Mexico Came Here Chords by Bellamy Brothers
Tempo:
114.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [D] [Em]
[G] [D] [Am]
[G] Hey, Mendejo, [D] load that bag of wheat [E] up [F#] quick, man.
Mohammed is waiting for it on the [G] other side of the border.
[C] I am, I'm trying, but this crazy [F] catapult is [D] hard to aim and shoot.
This bag's a huge weight, about a hundred pounds, and you gotta aim it just right.
[G] Fire it, [D] man, fire it.
[G] We gotta get out of here before the man comes.
[D]
[G] Oh, man, I think that sack of wheat just landed on Willie's bus.
[F] We don't have to go [C] to Mexico.
[G]
Mexico [C] came here.
[F]
[C] [G]
[F] [C] The cantina [G] on the corner [C] is lazy.
Mariachi [G] music is [C] everywhere.
[F] [C] Morisco's [G] on the grill smoking [C] hazy.
Spanish [G] floats in [C] the air.
[F] It's a scene from Old [C] Mexicali.
[D] From here to the Ohio [G] Valley.
[Dm] And we're saving [G] all that money [C] on airfares.
Don't [F] have to put all [G] those miles on the [C] car.
[F] We might as well [C] be south of the border, [D] right where [G] we are.
I [F] can [Dm] drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet Chiquita,
[F] Any [G] time of [C] the year.
[F] We don't have to go [C] to Mexico.
[G] Mexico [C] came here.
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
The lowriders [G] crawl down [C] Main Street.
Hombres [G] come and [C] go.
One heck of [G] a [C] discotheque will be.
Every night [G] is Cinco [C] de Mayo.
[F] It's a totality of [C] one.
[D] I'll meet you there [G] mañana.
[F] And we're saving [G] all that money [C] on airfares.
Don't [F] have to put all [G] those miles on [C] the car.
[F] We might as well be [C] south of the border, [D]
right where [G] we are.
[Dm] I can drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet [F] Chiquita,
[G] Any time of [C] the year.
[F] We don't have to go to [C] Mexico.
[G]
Mexico [C] came here.
[F] She speaks no English, [C] so she tells no lies.
[D] But I understand [G] her big dark [F] eyes.
[G] [C]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[F] [C]
[D] [G]
[F] I can drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet Chiquita,
[F] [G] Any time of [C] the year.
[F] We don't have to go to [C]
Mexico.
[G] Mexico [C] came here.
[F] [C] [G] Mexico [C] came [Dm] here.
[F] [C] [G] Mexico [C] came here.
[F#] [F] [G#]
[F#] [F] [F#] [F]
[G#] [F#] [F] [N]
[G] [D] [Am]
[G] Hey, Mendejo, [D] load that bag of wheat [E] up [F#] quick, man.
Mohammed is waiting for it on the [G] other side of the border.
[C] I am, I'm trying, but this crazy [F] catapult is [D] hard to aim and shoot.
This bag's a huge weight, about a hundred pounds, and you gotta aim it just right.
[G] Fire it, [D] man, fire it.
[G] We gotta get out of here before the man comes.
[D]
[G] Oh, man, I think that sack of wheat just landed on Willie's bus.
[F] We don't have to go [C] to Mexico.
[G]
Mexico [C] came here.
[F]
[C] [G]
[F] [C] The cantina [G] on the corner [C] is lazy.
Mariachi [G] music is [C] everywhere.
[F] [C] Morisco's [G] on the grill smoking [C] hazy.
Spanish [G] floats in [C] the air.
[F] It's a scene from Old [C] Mexicali.
[D] From here to the Ohio [G] Valley.
[Dm] And we're saving [G] all that money [C] on airfares.
Don't [F] have to put all [G] those miles on the [C] car.
[F] We might as well [C] be south of the border, [D] right where [G] we are.
I [F] can [Dm] drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet Chiquita,
[F] Any [G] time of [C] the year.
[F] We don't have to go [C] to Mexico.
[G] Mexico [C] came here.
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
The lowriders [G] crawl down [C] Main Street.
Hombres [G] come and [C] go.
One heck of [G] a [C] discotheque will be.
Every night [G] is Cinco [C] de Mayo.
[F] It's a totality of [C] one.
[D] I'll meet you there [G] mañana.
[F] And we're saving [G] all that money [C] on airfares.
Don't [F] have to put all [G] those miles on [C] the car.
[F] We might as well be [C] south of the border, [D]
right where [G] we are.
[Dm] I can drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet [F] Chiquita,
[G] Any time of [C] the year.
[F] We don't have to go to [C] Mexico.
[G]
Mexico [C] came here.
[F] She speaks no English, [C] so she tells no lies.
[D] But I understand [G] her big dark [F] eyes.
[G] [C]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[F] [C]
[D] [G]
[F] I can drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet Chiquita,
[F] [G] Any time of [C] the year.
[F] We don't have to go to [C]
Mexico.
[G] Mexico [C] came here.
[F] [C] [G] Mexico [C] came [Dm] here.
[F] [C] [G] Mexico [C] came here.
[F#] [F] [G#]
[F#] [F] [F#] [F]
[G#] [F#] [F] [N]
Key:
C
G
F
D
F#
C
G
F
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Hey, Mendejo, [D] load that bag of wheat [E] up [F#] quick, man.
Mohammed is waiting for it on the [G] other side of the border.
[C] I am, I'm trying, but this crazy [F] catapult is [D] hard to aim and shoot.
This bag's a huge weight, about a hundred pounds, and you gotta aim it just right.
[G] Fire it, [D] man, fire it.
[G] We gotta get out of here before the man comes.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh, man, I think that sack of wheat just landed on Willie's bus.
[F] We don't have to go [C] to Mexico.
_ [G] _
Mexico [C] came here.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ The cantina [G] on the corner [C] is lazy.
_ _ Mariachi [G] music is [C] everywhere.
[F] _ _ [C] _ Morisco's [G] on the grill smoking [C] hazy.
_ _ Spanish [G] floats in [C] the air.
_ _ [F] It's a scene from Old _ [C] Mexicali.
[D] From here to the Ohio [G] Valley. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] And we're saving [G] all that money [C] on airfares.
Don't [F] have to put all [G] those miles on the [C] car.
_ [F] We might as well [C] be south of the border, [D] _ right where [G] we are.
I [F] can [Dm] drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet Chiquita,
[F] Any [G] time of [C] the year.
_ [F] We don't have to go [C] to Mexico.
_ [G] _ Mexico [C] came here.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ The lowriders [G] crawl down [C] Main Street.
_ Hombres [G] come and [C] go.
_ One heck of [G] a [C] discotheque will be.
_ Every night [G] is Cinco [C] de Mayo.
_ [F] It's a totality of [C] one.
_ [D] I'll meet you there [G] mañana.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] And we're saving [G] all that money [C] on airfares.
Don't [F] have to put all [G] those miles on [C] the car.
_ _ [F] We might as well be [C] south of the border, [D] _
right where [G] we are.
_ [Dm] I can drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet [F] Chiquita,
[G] Any time of [C] the year.
_ _ [F] We don't have to go to [C] Mexico.
_ [G] _
Mexico [C] came here. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] She speaks no English, [C] so she tells no lies.
[D] But I understand [G] her big dark _ [F] eyes.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] I can drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet Chiquita,
[F] _ [G] Any time of [C] the year.
_ _ [F] We don't have to go to [C]
Mexico.
_ [G] _ Mexico [C] came here.
[F] _ _ [C] _ [G] Mexico [C] came [Dm] here.
[F] _ _ [C] _ [G] Mexico [C] came here.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G#] _
[F#] _ [F] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G#] _ [F#] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Hey, Mendejo, [D] load that bag of wheat [E] up [F#] quick, man.
Mohammed is waiting for it on the [G] other side of the border.
[C] I am, I'm trying, but this crazy [F] catapult is [D] hard to aim and shoot.
This bag's a huge weight, about a hundred pounds, and you gotta aim it just right.
[G] Fire it, [D] man, fire it.
[G] We gotta get out of here before the man comes.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh, man, I think that sack of wheat just landed on Willie's bus.
[F] We don't have to go [C] to Mexico.
_ [G] _
Mexico [C] came here.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ The cantina [G] on the corner [C] is lazy.
_ _ Mariachi [G] music is [C] everywhere.
[F] _ _ [C] _ Morisco's [G] on the grill smoking [C] hazy.
_ _ Spanish [G] floats in [C] the air.
_ _ [F] It's a scene from Old _ [C] Mexicali.
[D] From here to the Ohio [G] Valley. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] And we're saving [G] all that money [C] on airfares.
Don't [F] have to put all [G] those miles on the [C] car.
_ [F] We might as well [C] be south of the border, [D] _ right where [G] we are.
I [F] can [Dm] drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet Chiquita,
[F] Any [G] time of [C] the year.
_ [F] We don't have to go [C] to Mexico.
_ [G] _ Mexico [C] came here.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ The lowriders [G] crawl down [C] Main Street.
_ Hombres [G] come and [C] go.
_ One heck of [G] a [C] discotheque will be.
_ Every night [G] is Cinco [C] de Mayo.
_ [F] It's a totality of [C] one.
_ [D] I'll meet you there [G] mañana.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] And we're saving [G] all that money [C] on airfares.
Don't [F] have to put all [G] those miles on [C] the car.
_ _ [F] We might as well be [C] south of the border, [D] _
right where [G] we are.
_ [Dm] I can drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet [F] Chiquita,
[G] Any time of [C] the year.
_ _ [F] We don't have to go to [C] Mexico.
_ [G] _
Mexico [C] came here. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] She speaks no English, [C] so she tells no lies.
[D] But I understand [G] her big dark _ [F] eyes.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] I can drink [G] margaritas [C] with my sweet Chiquita,
[F] _ [G] Any time of [C] the year.
_ _ [F] We don't have to go to [C]
Mexico.
_ [G] _ Mexico [C] came here.
[F] _ _ [C] _ [G] Mexico [C] came [Dm] here.
[F] _ _ [C] _ [G] Mexico [C] came here.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G#] _
[F#] _ [F] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G#] _ [F#] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _