This file is part of a collection that (moreso than the rest of the site) are not meant to be detailed or accurate transcriptions of the original recordings. They're just some simple chord charts that I made for my own use, some of them my own arrangements.
- T-rev
MEXICO by James Taylor www.jamestaylor.com
From his 1975 album Gorilla
Written by James Taylor
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net
Capo 2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
D A D Bm A /B Em Bm C G
G D A G
Way down here you need a reason to move
G D A G
Feel a fool running your stateside games
G D A G
Lose your load, leave your mind behind, Baby James
E C#m B A
Oh--- Mexico
E C#m B A
It sounds so simple I just got to go
E C#m B A
The sun's so hot I forgot to go home
G D/F# Em E E4 Em E /F /F#
Guess I'll have to go now
G D A G
Americano got the sleepy eye
G D A G
But his body's still shaking like a live wire
G D A G
Sleepy Señorita with the eyes on fire
E C#m B A
Oh--- Mexico
E C#m B A
It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low
E C#m B A
The moon's so bright like to light up the night
G D/F#
Make everything alright
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 .
E11/B E E11/B E E11/B E E11/B E E E /F /F#
G D A G
Baby's hungry and the money's all gone
G D A G
The folks back home don't want to talk on the phone
G D A G
She gets a long letter, sends back a postcard, times are hard
E C#m B A
Oh down in Mexico
E C#m B A
I never really been so I don't really know
E C#m B A
Oh--- Mexico
G D/F#
I guess I'll have to go...
Transcribed 2020-07-23 by T-rev
More tab available at www.t-rev.net
xx0232 D
x02220 A
x24432 Bm
x2xxxx /B
022003 Em
022000 Em
x32010 C
320033 G
320003 G
022100 E
076454 E
x46654 C#m
x2333x B
x02220 A
20023x D/F#
022200 E4
1xxxxx /F
2xxxxx /F#
x22232 E11/B
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