Tonalità: D major
Intro 1
D
A
D
Verse 1
A
Laid back in an old saloon,
C
B
Em
with a peso in my hand,
A
Watchin' flies and children
D
on the street,
A
And I catch a glimpse of black- eyed
C
B
Em
girls who giggle when I smile,
A
There's a little boy who
wants to shine my feet.
D
Verse 2
G
B
And it's three days ride from Bakersfield
Em
and I don't know why I came.
A
D
I guess I came to keep from payin' dues.
G
B
So instead I've got a bottle and
Em
a girl who's just fourteen,
A
And a damn good case of the
Verse 3
Mexicali Blues. Yeh!
D
Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose,
When the devil wants
A
to take it all away?
Cherish well your thoughts,
and keep a tight grip on your booze,
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
Em
all I have today.
Interlude 1
A
D
A
D
Verse 4
A
She said her name was Billy Jean
C
B
Em
and she was fresh in town.
A
D
I didn't know a stage line ran from Hell.
A
She had raven hair, a ruffled dress,
C
B
Em
a necklace made of gold,
A
All the French perfume
you'd care to smell.
D
Verse 5
G
B
She took me up into her room
Em
and whispered in my ear,
A
"Go on, my friend,
D
do anything you choose."
G
B
Now I'm payin' for those happy
Em
hours I spent there in her arms,
A
With a lifetime's worth
Verse 6
of the Mexicali Blues.
D
Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose,
When the devil wants
A
to take it all away?
Cherish well your thoughts,
and keep a tight grip on your booze
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
Em
all I have today.
Interlude 2
A
D
A
D
Verse 7
A
And then a man rode into town,
C
B
Em
some thought he was the law.
A
D
Billy Jean was waitin' when he came.
A
She told me he would take her, if
B
Em
I didn't use my gun,
A
I'd have no one but myself to blame.
D
Verse 8
G
B
I went down to those dusty streets,
Em
blood was on my mind.
A
I guess that stranger hadn't
D
heard the news
G
B
Cause I shot first and killed him,
Em
Lord, he didn't even draw
A
And he made me trade the gallows
Verse 9
for the Mexicali Blues.
D
Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose
A
When he lets a woman hold
him in her hands?
He just might find himself out there
on horseback in the dark
Just ridin' and runnin'
Em
across those desert sands.
Outro 1
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D
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