Down In Mexico
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Itunes Festival 2009
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Lead guitar
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----12-14----hb14-----12-14--16-12-----------------|
D|--14----------------14------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
OH
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--b15--12-15--12h15p12---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------12-14---12h14p12-----12-14--b14------|
D|------------------------------------------14-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
AH Pardon me!
Em Em B B Em Em
e|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7----7-------------------------------|
B|---8-----8-----7-----7-----8----8---b15-12-15--12h15p12---------|
G|---9-----9-----8-----8-----9----9-----------------------16--~14~|
D|---9-----9-----9-----9-----9----9-------------------------------|
A|-7-7---7-7-----9-----9---7-7--7-7-------------------------------|
E|------------7--7---7-7------------------------------------------|
Ah do it ah do it
[Verse}
e|---7----7----------------------------------7----7-----------------------|
B|---8----8----------------------------------8----8-----b15---------------|
G|---9----9--------16--~~12~~----------------9----9-----------------------|
D|---9----9----------------------------------9----9-----------------------|
A|-7-7--7-7--7-----------------------------7-7--7-7--7--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I said Down in the Mexicali In a funky little place that I know
e|----7----7----7-----7------|
B|----8----8----8-----8------|
G|----9----9----9-----9------|
D|----9----9----9-----9------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7-7---7-7------|
E|---------------------------|
Where the drinks are hotter than the chili sauce
e|----7------7---------------------------|
B|----7------7---------------------------|
G|----8------8---------9-----------------|
D|----9------9----9-12---7h9p7-----------|
A|----9------9-----------------10-~7~----|
E|--7-7----7-7---------------------------|
And the boss is a cat named Joe
e|----7----7----7-----7-----------------|
B|----8----8----8-----8-----------------|
G|----9----9----9-----9-----------------|
D|----9----9----9-----9-----------------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7-7---7-7-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
He wears a red bandana, plays a cool pianna
e|----5-------5----7------------------7---7------5----5----------------|
B|----5-------5----8------------------8---8------5----5----------------|
G|----5-------5----9----7h9-----------9---9------5----5----------------|
D|----7-------7----9------------------9---9------7----7----------------|
A|----7-------7----7----------------7-7-7-7------7----7----------------|
E|--5-5----5--5-------------------------------5--5--5-5----------------|
In a honky-tonk down in Mexico He wears a purple sash and a black moustache
e|----5----5------7---7------------------------|
B|----5----5------8---8------------------------|
G|----5----5------9---9------14---14\12--------|
D|----7----7------9---9------------------------|
A|----7----7----7-7---7------------------------|
E|--5-5--5-5-----------------------------------|
In a honky-tonk down in Mexico
[Verse 2}
e|---7----7----------------------------------7----7------------------------|
B|---8----8----------------------------------8----8------------------------|
G|---9----9--------16--~~12~~----------------9----9---------9--------------|
D|---9----9----------------------------------9----9-----9-12---7h9p7-------|
A|-7-7--7-7--7-----------------------------7-7--7-7--7---------------10-~7~|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The first time that I saw him He was a-sittin' on a piano stool
e|----7----7----7-----7------|
B|----8----8----8-----8------|
G|----9----9----9-----9------|
D|----9----9----9-----9------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7-7---7-7------|
E|---------------------------|
And he said a-tell me straight man, and dont hesitate
e|----7------7-------|
B|----7------7-------|
G|----8------8-------|
D|----9------9-------|
A|----9------9-------|
E|--7-7----7-7-------|
he just a-looked me in the eye and said man be coool
e|----7----7----7-----7--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8----8----8-----8--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9----9----9-----9--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9----9----9-----9--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7-7---7-7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
He wears a red bandana, plays a cool pianna
e|----5-------5----7------------------7---7------5----5----------------|
B|----5-------5----8------------------8---8------5----5----------------|
G|----5-------5----9----7h9-----------9---9------5----5----------------|
D|----7-------7----9------------------9---9------7----7----------------|
A|----7-------7----7----------------7-7-7-7------7----7----------------|
E|--5-5----5--5-------------------------------5--5--5-5----------------|
In a honky-tonk down in Mexico He wears a purple sash and a black moustache
e|----5----5------7---7--------|
B|----5----5------8---8--------|
G|----5----5------9---9--------|
D|----7----7------9---9--------|
A|----7----7----7-7---7--------|
E|--5-5--5-5-------------------|
In a honky-tonk down in Mexico
[Bridge] [N.C]
(In Mexico)
all of a sudden in walks this chick
(In Mexico) Joe starts playing on a Latin kick
(In Mexico) around her waist she wore three fishnets
(In Mexico) she started dancin' with those castanets*
(In Mexico) I didn't know just what to expect
(In Mexico) she threw her arms around my neck
(In Mexico) we started dancin' all around the floor
And then she did a thing that I'd never seen before*
*
A|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--5h7TR-------------|
E|--------------------|
[Outro]
e|----7----7----7-----7-----------------|
B|----8----8----8-----8-----------------|
G|----9----9----9-----9-----------------|
D|----9----9----9-----9-----------------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7-7---7-7-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
So if you're south of the border
e|----7----7-----------------------------|
B|----8----8---12p15h12-12--12p15h12-b15-|
G|----9----9-----------------------------|
D|----9----9-----------------------------|
A|--7-7--7-7-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
And i mean down in mexico
e|----7----7----7-----7------|
B|----8----8----8-----8------|
G|----9----9----9-----9------|
D|----9----9----9-----9------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7-7---7-7------|
E|---------------------------|
And you want to get high, well then i've got the guy
e|----7------7---------------------------|
B|----7------7---------------------------|
G|----8------8---------9-----------------|
D|----9------9----9-12---7h9p7-----------|
A|----9------9-----------------10-~7~----|
E|--7-7----7-7---------------------------|
You'll just look up a cat named Joe
e|----7----7----7-----7-----------------|
B|----8----8----8-----8-----------------|
G|----9----9----9-----9-----------------|
D|----9----9----9-----9-----------------|
A|--7-7--7-7--7-7---7-7-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
He wears a red bandana, plays a cool pianna
e|----5-------5----7------------------7---7------5----5----------------|
B|----5-------5----8------------------8---8------5----5----------------|
G|----5-------5----9----7h9p7---------9---9------5----5----------------|
D|----7-------7----9------------------9---9------7----7----------------|
A|----7-------7----7----------------7-7-7-7------7----7----------------|
E|--5-5----5--5-------------------------------5--5--5-5----------------|
In a honky-tonk down in Mexico He wears a purple sash and a black moustache
e|----5----5------7---7------------------------|
B|----5----5------8---8------------------------|
G|----5----5------9---9------------------------|
D|----7----7------9---9------------------------|
A|----7----7----7-7---7------------------------|
E|--5-5--5-5-----------------------------------|
In a honky-tonk down in Mexico
[improv solo]
Senorita
Oh yeah, won't you stay with me for a while?
Oh can we please for a while?
Won"t ya
Crazy mama, Crazy mama
Mama
Finish on Em chord
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
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How to play Down In Mexico
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