Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) DELBERT McCLINTON "Down Into Mexico"(Cost of living 2005.) Verse 1: Em G There was a casino out in Vegas Em G Had a million dollars on the wall Em G Got my imagination workin' overtime C Em I knew I had to have it all C G I knew I had to have it all Em G Sherrie was a dancer; she was a schemer Em G We came it with a fool-proof plan Em G She was workin' it from the inside C Em I was her getaway man Yeah, C G I was her getaway man
Chorus: D Em Takin' it deep down into Mexico C Em No turnin' back once you go down that road D Em Just one place for a desperate Desperado to go C Em Take it deep down into Mexico C G Take it deep down into Mexico Verse 2: Em G It all went smooth and sweet like honey Em G We got it all and nobody got hurt Em G Me and Sherrie, we were countin' our money C Em When that gun slide out of her purse C G When that gun slide out of her purse Verse 3: Em G That's when she told me 'bout her lover man Em G That's when I knew I was in a terrible mess Em G She took the blame; he took the money C Em I took a bullet in my chest C G I took a bullet in my chest chorus X 2: D Em Takin' it deep down into Mexico C Em No turnin' back once you go down that road D Em Just one place for a desperate Desperado to go C Em Take it deep down into Mexico C G Take it deep down into Mexico Em G Em G Em G C Em C G to fade out Ecited by Ted Theodore