Verse 1: 
         D                                     E 
      Down the road a ways i've heard say a new day's comin' on 
                   A                                D  
      Where the women folks are friendly and the law leaves you alone 
                                             E 
      I'll believe it when i see it and i haven't seen it yet 
                   B                               E   
      Don't mind me,keep on talking i'm just looking for my hat 
 
Chorus 1: 
                  A                             E 
      Ain't no God in Mexico,ain't no way to understand 
                                                                 A 
      How that border crosswind feelin' makes a fool out of a man 
                                          E 
      If i never felt the sunshine hell i would not curse the rain 
                                                                   A 
      If my feet could fit a railroad track,i guess i'd been a train 
 
Verse 2: 
         D                                    E        
      Me and Louie,Zig and Bobby  used to chase across the yard 
                 A                 D   
      Back in 1947 that's when more than times was hard 
                                                  E 
      Pity me i didn't find a line in time and like a fool 
                     B                     E       
      In front of God and everybody i politely blew my cool 
 
Chorus 2: 
                  A                      E    
      Ain't no God in Mexico,ain't no comfort in the cane 
                                                             A 
      When you're down in Madamoros gettin' busted by the man 
                                             E 
      If i'd never felt the sunshine,hell i would not curse the rain 
                                                                   A 
      If my feet could fit a railroad track i guess i'd been a train