Goin' Down to Mexico chords by ZZ Top

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Verse 1
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 (A major)  (E major) I was on my way down to  (G major) Mexico
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 (A major) There was  (E major) trouble on  (E minor) the rise  (G major) 
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 (A major) It was  (E major) nothin' more than I'd  (G major) left behind
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 (A major) Which was  (E major) much to my surprise  (E minor) 
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 (A major) I turned around and lit a cigarette
Wiped the dust off of my boots
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When  (E major) up ahead I saw  (G major) the crowd
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 (A major) I  (E major) knew it was no use  (G major) 
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 (A major) 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  (E major) fine and  (E minor) fancy man was  (A major) he
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Doin'  (E major) good things for the poor  (G major) 
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 (A major) Givin'  (E major) rides in his rocket  (G major) 88 for free
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 (A major) They  (E major) could not hope  (E minor) for more
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 (A major) When it came my turn, he said to me
"Have I seen your face before?"
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I said,  (E major) "Oh no, you must  (G major) be wrong
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 (A major) I'm  (E major) from a dis (E minor) tant shore"
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 (A major) So

Verse 4
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 (B major) if you don't mind,
I'll just move along
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But it look (A major) s  like I'm singin'
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the same  (G major) old song
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 (A major)  (G major) 

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 (A major)  (G major)  (A major)  (E major) 1940 movie  (G major) star
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 (A major) 
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With a long- (E major) forgotten name
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name  (E minor)  (G major) 
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 (A major) She was a  (E major) sexy mess in
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her  (E minor) beaded  (G major) dress  (A major) 
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Still  (E major) hangin' on to fame  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major) 
With forgotten lines, she missed her cue
And left her glass of wine at home
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She was  (E major) singin' the same
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song  (E minor) that I  (G major) was  (A major) 
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 (E major) Could we both  (E minor) be  wrong?  (G major)  (A major) 