• Song:

    Mexico City

  • Artist:

    Jolie Holland

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I found a live recording of Mexico City and followed along

capo on V

chords:
F 133211
C -32010
Am 002210
G 320001


intro: C F

Gm (355333@1)      C (x32010@1)   Am (x02210@1)            FJack (133211@1)and Edie lying across my bed
Gm (355333@1)     C (x32010@1)           Am (x02210@1)           FFlying (133211@1)high like the spirits of the dead
    C (x32010@1)            FThe (133211@1)living and the dead
    C (x32010@1)            FThe (133211@1)living and the dead

            C (x32010@1)             Am (x02210@1)      FOur (133211@1)Lady of Sorrows and the long dark night
Gm (355333@1)       CHow (x32010@1)many candles could I light
        C (x32010@1)            FFor (133211@1)the living and the dead
    C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)      GThe (320003@1)living and the dead

                        CWhat's (x32010@1)that black smoke rising Jack
       Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)   GIs (320003@1)the world on fire
                    CWhat's (x32010@1)that distant singing
        FIs (133211@1)it a heavenly choir
    C (x32010@1)            FThe (133211@1)living and the dead
    C (x32010@1)            FThe (133211@1)living and the dead

        C (x32010@1)             Am (x02210@1)         FI (133211@1)think about you Jack, watching the tv
G (320003@1)            CAnd (x32010@1)drinking booze
         FShame (133211@1)on you, shame on me
G (320003@1)              CBut (x32010@1)how can we help it
          FThere (133211@1)was no where else to go
G (320003@1)                                  FI (133211@1)sent Julie and Billy out on that long hard road
        C (x32010@1)       Fon (133211@1)that long hard road
        C (x32010@1)       Fon (133211@1)that long hard road

F (133211@1)                       CI'm (x32010@1)just back from Mexico city
                     AmI (x02210@1)came back north to Texas
FTo (133211@1)rest my weary head
                               CMy (x32010@1)true love is fresh from the battle field

F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)       AmSewing (x02210@1)up the dying and carting off the dead
                        CMy (x32010@1)baby don't stand for no fighting
            Am (x02210@1)            FAmongst (133211@1)the living and the dead

F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Am (x02210@1)name="chord_133211@1">F G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Am (x02210@1)name="chord_133211@1">F

F (133211@1)                     CWhat's (x32010@1)that black smoke rising Jack
       Am (x02210@1)     FIs (133211@1)the world on fire
G (320003@1)                 CWhat's (x32010@1)that distant singing
        Am (x02210@1)     FIs (133211@1)it a heavenly choir
    C (x32010@1)            FThe (133211@1)living and the dead (repeat)
    C (x32010@1)
optional: When switching from C to F  and F to C on "living and the dead" take the 
on the first fret off for a beat before switching

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