Mexicali Blues chords by Grateful Dead

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 B C# D (Chord) D-C#-D  D-C#-D  D-C#-D-Dsus4-D-D(open E)-D
            D-C#-D-Dsus4-D-D(open E)-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--|
B|-------------3--2--3-----3--2--3-----3--2--3--3----3--3--3--|
G|-------------2--1--2-----2--1--2-----2--1--2--2----2--2--2--|
D|-----------0-0--3--0---0-0--3--0---0-0--3--0--0----0--0--0--|
A|----------------------------------------------0-------------|
E|-5-7-9-10---------------------------------------------------|

e|---2--1--2--3----2--0--2--0----|---0--2--0-----0--2--0------|
B|---3--2--3--3----3--3--3--2----|---2--1--2-----2--1--2------|
G|---2--1--2--2----2--2--2--2----|---0--1--0-----0--1--0------|
D|-0-0--3--0--0----0--0--0--2----|-2-2--1--2---2-2--1--2------|
A|------------0-------------0----|---0-----0-----0-----0------|
E|--------------------------0----|---0-----0-----0-----0------|

e|---0--2--0--0----0--2--0------0--2--0--0----0--2--0---------|
B|---2--1--2--3----2--1--2------2--1--2--3----2--1--2---------|
G|---0--1--0--0----0--1--0------0--1--0--0----0--1--0---------|
D|-2-2--1--2--2----2--1--2----2-2--1--2--2----2--1--2--0------|
A|---0-----0--0----0-----0------0-----0--0----0-----0---------|
E|---0-----0--0----0-----0------0-----0--0----0-----0---------|


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

Chorus:
|
| D
| Is there anything a man ...
|                         A
| When the devil wants ...
| A
| Cherish well your thoughts, ...
| A
| 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.