John Prine – Mexican Home (Guitar Live)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
from the album In Person & On Stage
(duet with Josh Ritter)
[Intro]
G
G C/G G C
G D7/F# G C D7/F#
G C/G G C
G D7/F# G C D7/F#
[Verse 1]
G C/G It got so hot, last night, I swear G C You couldn't hardly breathe G D7/F# G C D7/F# Heat lightning burnt the sky like alcohol G C/G I sat on the porch without my shoes G C And I watched the cars roll by G As the headlights raced D7/F# G C G To the corner of the kitchen wall
[Chorus]
C G Mama dear, your boy is here C G Far across the sea C G Waiting for that sacred core G D7/F# That burns inside of me G C And I feel a storm all wet and warm G C Not ten miles away G D7/F# G C G Approaching my Mexican home
[Instrumental]
G C/G G C
G D7/F# G C D7/F#
[Verse 2]
G C/G My God! I cried, it's so hot inside G C You could die in the living room G Take the fan from the window D7/F# G C D7/F# Prop the door back with a broom G C/G The cuckoo clock has died of shock G C And the windows feel no pain G The air's as still D7/F# G C G As the throttle on a funeral train
[Chorus]
C G Mama dear, your boy is here C G Far across the sea C G Waiting for that sacred core G D7/F# That burns inside of me G C And I feel a storm all wet and warm G C Not ten miles away G D7/F# G C G Approaching my Mexican home
[Instrumental]
G C/G G C
G D7/F# G C D7/F#
G C/G G C
G D7/F# G C D7/F#
[Verse 3]
G C/G My father died on the porch outside G C On an August afternoon G I sipped bourbon and cried D/F# G C D/F# With a friend by the light of the moon G C/G So it’s hurry! hurry! Step right up G C It's a matter of life or death G The sun is going down D7/F# G C G And the moon is just holding its breath
[Chorus]
C G Mama dear, your boy is here C G Far across the sea C G Waiting for that sacred core G D7/F# That burns inside of me G C And I feel a storm all wet and warm G C Not ten miles away G D7/F# G C G Approaching my Mexican home G D7/F# G C G Approaching my Mexican home G D7/F# G C G Approaching my Mexican home