Goin' Down to Mexico chords by ZZ Top

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Verse 1
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I was on my way down to Mexico
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There was trouble on the rise
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It was nothin' more than I'd left behind
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Which was much to my surprise
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I turned around and lit a cigarette
Wiped the dust off of my boots
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When up ahead I saw the crowd
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I knew it was no use
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It's

Verse 2

been the same way for oh so long

It looks like I'm singin'

the same old song

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Verse 3
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A fine and fancy man was he
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Doin' good things for the poor
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Givin' rides in his rocket 88 for free
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They could not hope for more
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When it came my turn, he said to me
"Have I seen your face before?"
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I said, "Oh no, you must be wrong
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I'm from a distant shore"
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So

Verse 4
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if you don't mind,
I'll just move along
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But it looks  like I'm singin'
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the same old song
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Verse 5
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1940 movie star
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With a long-forgotten name
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name
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She was a sexy mess in
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her beaded dress
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Still hangin' on to fame
With forgotten lines, she missed her cue
And left her glass of wine at home
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She was singin' the same
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song that I was
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Could we both be  wrong?