Mexico chords by Billy Joe Shaver

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Verse 1
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 (C major)  (D minor)  (C major) There's a place I am going,
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way  (F major) over yonder,
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far  (C major) from the bustling crowd.  (G major) 
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Where the  (C major) coyotes howl
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and the  (F major) soft silver moonlight
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Oh God,  (C major) I wish I  (G major) was there  (C major) now
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In  (F major) Mexico, where the  (C major) wild cactus grow
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And the  (G major) guitar so leisurely plays  (C major) 
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Where the  (F major) rank of old men
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in their  (C major) dusty serapes
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All sleep  (G major) till the middle of  (C major) day
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 (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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 (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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The brave Rio Grande caresses  (F major) her body
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And  (C major) graceful little lights crossed her lane  (G major) 
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She  (C major) always will be my sweet  (F major) Senorita
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And  (C major) I'll always be  (G major) her man  (C major) 
So come hail or have water
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I'm  (F major) leaving tomorrow,
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nothing  (C major) can stop me this time  (G major) 
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My sev (C major) en days travel,
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I'll be  (F major) back in the saddle
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Down south  (C major) through that old  (G major) border line  (C major) 
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In Mexico,  (F major) where the  (C major) wild cactus grow
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And the  (G major) guitar so easily I play  (C major) 
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Where the  (F major) wrinkled old men
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in their  (C major) dusty sarapis
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All sleep  (G major) till the middle of day