Out In New Mexico Chords

Key: A 🎸 Verse 1: A E7 A It was in the town of Griffin in the year of '83 It was there an old cow-puncher stepped up and said to me A How do you do young fellow and how would you like to go E7 A And spend a pleasant summer out in New Mexico 🎸 Verse 2: E7 A I'll furnish you good wages your transportation too If you will but go with me one summer season's through A But if you grow homesick and back to Griffin go E7 A I'll furnish you no horses from the hills of Mexico

🎸 Verse 3: E7 A Well we left the town of Griffin in the merry month of May When everything seemed lovely and everything seemed gay A With saddles on our horses marching onward we did go E7 A Until we reached Old Boggy out in New Mexico 🎸 Verse 4: E7 A It was there our pleasures ended and our troubles they began Oh the first hailstorm came on us oh how those cattle ran A Through all kinds of thorns and thistles the cowboys had to go E7 A While the Indians watched upon us out in New Mexico 🎸 Verse 5: E7 A And when the drive was over the rider would not pay To all you good-lookin' people this much I have to say A Go back to your friends and loved ones tell others not to go E7 A To the God-forsaken country they call New Mexico