Mexican Home Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
73.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G]
Well it got so hot last night I [C] swam, you couldn't hardly [G] breathe.
Heat of lightning [D] burned the sky [G] like alcohol.
[G]
I sat on the porch without [C] my shoes and I watched the cars roll by
[G] as the headlights [D] raced to the corner [G] of the kitchen wall.
[D] Mama dear, your boy [G] is here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of [G] me.
And I feel a storm all [D] around, one [C] night, ten miles away.
[D] [G] A [D] bruising man [F#m] made a [G] gun hot.
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
Oh my God, I cried, it's so hot inside, [C] you could die in a lane run.
[D] [G] Take a fan from the [D] window, pop a cold pack of [G] rum.
Well the cuckoo clock is out of shock [C] and the windows won't do no bang.
[G] The air is still [D] as a throttle on a funeral [G] train.
[Em] [D] Mama dear, your boy [G] is here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of [G] me.
And I feel a storm all around, [C] one night, ten miles [F#] away.
[G] A bruising [D] man made a [G] gun hot.
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] Well [G] my father died on the porch [C] outside on an August afternoon.
[G] I slept burping [D] and cried with a friend [G] by the light of the moon.
So it's hurry, hurry, step [C] right up, it's a matter of life or death.
[G] Well the sun's going [D] down and the moon's [G] just holding its breath.
[D] Mama dear, your boy is [G] here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of me.
[G] And I feel a storm all around, [C] one night, ten miles away.
[G] A bruising [D] man [G] made a gun [Bm] hot.
[G]
Oh a bruising [D] man made [G] a gun [Bm] hot.
[G]
Oh a bruising [D] man made [G] a gun hot.
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[C] [A]
[G] [D] [G]
[C]
[G] [D] [N]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G]
Well it got so hot last night I [C] swam, you couldn't hardly [G] breathe.
Heat of lightning [D] burned the sky [G] like alcohol.
[G]
I sat on the porch without [C] my shoes and I watched the cars roll by
[G] as the headlights [D] raced to the corner [G] of the kitchen wall.
[D] Mama dear, your boy [G] is here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of [G] me.
And I feel a storm all [D] around, one [C] night, ten miles away.
[D] [G] A [D] bruising man [F#m] made a [G] gun hot.
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
Oh my God, I cried, it's so hot inside, [C] you could die in a lane run.
[D] [G] Take a fan from the [D] window, pop a cold pack of [G] rum.
Well the cuckoo clock is out of shock [C] and the windows won't do no bang.
[G] The air is still [D] as a throttle on a funeral [G] train.
[Em] [D] Mama dear, your boy [G] is here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of [G] me.
And I feel a storm all around, [C] one night, ten miles [F#] away.
[G] A bruising [D] man made a [G] gun hot.
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] Well [G] my father died on the porch [C] outside on an August afternoon.
[G] I slept burping [D] and cried with a friend [G] by the light of the moon.
So it's hurry, hurry, step [C] right up, it's a matter of life or death.
[G] Well the sun's going [D] down and the moon's [G] just holding its breath.
[D] Mama dear, your boy is [G] here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of me.
[G] And I feel a storm all around, [C] one night, ten miles away.
[G] A bruising [D] man [G] made a gun [Bm] hot.
[G]
Oh a bruising [D] man made [G] a gun [Bm] hot.
[G]
Oh a bruising [D] man made [G] a gun hot.
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[C] [A]
[G] [D] [G]
[C]
[G] [D] [N]
Key:
G
D
C
A
Bm
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G]
Well it got so hot last night I [C] swam, you couldn't hardly [G] breathe.
Heat of lightning [D] burned the sky [G] like alcohol.
_ [G] _
I sat on the porch without [C] my shoes and I watched the cars roll by
[G] as the headlights [D] raced to the corner [G] of the kitchen wall. _ _
[D] _ Mama dear, your boy [G] is here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of [G] me.
And I feel a storm all [D] around, one [C] night, ten miles away.
[D] [G] A [D] bruising man [F#m] made a [G] gun hot. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
Oh my God, I cried, it's so hot inside, [C] you could die in a lane run.
[D] [G] Take a fan from the [D] window, pop a cold pack of [G] rum. _ _
Well the cuckoo clock is out of shock [C] and the windows won't do no bang.
[G] The air is still [D] as a throttle on a funeral [G] train. _ _
[Em] _ [D] Mama dear, your boy [G] is here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of [G] me.
And I feel a storm all around, [C] one night, ten miles [F#] away.
[G] A bruising [D] man made a [G] gun hot. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[D] Well [G] my father died on the porch [C] outside on an August afternoon.
[G] I slept burping [D] and cried with a friend [G] by the light of the moon.
So it's hurry, hurry, step [C] right up, it's a matter of life or death.
[G] Well the sun's going [D] down and the moon's [G] just holding its breath. _ _
[D] _ Mama dear, your boy is [G] here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of me.
[G] And I feel a storm all around, [C] one night, ten miles away.
[G] A bruising [D] man [G] made a gun [Bm] hot.
[G] _
Oh a bruising [D] man made [G] a gun [Bm] hot.
[G] _
Oh a bruising [D] man made [G] a gun hot. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G]
Well it got so hot last night I [C] swam, you couldn't hardly [G] breathe.
Heat of lightning [D] burned the sky [G] like alcohol.
_ [G] _
I sat on the porch without [C] my shoes and I watched the cars roll by
[G] as the headlights [D] raced to the corner [G] of the kitchen wall. _ _
[D] _ Mama dear, your boy [G] is here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of [G] me.
And I feel a storm all [D] around, one [C] night, ten miles away.
[D] [G] A [D] bruising man [F#m] made a [G] gun hot. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
Oh my God, I cried, it's so hot inside, [C] you could die in a lane run.
[D] [G] Take a fan from the [D] window, pop a cold pack of [G] rum. _ _
Well the cuckoo clock is out of shock [C] and the windows won't do no bang.
[G] The air is still [D] as a throttle on a funeral [G] train. _ _
[Em] _ [D] Mama dear, your boy [G] is here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of [G] me.
And I feel a storm all around, [C] one night, ten miles [F#] away.
[G] A bruising [D] man made a [G] gun hot. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[D] Well [G] my father died on the porch [C] outside on an August afternoon.
[G] I slept burping [D] and cried with a friend [G] by the light of the moon.
So it's hurry, hurry, step [C] right up, it's a matter of life or death.
[G] Well the sun's going [D] down and the moon's [G] just holding its breath. _ _
[D] _ Mama dear, your boy is [G] here, I thought I'd cross the sea.
[A] Waiting for that cigarette [D] cold to burn inside of me.
[G] And I feel a storm all around, [C] one night, ten miles away.
[G] A bruising [D] man [G] made a gun [Bm] hot.
[G] _
Oh a bruising [D] man made [G] a gun [Bm] hot.
[G] _
Oh a bruising [D] man made [G] a gun hot. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _