John Prine – Mexican Home (Guitar Tab)
Capo 5
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
It got so hot, last night, I swear You couldn't hardly breathe
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Heat lightning burnt the sky like alcohol
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I sat on the porch without my shoes And I watched the cars roll by
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As the headlights raced To the corner of
the kitchen wall.
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Mama dear Your boy is here Far across the sea
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Waiting for That sacred core That burns inside of me
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And I feel a storm All wet and warm Not ten miles away
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Approaching My Mexican home.
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E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------3---------3---------|[Interlude]
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[Verse]
My God! I cried, it's so hot inside You could die in the living room
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Take the fan Prop the door back
from the window with a broom
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The cuckoo clock has died of shock And the windows feel no pane
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The air's as still As the throttle on a
funeral train.
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Mama dear Your boy is here Far across the sea
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Waiting for That sacred core That burns inside of me
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And I feel a storm All wet and warm Not ten miles away
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Approaching My Mexican home.
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E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------3---------3---------|[Intro]
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[Verse]
My father died on the porch outside On an August afternoon
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I sipped bourbon With a friend by the
and cried light of the moon
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So its hurry! hurry! Step right up It's a matter of life or death
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The sun is going And the moon is just
down holding its breath.
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Mama dear Your boy is here Far across the sea
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Waiting for That sacred core That burns inside of me
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And I feel a storm All wet and warm Not ten miles away
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Approaching My Mexican home.
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