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Hills Of Mexico chords by
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
Bruce Hornsby
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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2

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Verse 1
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When I was in
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D

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old Fort Worth in 1883
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Saw a Mexican cow boy
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D

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come ridin' up to me
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Saying, how are you, young fellow?
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Now, would you like to go
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And spend another summer

In the hills of Mexico?
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Well, I had no employment
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Back to him I did say
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It's according to your wages,
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according to your pay,
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I will pay to you good wages,
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and off until you know,
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if you'll spend another season

in the hills of Mexico.
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D

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D

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D
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Now
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with all his flatterin' talkin'
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He signed up quite a train
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Some ten or twelve in number,
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some able -bodied men
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And our trip, it was pleasant
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as we hit the western road
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Till we crossed the old Peace River

to those hills of Mexico
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It was there our pleasures ended
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and our troubles all begun
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Was a lightning storm that hit us
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and made the cattle run
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And we all got full of stickers
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from the cactus that did grow
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And the outlaws there to rob us

in those hills of Mexico
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Well they sent along that old steamboat
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and back to home did go
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Now those bells started ringing,
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the whistles they did blow
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Going back to friends and loved ones,
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and I'll tell them not to go
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To that God -forsaken country

in those hills of Mexico.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Hills Of Mexico by Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby is D major.

The primary chords used in Hills Of Mexico are D, Bm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Hills Of Mexico is approximately 120 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Hills Of Mexico using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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