Mexicali Blues chords by
Bob Weir

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Key: D major

Intro 1

Verse 1
A A 
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Laid back in an old saloon,
C C 
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B B 2
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Em Em 
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with a peso in my hand,
A A 
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Watchin' flies and children
D D 
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on the street,
A A 
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And I catch a glimpse of black- eyed
C C 
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B B 2
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Em Em 
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girls who giggle when I smile,
A A 
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There's a little boy who
wants to shine my feet.
D D 
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Verse 2
G G 
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B B 2
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And it's three days ride from Bakersfield
Em Em 
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and I don't know why I came.
A A 
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D D 
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I guess I came to keep from payin' dues.
G G 
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B B 2
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So instead I've got a bottle and
Em Em 
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a girl who's just fourteen,
A A 
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And a damn good case of the

Verse 3
Mexicali Blues. Yeh!
D D 
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Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose,
When the devil wants
A A 
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to take it all away?
Cherish well your thoughts,
and keep a tight grip on your booze,
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
Em Em 
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all I have today.

Interlude 1

Verse 4
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She said her name was Billy Jean
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B B 2
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Em Em 
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and she was fresh in town.
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D D 
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I didn't know a stage line ran from Hell.
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She had raven hair, a ruffled dress,
C C 
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B B 2
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Em Em 
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a necklace made of gold,
A A 
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All the French perfume
you'd care to smell.
D D 
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Verse 5
G G 
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B B 2
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She took me up into her room
Em Em 
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and whispered in my ear,
A A 
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"Go on, my friend,
D D 
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do anything you choose."
G G 
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B B 2
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Now I'm payin' for those happy
Em Em 
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hours I spent there in her arms,
A A 
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With a lifetime's worth

Verse 6
of the Mexicali Blues.
D D 
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Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose,
When the devil wants
A A 
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to take it all away?
Cherish well your thoughts,
and keep a tight grip on your booze
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
Em Em 
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all I have today.

Interlude 2

Verse 7
A A 
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And then a man rode into town,
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B B 2
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Em Em 
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some thought he was the law.
A A 
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D D 
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Billy Jean was waitin' when he came.
A A 
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She told me he would take her, if
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Em Em 
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I didn't use my gun,
A A 
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I'd have no one but myself to blame.
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Verse 8
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B B 2
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I went down to those dusty streets,
Em Em 
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blood was on my mind.
A A 
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I guess that stranger hadn't
D D 
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heard the news
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B B 2
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Cause I  shot first and killed him,
Em Em 
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Lord, he didn't even draw
A A 
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And he made me trade the gallows

Verse 9
for the Mexicali Blues.
D D 
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Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose
A A 
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When he lets a woman hold
him in her hands?
He just might find himself out there
on horseback in the dark
Just ridin' and runnin'
Em Em 
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across those desert sands.

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