Down In Mexico Acoustic chords by The Coasters

Standard Tuning EADGBe


Intro:


Em                 Am             Em       B7            Em           B7
Aaaaaaahhhhhh      Aaaaaaahhhhhh  Aaaaaaahaaaaahhhhhaaaaahhhhhh........


Verse 1:

Em
Down in Mexicali, there's a crazy little place that I know, where the drinks are hotter than the chilli sauce,
        B7
And the boss is a cat named Joe...

Chorus 1:
           Em                                     Am
He wears a red bandana, plays a blues piano, in a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
           Em                                       Am
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache, in a honky-tonk, down in Mexico


Verse 2:

    Em
The first time that I saw him, he was sittin' on a piano stool, I said 'tell me man when does the fun begin?'
        B7
He just winked his eye and said "Man, be cool."


Chorus 2:
           Em                                    Am
He wears a red bandana, plays a cool piano, in a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
           Em                                       Am
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache, in a honky-tonk, down in Mexico


Bridge:

 B  D D# E
(In Mexico) All of a sudden in walks this chick
 B  D D# E
(In Mexico) Joe starts playing on a Latin kick
 B  D D# E
(In Mexico) Around her waist she wore three fishnets
 B  D D# E
(In Mexico) She started dancin' with the castanets
 B  D D# E
(In Mexico) I didn't know just what to expect
 B  D D# E
(In Mexico) She threw her arms around my neck
 B  D D# E
(In Mexico) We started dancin' all around the floor
 B  D D# E
(In Mexico) And then she did a dance I never saw before


Verse 3:

   Em
So if you're south of the border, I mean down in Mexico, and you wanna get straight man, don't hesitate,
     B7
Just look up a cat named Joe


Chorus 3:
           Em                                    Am
He wears a red bandana, plays a cool piano, in a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
           Em                                       Am
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache, in a honky-tonk, down in Mexico