Mexican Divorce chords by Ry Cooder

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
    G+G    D MajorD       G+G A7A7   D MajorD
It's a sin for you to get a Mexican divorce


Verse 1:
 D MajorD
Down below El Paso lies Juarez
       B minorBm         G+G      A7sus A7A7
Mexico is different, like the travel folder says
 D MajorD
Cross the Rio Grande and you will find
  G+G     A augmentedA
An old adobe house
      G+G     A7A7  D MajorD
Where you leave your past behind

Chorus:
 G+G         D MajorD
One day married, next day free
 A7A7        D MajorD
Broken hearts for you and me
 G+G           D MajorD   B minorBm
It takes no time, for you to get
  G+G A7A7   D MajorD
A augmentedA Mexican divorce


Verse 2:
  D MajorD
I came into this lonely house last night
       B minorBm         G+G      A7sus A7A7
I looked at all the windows but I couldn't find one light
  D MajorD
I found you on that road to Mexico
   G+G        A7A7
And now, my love, I beg
  G+G     A7A7      D MajorD
Please, oh, please, don't go


Chorus:
 G+G         D MajorD
One day married, next day free
 A7A7        D MajorD
Broken hearts for you and me
 G+G           D MajorD   B minorBm
It takes no time, for you to get
  G+G A7A7   D MajorD
A augmentedA Mexican divorce

Instrumental break:
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
D B minorBm G+G A augmentedA D MajorD ... D MajorD G+G A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA D MajorD


Chorus:
G+G       D MajorD
Finding love takes so long
A7A7         D MajorD
Walking out, well must be wrong
G+G        D MajorD       G+G A7A7   D MajorD
It's a sin for you to get a Mexican divorce

 G+G          D MajorD
One day married, the next day free
 A7A7        D MajorD
Broken hearts for you and me
G+G        D MajorD       G+G A7A7   D MajorD
It's a sin for you to get a Mexican divorce

break:
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD