Chords for Grateful Dead - Mexicali Blues - Dicks Picks 14 (1973/11/30)
Tempo:
121.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Em
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[A] [D]
And [A] I catch a glimpse of black eyed [C] girls, here we go, when [Em] I smile, [A] there's a little
mother who wants to try [D] my beer.
[G] And in three days, right, [B] we'll make it bill, and [Em] I don't know why I care.
[A] I guess I can't keep from [D] saying, dude.
So [G] instead I've [B] got a bottle, [Em] and the girl is just fourteen.
And [A] in every place in New Mexico, yeah, [D] you can get anything you want on a scamper.
When the devil wants [A] to take it all, well, try the shrewdest of thoughts, eat like a
bumper, spankin' and [Em] drinkin' all I [A] have today.
[D]
[A]
[Dm] She [A] said her name was Billie Jean, [C] and she was fresh [Em] as now, [A] I didn't know a sage line
ran [D] from hell.
She [A] had raven hair, ruffles dressed, a necklace made [Em] of gold, [A] all the francs perfume you'd
care [Dm] to smell.
[D] [G] Took me [B] up into her [Em] room, whispered in my ear, [A] won't my friend do anything [D] he should.
Now [G] I'm paying for [B] those happy hours [Em] I spent there in her arms, [A] oh, it'll add times worth
of Mexicali blues, yeah.
[D] Use the anything a man won't stand to lose.
When the devil [A] wants to take it all away, cherish the shrewdest of thoughts, eat like
a bumper, spankin' and drinkin' all I have today.
Then [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[B]
[D] [A] a man rode into town, some [Em] thought he was a law, [A] Billie Jean was waiting when [D] he came.
[A] She told me he would take her if I didn't [Em] use my gun, [A] I'd have no one but [D] myself to blame.
[G] I went down [B] to those dusty [Em] streets, blood was on my mind, [A] I guess that stranger had
[D] better news, [G] cause I shot first and killed him, [Em] the load he didn't even draw.
[A] Now in my life I'm running with the Mexicali blues, [D] yeah.
Use the anything a man won't stand to lose.
When he lets a woman [A] hold him in her hand, you just might find yourself out there on
horseback in the dark, riding and running across those desert sands, yeah.
[D] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Bb]
[A]
[A]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[A] [D]
And [A] I catch a glimpse of black eyed [C] girls, here we go, when [Em] I smile, [A] there's a little
mother who wants to try [D] my beer.
[G] And in three days, right, [B] we'll make it bill, and [Em] I don't know why I care.
[A] I guess I can't keep from [D] saying, dude.
So [G] instead I've [B] got a bottle, [Em] and the girl is just fourteen.
And [A] in every place in New Mexico, yeah, [D] you can get anything you want on a scamper.
When the devil wants [A] to take it all, well, try the shrewdest of thoughts, eat like a
bumper, spankin' and [Em] drinkin' all I [A] have today.
[D]
[A]
[Dm] She [A] said her name was Billie Jean, [C] and she was fresh [Em] as now, [A] I didn't know a sage line
ran [D] from hell.
She [A] had raven hair, ruffles dressed, a necklace made [Em] of gold, [A] all the francs perfume you'd
care [Dm] to smell.
[D] [G] Took me [B] up into her [Em] room, whispered in my ear, [A] won't my friend do anything [D] he should.
Now [G] I'm paying for [B] those happy hours [Em] I spent there in her arms, [A] oh, it'll add times worth
of Mexicali blues, yeah.
[D] Use the anything a man won't stand to lose.
When the devil [A] wants to take it all away, cherish the shrewdest of thoughts, eat like
a bumper, spankin' and drinkin' all I have today.
Then [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[B]
[D] [A] a man rode into town, some [Em] thought he was a law, [A] Billie Jean was waiting when [D] he came.
[A] She told me he would take her if I didn't [Em] use my gun, [A] I'd have no one but [D] myself to blame.
[G] I went down [B] to those dusty [Em] streets, blood was on my mind, [A] I guess that stranger had
[D] better news, [G] cause I shot first and killed him, [Em] the load he didn't even draw.
[A] Now in my life I'm running with the Mexicali blues, [D] yeah.
Use the anything a man won't stand to lose.
When he lets a woman [A] hold him in her hand, you just might find yourself out there on
horseback in the dark, riding and running across those desert sands, yeah.
[D] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Bb]
[A]
Key:
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D
Em
G
B
A
D
Em
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And [A] I catch a glimpse of black eyed [C] girls, here we go, when [Em] I smile, [A] there's a little
mother who wants to try [D] my beer.
_ [G] And in three days, right, [B] we'll make it bill, and [Em] I don't know why I care.
[A] I guess I can't keep from [D] saying, dude.
So [G] instead I've [B] got a bottle, [Em] and the girl is just fourteen.
And [A] in every place in New Mexico, _ _ yeah, [D] you can get anything you want on a scamper.
_ When the devil wants [A] to take it all, well, try the shrewdest of thoughts, eat like a
bumper, _ spankin' and [Em] drinkin' all I [A] have today.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] She _ [A] said her name was Billie Jean, [C] and she was fresh [Em] as now, [A] I didn't know a sage line
ran [D] from hell.
She [A] had raven hair, ruffles dressed, a necklace made [Em] of gold, [A] all the francs perfume you'd
care [Dm] to smell.
[D] _ [G] Took me [B] up into her [Em] room, whispered in my ear, [A] won't my friend do anything [D] he should. _
Now [G] I'm paying for [B] those happy hours [Em] I spent there in her arms, [A] oh, it'll add times worth
of Mexicali blues, _ yeah.
[D] _ Use the anything a man won't stand to lose.
_ When the devil [A] wants to take it all away, cherish the shrewdest of thoughts, eat like
a bumper, _ spankin' and drinkin' all I have today.
Then [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] a man rode into town, some [Em] thought he was a law, [A] Billie Jean was waiting when [D] he came.
_ [A] She told me he would take her if I didn't [Em] use my gun, [A] I'd have no one but [D] myself to blame.
_ [G] I went down [B] to those dusty [Em] streets, blood was on my mind, [A] I guess that stranger had
[D] better news, _ _ [G] cause I shot first and killed him, [Em] the load he didn't even draw.
[A] Now in my life I'm running with the Mexicali blues, [D] yeah.
Use the anything a man won't stand to lose.
When he lets a woman [A] hold him in her hand, you just might find yourself out there on
horseback in the dark, riding and running across those desert sands, yeah.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And [A] I catch a glimpse of black eyed [C] girls, here we go, when [Em] I smile, [A] there's a little
mother who wants to try [D] my beer.
_ [G] And in three days, right, [B] we'll make it bill, and [Em] I don't know why I care.
[A] I guess I can't keep from [D] saying, dude.
So [G] instead I've [B] got a bottle, [Em] and the girl is just fourteen.
And [A] in every place in New Mexico, _ _ yeah, [D] you can get anything you want on a scamper.
_ When the devil wants [A] to take it all, well, try the shrewdest of thoughts, eat like a
bumper, _ spankin' and [Em] drinkin' all I [A] have today.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] She _ [A] said her name was Billie Jean, [C] and she was fresh [Em] as now, [A] I didn't know a sage line
ran [D] from hell.
She [A] had raven hair, ruffles dressed, a necklace made [Em] of gold, [A] all the francs perfume you'd
care [Dm] to smell.
[D] _ [G] Took me [B] up into her [Em] room, whispered in my ear, [A] won't my friend do anything [D] he should. _
Now [G] I'm paying for [B] those happy hours [Em] I spent there in her arms, [A] oh, it'll add times worth
of Mexicali blues, _ yeah.
[D] _ Use the anything a man won't stand to lose.
_ When the devil [A] wants to take it all away, cherish the shrewdest of thoughts, eat like
a bumper, _ spankin' and drinkin' all I have today.
Then [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] a man rode into town, some [Em] thought he was a law, [A] Billie Jean was waiting when [D] he came.
_ [A] She told me he would take her if I didn't [Em] use my gun, [A] I'd have no one but [D] myself to blame.
_ [G] I went down [B] to those dusty [Em] streets, blood was on my mind, [A] I guess that stranger had
[D] better news, _ _ [G] cause I shot first and killed him, [Em] the load he didn't even draw.
[A] Now in my life I'm running with the Mexicali blues, [D] yeah.
Use the anything a man won't stand to lose.
When he lets a woman [A] hold him in her hand, you just might find yourself out there on
horseback in the dark, riding and running across those desert sands, yeah.
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