Chords for Mexicali Blues (2022 Remaster)
Tempo:
117.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Em
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [C] [Em]
[A] [D] And [A] I catch a glimpse of black-eyed [C] girls who giggle [Em] when I smile.
[A] There's a little boy that [D] once shined my feet.
[G] And it's three days' [B] ride from [Em] Bakersfield and I don't know why I came.
[A] I guess I came to keep [D] from payin' dues.
[G] So instead [B] I've got a bottle [Em] and a girl of just fourteen
[A] in the damn good case of the Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
When the devil wants [A] to take it all away,
cherish rowdy thoughts, keep a tight grip on your booze.
That's makin' [Em] and drinkin' up all [A] I have today.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] She said her name was Billie [C] Jean, she was [E] fresh in town.
[A] I didn't know a state line [D] ran from hell.
[A] She had raven hair, a ruffled [C] dress, a necklace [Em] made of gold.
[A] All the French perfume you'd care to [D] smell.
[G] She took [B] me up into her [Em] room, whispered in my ear,
[A] go on my friend, do anything [D] you choose.
[G] Now I'm payin' [B] for those happy [Em] hours I spent there in her arms,
[A] where the life lines were full of Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
When the devil [A] wants to take it all away,
cherish rowdy thoughts, keep a tight grip on your booze.
That's makin' and [Em] drinkin' up all I [A] have today.
[D]
[A] [D]
[Am] [A]
[D]
[A] Then a man rode into town [C] and some thought he [Em] was the law.
[A] Billie Jean was waitin' [D] when he came.
[A] She told me he would take her [C] 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 streets, [Em] blood was on my mind.
[A] I guess that stranger hadn't heard [D] the news.
[G] Cause I shot first [B] and killed him, [Em] lord he didn't even draw.
[A] And he made me trade the gallows for Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
When he lets a woman [A] hold him in her hands,
you just might find yourself out there on horseback in the dark,
just [Em] ridin' and runnin' across [A] those desert sands.
[D]
[N]
[A]
[D]
[A] [C] [Em]
[A] [D] And [A] I catch a glimpse of black-eyed [C] girls who giggle [Em] when I smile.
[A] There's a little boy that [D] once shined my feet.
[G] And it's three days' [B] ride from [Em] Bakersfield and I don't know why I came.
[A] I guess I came to keep [D] from payin' dues.
[G] So instead [B] I've got a bottle [Em] and a girl of just fourteen
[A] in the damn good case of the Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
When the devil wants [A] to take it all away,
cherish rowdy thoughts, keep a tight grip on your booze.
That's makin' [Em] and drinkin' up all [A] I have today.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] She said her name was Billie [C] Jean, she was [E] fresh in town.
[A] I didn't know a state line [D] ran from hell.
[A] She had raven hair, a ruffled [C] dress, a necklace [Em] made of gold.
[A] All the French perfume you'd care to [D] smell.
[G] She took [B] me up into her [Em] room, whispered in my ear,
[A] go on my friend, do anything [D] you choose.
[G] Now I'm payin' [B] for those happy [Em] hours I spent there in her arms,
[A] where the life lines were full of Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
When the devil [A] wants to take it all away,
cherish rowdy thoughts, keep a tight grip on your booze.
That's makin' and [Em] drinkin' up all I [A] have today.
[D]
[A] [D]
[Am] [A]
[D]
[A] Then a man rode into town [C] and some thought he [Em] was the law.
[A] Billie Jean was waitin' [D] when he came.
[A] She told me he would take her [C] 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 streets, [Em] blood was on my mind.
[A] I guess that stranger hadn't heard [D] the news.
[G] Cause I shot first [B] and killed him, [Em] lord he didn't even draw.
[A] And he made me trade the gallows for Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
When he lets a woman [A] hold him in her hands,
you just might find yourself out there on horseback in the dark,
just [Em] ridin' and runnin' across [A] those desert sands.
[D]
[N]
Key:
A
D
Em
C
G
A
D
Em
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ And [A] I catch a glimpse of black-eyed [C] girls who giggle [Em] when I smile.
[A] There's a little boy that [D] once shined my feet. _
[G] And it's three days' [B] ride from [Em] Bakersfield and I don't know why I came.
[A] I guess I came to keep [D] from payin' dues.
[G] So instead [B] I've got a bottle [Em] and a girl of just fourteen
[A] in the damn good case of the Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] _ Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
_ When the devil wants [A] to take it all away,
_ cherish rowdy thoughts, keep a tight grip on your booze.
That's makin' [Em] and drinkin' up all [A] I have today. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] She said her name was Billie [C] Jean, she was [E] fresh in town.
[A] I didn't know a state line [D] ran from hell. _
[A] She had raven hair, a ruffled [C] dress, a necklace [Em] made of gold.
[A] All the French perfume you'd care to [D] smell. _
[G] She took [B] me up into her [Em] room, whispered in my ear,
[A] go on my friend, do anything [D] you choose. _
[G] Now I'm payin' [B] for those happy [Em] hours I spent there in her arms,
[A] where the life lines were full of Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] _ Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
_ When the devil [A] wants to take it all away,
cherish rowdy thoughts, keep a tight grip on your booze.
That's makin' and [Em] drinkin' up all I [A] have today. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Then a man rode into town [C] and some thought he [Em] was the law.
[A] Billie Jean was waitin' [D] when he came. _
[A] She told me he would take her [C] 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 streets, [Em] blood was on my mind.
[A] I guess that stranger hadn't heard [D] the news. _
[G] Cause I shot first [B] and killed him, [Em] lord he didn't even draw.
[A] And he made me trade the gallows for Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
When he lets a woman [A] hold him in her hands,
you just might find yourself out there on horseback in the dark,
just [Em] ridin' and runnin' across [A] those desert sands. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ And [A] I catch a glimpse of black-eyed [C] girls who giggle [Em] when I smile.
[A] There's a little boy that [D] once shined my feet. _
[G] And it's three days' [B] ride from [Em] Bakersfield and I don't know why I came.
[A] I guess I came to keep [D] from payin' dues.
[G] So instead [B] I've got a bottle [Em] and a girl of just fourteen
[A] in the damn good case of the Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] _ Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
_ When the devil wants [A] to take it all away,
_ cherish rowdy thoughts, keep a tight grip on your booze.
That's makin' [Em] and drinkin' up all [A] I have today. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] She said her name was Billie [C] Jean, she was [E] fresh in town.
[A] I didn't know a state line [D] ran from hell. _
[A] She had raven hair, a ruffled [C] dress, a necklace [Em] made of gold.
[A] All the French perfume you'd care to [D] smell. _
[G] She took [B] me up into her [Em] room, whispered in my ear,
[A] go on my friend, do anything [D] you choose. _
[G] Now I'm payin' [B] for those happy [Em] hours I spent there in her arms,
[A] where the life lines were full of Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] _ Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
_ When the devil [A] wants to take it all away,
cherish rowdy thoughts, keep a tight grip on your booze.
That's makin' and [Em] drinkin' up all I [A] have today. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Then a man rode into town [C] and some thought he [Em] was the law.
[A] Billie Jean was waitin' [D] when he came. _
[A] She told me he would take her [C] 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 streets, [Em] blood was on my mind.
[A] I guess that stranger hadn't heard [D] the news. _
[G] Cause I shot first [B] and killed him, [Em] lord he didn't even draw.
[A] And he made me trade the gallows for Mexicali blues.
Yeah.
[D] Is there anything a man don't stand to lose?
When he lets a woman [A] hold him in her hands,
you just might find yourself out there on horseback in the dark,
just [Em] ridin' and runnin' across [A] those desert sands. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _