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Mexican Guitars - The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past
Half Step Tuning (D#G#C#F#A#D#)
Arranged by Jack Cookson (Torn_Asunder)
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Chords used:
Mute/Don't play the strings marked with an 'x'
D (x00232)
A (x02220)
G (320033)
Bm (x24432)
F#m (244222)
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Intro: D, A, D, A, G
Verse One:
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) GYou (320003@1)were an old friend
Bm (x24432@1) GThe (320003@1)kind I could confide in
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) GAnd (320003@1)drink with on random neighbour's porch steps
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) GOur (320003@1)glossy eyes painted portraits of the streets
Repeat Intro
Verse Two:
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) GYou (320003@1)were an old friend
Bm (x24432@1) GThat (320003@1)covered up your innocence
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) GWith (320003@1)five tattoos of all the bands you loved in high school
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) GThe (320003@1)ones you said that I had to listen to all the time
Verse Three:
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)did what I did to get away from this
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) DCause (xx0232@1)everything that's happened has left me a total wreck
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)everything that I do now is meaningless
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) DSo (xx0232@1)I'm off to wander around the world for a little bit
F#m (244222@1) GWithout (320003@1)one hundred channels with nothing on the TV
F#m (244222@1) G (320003@1) AAnd (x02220@1)the great pessimistic unknown
Chorus:
G (320003@1) DSo (xx0232@1)does anyone know the best way to go?
A (x02220@1) Bm (x24432@1)Which road that I could take to get to Mexico?
G (320003@1) DCause (xx0232@1)I'm so sick of living in this ditch
A (x02220@1) BmWith (x24432@1)only the memory in the back of my head
Outro:
G (320003@1) BmI'm (x24432@1)on cruise control and the radio was on
G (320003@1)
Yeah, they were playing that song
BmThat (x24432@1)we both learned on our Mexican guitars
G (320003@1) BmI'm (x24432@1)on cruise control and the radio was on
G (320003@1)They were playing that song
BmThat (x24432@1)we both learned on our Mexican guitars
G (320003@1) BmOn (x24432@1)our Mexican guitars, on our Mexican guitars
G (320003@1) BmOn (x24432@1)our Mexican guitars, on our Mexican guitars
G (320003@1) F#mYou (244222@1)were my old friend
