Mexico Tequila And Me - Alan Jackson

Mexico Tequila And Me

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Intro:
D G D A
D G Bm A D
 
D G
Well I'm out of Alabama, down to Louisiana
D A
Halfway bound to New Orleans
D
Yeah, I'm leaning on my Chevy
G Bm
Rolling through the levee's trying to get to
A D
where I wanna be
D
When I'm looking back at Texas
G D
That's where I reckon I can finally put
A
myself at ease
D
Check my life there at the border
G
Everything over my shoulder
Bm. A. D
Just Mexico, Tequila and me
Bm A D
Yeah just Mexico, Tequila and me
 
That's all.
D G D A
D G Bm A D
 
D
Well I'm tired tired of rat-race
G
Even tired of her sweet face
D A
I'm sick of what I'm supposed to be
D. G
I need a little time to vegetate my mind
Bm A D
Escape from my reality
Bm A D
Just Mexico, Tequila and me
 
That's right.
D G D A
D G Bm A D
 
D
Im not entirely unhappy
G
'Cause sometimes life's crappy
D A
Make me wanna stop and run
D G
Take a three day breather, sipping
 
Margarita
Bm A D
Drift away beside the sea
Bm A D
Just Mexico, Tequila and me
 
Ah yeah
D G D A
D G Bm A D
 
D
Well my baby wants to hold me
G D
Boss he wants to scold me, momma won't
A
quit calling me
D
The bank they want the payments
G
Sometimes they just take it
Bm A D
Got to find a place where I feel free
Bm A D
Just Mexico, Tequila and me
 
Ah ha
D G D A
D G Bm A D
 
D G
Well I'm out of Alabama, down to Louisiana
D A
Halfway 'bout to New Orleans
D
Yeah, I'm leaning on my Chevy
G Bm
Rolling through the levee's trying to get to
A D
where I wanna be
D
When I'm looking back at Texas
G D
That's when I reckon I can finally put
A
myself at ease
D
Check my life there at the border
G
Everything over my shoulder
Bm A D
Just Mexico, Tequila and me
Bm A D
Just Mexico, Tequila and me
Bm A D
That's all, just Mexico, Tequila and me.
 
D G D A
D G Bm A D
Bm A D
Bm A D
 
Buenos Noches

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