New Mexico chords by The Lemonheads

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:
A augmentedA        E minorEm
 Oh how the wind did blow
 G+G         D MajorD
Across the dusty plain
A minorAm      E minorEm
All those who came before
   G+G        D MajorD
Were sworn now to remain
A augmentedA         E MajorE
She said she loved me
     G+G       D MajorD
I didn't even know her name

Chorus 1:
A minorAm     E MajorE      E minorEm
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
G+G            D MajorD
They left their bones in Mexico, yea
A augmentedA      E minorEm
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, oh
G+G           D MajorD
Their voices warned me not to go to Mexico

Instrumental:
| A augmentedA | E minorEm | G+G | D MajorD |

Verse 2:
A augmentedA      E MajorE
I heard the mission bells
G+G         D MajorD
Exposed the life betrayed
A augmentedA      E MajorE
The sin you need to hide's
G+G           D MajorD
In the shadows of the grave
A augmentedA     E minorEm
I feel the devil here
       G+G      D MajorD
But it's too late to run away

Chorus 2:
A minorAm       E MajorE
Whoa, whoa, oh, whoa, whoa
G+G         D MajorD
Take me home sweet Mexico
A augmentedA       E minorEm
Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh
G+G           D MajorD
Their voices warned me not to go

Verse 3:
A augmentedA      E MajorE
I walked the winding trail
   G+G       D MajorD
That led me to the grave
A augmentedA      E minorEm
The voices called to me and said
G+G     D MajorD
Gringo go away
A augmentedA     E MajorE
The Virgin Mary cries
    G+G       D MajorD
As the sacrifice is made for

Chorus 3:
A minorAm     E minorEm
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
G+G         D MajorD
I left my bones in Mexico, yea
A augmentedA       E minorEm
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
G+G
The voices warned me
D MajorD
They warned me not to go

Outro:
| A augmentedA | E minorEm | G+G | D MajorD | x5
| A augmentedA |