took his life away
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I stood and watched her in his arms,
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I couldn't believe my eyes
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Then in a  jealous rage, I flashed a blade
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And then I cut him down to size
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I stood and watched him as he fell
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Then I heard a whistle blow
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When I thought about that prison cell
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I thought of old Mexico
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I'm down in Mexico, had to go
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I won't be home no more
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I want mom and dad to know,
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I love and miss them so
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But I'll never see them anymore
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No, I'll never see them anymore
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No, I'll never see them in blue