Acapulco
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C
It's raining on the west coast snowing in Topeka
G7
The weatherman says there's ice below Tennessee
F G7 C F
There's a flood out in California and a drought way down in Texas
C G7 C
And in Maine the fog's so thick that you can't see
F
But the sun shines bright in Acapulco
G7 C
There's no snow in Old Monterey
F
There's no ice down in Nogales
G7 C
I say oh Lord there's gotta be a better way
I see a loser in my mirror got a devil in my brain
G7
And the woman I've been loving she moved on
F G7 C F
She left lonesome in my bedroom and dirty dishes in my sink
C G7 C
Guess she didn't like the words to my country song
F
But the sun shines bright in Acapulco
G7 C
There's no snow in Old Monterey
F
There's no ice down in Nogales
G7 C
I say oh Lord there's gotta be a better way
I’ll mail a check for my kids to Joanie buy a backpack and a hat
G7
Get a map that shows all the highways heading south
F G7 C F
I got no friends to call there ain’t nobody left at all
C G7 C
I’m gonna be up and in not down and out
F
But the sun shines bright in Acapulco
G7 C
There's no snow in Old Monterey
F
There's no ice down in Nogales
G7 C
I say oh Lord there's gotta be a better way
F
But the sun shines bright in Acapulco
G7 C
There's no snow in Old Monterey
F
There's no ice down in Nogales
G7 C
I say oh Lord there's gotta be a better way
How to play Acapulco
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.