Mexico chords by The Corncrakes

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I came

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across a lone lost movie star
He lived alone in Mexico
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He checked out of his life
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Left a blurred sorrow in his drive
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The whole of Hollywood
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thought he was dead,
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but he kept one step ahead
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Making the whole film's incognito,
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never seen by a soul
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I don't wanna go down to Mexico
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I'd rather rest my head
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on the rocky mountain snow
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I don't want to ride,
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back through su per low
We've eaten the honey,
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now we can let the memories go
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The daughter of the camera man,
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she had a pretty birthmark
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on her cheek
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She pondered on the meaning
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of a life of anonymity
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She broke into my house,
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she broke my heart,
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she put a pistol to my head
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She said, you're com
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ing down to Mexico,
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or I will shoot you dead
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I don't wanna go, down to Mexico
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I'd rather rest my head
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on the rocky mountain snow
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I don't wanna ride,
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back through Tupelo
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We've eaten the honey,
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now we can let the memories go.
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Heaven knows,
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it's not every day.
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The dead man rise from the grave
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When you hear this song
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I'll be long gone anyway
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It's a game I play
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We crossed the border
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after midnight,
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by  sunrise you passed away
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His bitter wife went on the rampage,
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she had the fi nal say
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She threw the film reels on the bonfire,
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the sight, the smell, it made me choke
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As the promises she made me
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all went up in smoke
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I don't wanna go down to Mexico
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I'd rather rest my head
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on the rocky mountain snow
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I don't wanna ride back
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through Tupelo
We've eaten the honey,
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now we can let the memories go
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I   don't wanna go, down to Mexico
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I'd rather rest my head
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on the rocky mountain snow
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I  don't wanna ride,
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back through Tu pelo
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We're eating the honey
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Now we can let the memories go
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