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Mexicali Blues chords by
Bob Weir
Bob Weir

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Intro 1
D
A

D

Verse 1

A

Laid back in an old saloon,
C
B
Em

with a peso in my hand,
A

Watchin' flies and children
D

on the street,
A

And I catch a glimpse of black- eyed
C
B
Em

girls who giggle when I smile,
A

There's a little boy who

wants to shine my feet.
D
Verse 2

G
B

And it's three days ride from Bakersfield
Em

and I don't know why I came.
A
D

I guess I came to keep from payin' dues.
G
B

So instead I've got a bottle and
Em

a girl who's just fourteen,
A

And a damn good case of the
Verse 3

Mexicali Blues. Yeh!
D


Is there anything a man

don't stand to lose,

When the devil wants
A

to take it all away?

Cherish well your thoughts,

and keep a tight grip on your booze,

Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
Em

all I have today.
Interlude 1
A
D

A

D

Verse 4
A

She said her name was Billy Jean
C
B
Em

and she was fresh in town.
A
D

I didn't know a stage line ran from Hell.
A

She had raven hair, a ruffled dress,
C
B
Em

a necklace made of gold,
A

All the French perfume

you'd care to smell.
D
Verse 5

G
B

She took me up into her room
Em

and whispered in my ear,
A

"Go on, my friend,
D

do anything you choose."
G
B

Now I'm payin' for those happy
Em

hours I spent there in her arms,
A

With a lifetime's worth
Verse 6

of the Mexicali Blues.
D


Is there anything a man

don't stand to lose,

When the devil wants
A

to take it all away?

Cherish well your thoughts,

and keep a tight grip on your booze

Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
Em

all I have today.
Interlude 2
A
D

A

D

Verse 7
A

And then a man rode into town,
C
B
Em

some thought he was the law.
A
D

Billy Jean was waitin' when he came.
A

She told me he would take her, if
B
Em

I didn't use my gun,
A

I'd have no one but myself to blame.
D
Verse 8

G
B

I went down to those dusty streets,
Em

blood was on my mind.
A

I guess that stranger hadn't
D

heard the news
G
B

Cause I shot first and killed him,
Em

Lord, he didn't even draw
A

And he made me trade the gallows
Verse 9

for the Mexicali Blues.
D


Is there anything a man

don't stand to lose
A

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

across those desert sands.
Outro 1
A
D


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