Tonart: D major•
Intro 1
D
A
D
Verse 1
A
Laid back in an old saloon
C
B
Em
With a peso in my hand
A
D
Watching flies and children on the street
A
And I catch a glimpse of black-eyed
Em
Girls Girls who giggle when I smile
A
There's a little boy who wants
G
B
And it's three days ride from Bakersfield and
Em
I don't know why I came
A
D
I guess I came to keep from paying dues
G
B
So instead I've got a bottle and
Em
A girl who's just fourteen
A
And a damn good case of
the Mexicali blues
D
Yeah
Verse 2
D
Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose?
A
When the devil wants to take
A
Cherish well your thoughts
And keep a tight grip on your booze
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
Interlude 1
A
D
A
D
Verse 3
D
A
She said her name was Billy Jean
C
B
Em
And she was fresh in town
A
D
I didn't know a stage line ran from Hell
A
She had raven hair, a ruffled dress
C
B
Em
A necklace made of gold
G
B
She took me up into her room
Em
And whispered in my ear
D
do anything you choose"
G
B
Now I'm payin' for those happy hours
Em
I spent there in her arms
A
With a lifetime's worth of
Verse 4
the Mexicali Blues
D
Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose?
When the devil wants
Cherish well your thoughts
And keep a tight grip on your booze
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
Em
A
All I have today
D
Verse 5
D
A
D
And
A
D
A
then a man
rode into town
Em
Some thought he was the law
A
D
Billy Jean was waiting when he came
A
She told me he would take her
C
B
If I didn't use my gun
Em
A
D
I'd have no one but myself to blame
G
B
I went down to those dusty streets
Em
Blood was on my mind
A
I guess that stranger hadn't
G
B
Cause I shot first an d killed him, Lord
Em
A
He didn't even draw and
he made me trade the
D
Gallows for the Mexicali Blues yeah
Verse 6
D
Is there anything a man
don't stand to lose?
When the devil wants
Cherish well your thoughts
And keep a tight grip on your booze
Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are
Outro 1
A
D
D
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