1989, Arista Records 
Submitted by: Christopher R. 
 
Intro 
 
       G
I been workin' on the boats in Galveston Bay 
        C                        D
Holdin' on to what I can, when I draw my pay 
  G
I love a girl south of the Rio Grande 
     C                            D
Been savin' up to take her to the promise land 
Em C             D       G
Bring her to the promise land 
       G
Well I got a few hundered, but it ain't too much 
   C                              D
Compared to just a smile from the one I love 
   G
So when I got a letter, said she missed her man 
  C
I knew I was gonna have to (D) change my plans 
Em C          D         G
Gonna have to change my plans 
          C                    F         C
I'm gonna trade my dollars for Mexican money 
F       C        G      C
Mexican money is what I need 
                               F       C
I'm gonna live forever with my Mexican honey 
F           C           D
She's there waitin' for me  
 
Repeat Intro 
        G
Well, I left her standin' down in the ocean breeze 
         C                        D
Promised I would build a life for her and me 
     G
But, I can't get ahead no matter how I try 
C                                  D
Think it's time that I was tellin' Texas goodbye 
Em C        D         G
Tellin' old Texas goodbye 
   G
So tonight I'm headin' down to the borderline 
       C                       D
Takin' what I can, leavin' the rest behind 
   G
As long as I've got her, there's one thing I know 
     C                     D
I'll be the richest man in Mexico 
Em C           D    G
Richest man in Mexico 
          C                    F         C
I'm gonna trade my dollars for Mexican money 
F       C            G      C
Mexican money that's what I need 
                           F       C
Gonna live forever with my Mexican honey 
F           C           D
She's there waitin' for me  
          C                    F         C
I'm gonna trade my dollars for Mexican money 
F       C            G      C
Mexican money that's what I need 
                               F       C
I'm gonna live forever with my Mexican honey 
F           C           D
She's there waitin' for me 
 
Outro (variation of intro)