----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mexican Guitars - The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past Half Step Tuning (D#G#C#F#A#D#) Arranged by Jack Cookson (Torn_Asunder) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords used: Mute/Don't play the strings marked with an 'x' D (x00232) A (x02220) G (320033) Bm (x24432) F#m (244222) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: D, A, D, A, G Verse One: D A G You were an old friend Bm G The kind I could confide in D A G Bm G And drink with on random neighbour's porch steps Bm G A G Our glossy eyes painted portraits of the streets Repeat Intro Verse Two: D A G You were an old friend Bm G That covered up your innocence D A G Bm G With five tattoos of all the bands you loved in high school Bm G A G The ones you said that I had to listen to all the time Verse Three: D G D I did what I did to get away from this Bm G D Cause everything that's happened has left me a total wreck D G D And everything that I do now is meaningless Bm G D So I'm off to wander around the world for a little bit F#m G Without one hundred channels with nothing on the TV F#m G A And the great pessimistic unknown Chorus: G D So does anyone know the best way to go? A Bm Which road that I could take to get to Mexico? G D Cause I'm so sick of living in this ditch A Bm With only the memory in the back of my head Outro: G Bm I'm on cruise control and the radio was on G Yeah, they were playing that song Bm That we both learned on our Mexican guitars G Bm I'm on cruise control and the radio was on G They were playing that song Bm That we both learned on our Mexican guitars G Bm On our Mexican guitars, on our Mexican guitars G Bm On our Mexican guitars, on our Mexican guitars G F#m You were my old friend
