Intro: Am  E  

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Down in Mexicali  
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There's a crazy little place that I know  
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Where the drinks are hotter than the chili sauce  
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And the boss is a cat named Joe  

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He wears a red bandana, plays a BLUES pianna  
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In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico  
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He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache  
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In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico  

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Well, the first time that I saw him  
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He was sittin' on a piano stool  
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I said "Tell me dad, when does the fun begin?"  
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He just winked his eye and said "Man, be cool."  

Am                                      C  
He wears a red bandana, plays a blues pianna  
Dm                         Am  
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico  
Am                                     E  
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache  
Dm                         Am  
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico  

In Mexico  

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All of a sudden in walks this chick  
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In Mexico  
Am  
Joe starts playing on a Latin kick  
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In Mexico  
Am  
Around her waist she wore three fishnets  
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In Mexico  
Am  
She started dancin' with the castanets  
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In Mexico  
Am  
I didn't know just what to expect  
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In Mexico  
Am  
She threw her arms around my neck  
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In Mexico  
Am  
We started dancin' all around the floor  
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In Mexico  
Am    
And then she did a dance I never saw before.  

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So if you're south of the border  
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I mean down in Mexico  
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And you wanna get straight,  
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Man, don't hesitate  
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Just look up a cat named Joe.  

Am                                      C  
He wears a red bandana, plays a blues pianna  
Dm                         Am  
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico  
Am                                     E  
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache  
Dm                         Am  
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico  

(Intro)  
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Yeah, como est usted senorita  
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