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***************** AIN'T GOD IN MEXICO ******************

written by Billy Joe Shaver

performed by Waylon Jennings.


Verse 1:
         D (xx0232@1)                                    E (022100@1)Down the road aways (x02210@1)i've heard said anew (x02210@1)day's coming on
                   A (x02220@1)                              D (xx0232@1)Where the women folks are friendly and the law leaves you alone
                                             E (022100@1)I'll believe it when i see it and i haven't seen it yet
                   B (x2444x@1)                               E (022100@1)Don't mind me just keep on talking i'm just looking for my hat


Chorus 1:
                A (x02220@1)                           E (022100@1)There ain't no God in Mexico,ain't no way to understand
                                                               A (x02220@1)How that border crossing feeling makes afool out of aman (x02210@1)		                               E (022100@1)If i'd never felt the sunshine then i would not curse the rain
                                                                   A (x02220@1)If my feet could fit arailroad (x02210@1)track,i guess i'd been atrain (x02210@1)

Verse 2:
         D (xx0232@1)                                   E (022100@1)Me and Louise Higgins-Botham used to chase across the yard
                 A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)Back in 1947 that's when more than times were hard
                                                E (022100@1)Well pity me i didn't find the line in time like afool (x02210@1)                     B (x2444x@1)                   E (022100@1)In front of God and everybody i politely blew my cool


Chorus 2:
                  A (x02220@1)                    E (022100@1)Ain't no God in Mexico,ain't no comfort in the king
                                                             A (x02220@1)When you're down in Madamoris getting busted by the man
	                                       E (022100@1)If i'd never felt the sunshine,Hell i would not curse the rain
                                                              A (x02220@1)If i hadn't been railroaded well i guess i'd been atrain (x02210@1)

Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr