Toby Keith – Stays In Mexico (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Chords

[Intro] G D Em C (x4) [Verse]
G              D    Em            C   G  D  Em  C
His name was Steve, her name was Gina

    G        D              Em    C       G  D  Em  C
They met at a bar called the Cabo Wabo Cantina

         G             D    Em    C       G  D  Em  C
He was an insurance salesman from South Dakota

          G           D             Em          C   G  D  Em  C
She was a first grade school teacher Phoenix Arizona

D7
They started dancing and it got real hot

D7
Then it spilled over to the parking lot

D7
One more tequila they were falling in love

D7
One more is never enough
[Chorus]
G           D   C             D
Don't bite off more than you chew

        G           D       Am7       C            G
There's things down here the devil himself wouldn't do

G       D              Em         C
Just remember when you let it all go

C                            D          G  D  Em  C  (x2)
What happens down in Mexico, stays in Mexico
[Verse]
   G              D             Em               C       G  D  Em  C
He woke up in the morning and he made a little telephone call

   G               D        Em           C       G      D  Em  C
To check on his wife and his kids back at home in Sioux Falls

    G                   D            Em     C     G  D  Em  C
She hopped right in the shower with a heavy heavy mind

   G               D          Em          C            G  D  Em  C
He knew it was the first time Gina'd ever crossed that line

D7
They walked down to the beach, started drinking again

D7
Jumped into the ocean for a dirty swim

D7
One more margarita they were falling in love

D7
One more is never enough
[Chorus]
G           D   C             D
Don't bite off more than you chew

        G           D       Am7       C            G
There's things down here the devil himself wouldn't do

G       D              Em         C
Just remember when you let it all go

C                            D          G  D  Em  C  (x2)
What happens down in Mexico, stays in Mexico
[Instrumental] (same chords as intro)
D7
Waiting at the bar at the terminal gate

D7
She said, Steve I gotta go I'm gonna miss my plane

D7
He said, one more tequila before you climb on up

D7
She said, one more is never enough
[Chorus]
G           D   C             D
Don't bite off more than you chew

        G           D       Am7       C            G
There's things down here the devil himself wouldn't do

G       D              Em         C
Just remember when you let it all go

C                            D          G  D  Em  C  (x2)
What happens down in Mexico, stays in Mexico
[Outro] G D Em C repeat 4 times with ad-lib then end on G Chords: Am7 = x02010 C = x32010 D = xx0232 D7 = xx0212 Em = 022000 G = 320003
To play without capo use these in place of the chords in tab:
Am7 ---> Bm7  x24232(bar chord)
C ---> D xx0232 D ---> E 022100
D7  ---> E7   020100
Em  ---> F#m  244222(bar chord)
G ---> A x02220