Mexicali Blues chords by Grateful Dead

Chords with lyrics

Mexicali Blues

Grateful Dead

Ace

(Weir/Barlow)


Thank you to Steve Comeau for the old poasting of Mexicali Blues. This
version (compleat with lyrics) would not have been possible without it.

Intro: (Single note Bass):
A augmentedA BB C#C# D MajorD (Chord) D-C#-D D-C#-D D-C#-D-Dsus4-D-D(open E MajorE)-D
      D-C#-D-Dsus4-D-D(open E MajorE)-D-A
      A7-G#7-A7 A7-G#7-A7 A7-G#7-A7-A7sus4-A7-G#7-A7
      A7-G#7-A7-A7sus4-A7-G#7-A7-D

Intro:(this is how you fake a trumpet intro on guitar)

Transcription by Alex Dzenis

e|-------------2--1--2-----2--1--2-----2--1--2--3----2--0--2--|
BB|-------------3--2--3-----3--2--3-----3--2--3--3----3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------2--1--2-----2--1--2-----2--1--2--2----2--2--2--|
D MajorD|-----------0-0--3--0---0-0--3--0---0-0--3--0--0----0--0--0--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------0-------------|
E MajorE|-5-7-9-10---------------------------------------------------|

e|---2--1--2--3----2--0--2--0----|---0--2--0-----0--2--0------|
BB|---3--2--3--3----3--3--3--2----|---2--1--2-----2--1--2------|
G+G|---2--1--2--2----2--2--2--2----|---0--1--0-----0--1--0------|
D MajorD|-0-0--3--0--0----0--0--0--2----|-2-2--1--2---2-2--1--2------|
A augmentedA|------------0-------------0----|---0-----0-----0-----0------|
E MajorE|--------------------------0----|---0-----0-----0-----0------|

e|---0--2--0--0----0--2--0------0--2--0--0----0--2--0---------|
BB|---2--1--2--3----2--1--2------2--1--2--3----2--1--2---------|
G+G|---0--1--0--0----0--1--0------0--1--0--0----0--1--0---------|
D MajorD|-2-2--1--2--2----2--1--2----2-2--1--2--2----2--1--2--0------|
A augmentedA|---0-----0--0----0-----0------0-----0--0----0-----0---------|
E MajorE|---0-----0--0----0-----0------0-----0--0----0-----0---------|


A augmentedA                 G+G  F# minorF#m  E minorEm
Laid back in an old saloon, ...
A augmentedA                 D MajorD
Watchin' flies and ...
   A augmentedA                    G+G   F# minorF#m  E minorEm
And I catch a glimpse of black-...
	smile,
     A augmentedA                D MajorD
There's a little boy who wants ...
     G+G          BB         E minorEm
And it's three days ride from ...
	I came.
 A augmentedA                D MajorD
I guess I came to keep ...
   G+G        BB      E minorEm
So instead I've got a bottle ...
   A augmentedA
And a damn good case of the ...

Chorus:
|
| D MajorD
| Is there anything a man ...
|             A augmentedA
| When the devil wants ...
| A augmentedA
| Cherish well your thoughts, ...
| A augmentedA
| Cause thinkin' and drinkin' ...


She said her name was Billy Jean ...

Note to Archivist: The pre-existing version of this song lacks the tab
for the intro. I believe that the chords I have used to be correct.