[Intro]
          (x2)

[Verse 1]
             
Way down here 

            
you need a rea

       
son to move
            
Feel a fool ru

             
nning your sta

        
teside games
            
Lose your load

             
, leave your m

             
ind behind, Ba

    
by James

[Chorus]
        
Oh,     Mexico
            
It sounds so s

#           
imple I just g

      
ot to go
            
The sun's so h

#           
ot I forgot to

    
 go home
          
Guess I'll hav

#       
e to go now

[Verse 2]
            
"Americano" go

            
t the sleepy e

ye
             
But his body's

             
 still shaking

            
 like a live w

ire
            
Sleepy "Senori

             
ta" with the e

           
yes on fire

[Chorus]
        
Oh,     Mexico
            
It sounds so s

#            
weet with the 

           
sun sinking lo

w
          
Moon's so brig

             
ht like to lig

          
ht up the nigh

t
         
Make everythin

       
g all right

[Solo Interlude]
    (x2)

[Verse 3]
            
Baby's hungry 

             
and the money'

      
s all gone
             
The folks back

             
 home don't wa

             
nt to talk on 

    
the phone
             
She gets a lon

             
g letter, send

            
s back a postc

              
ard; times are

 
 hard

[Chorus]
          
Oh, down in Me

  
xico
             
I never really

          
 been so I don

          
't really know
       
Oh,     Mexico
            
I guess I'll h

/       
ave to say

        
Oh,     Mexico
            
I never really

#            
 been but I'd 

            
sure like to g

o
         
Oh,       Mexi


co
         
I guess I'll h

             
ave to go now

[Outro]
          
Talking about 

   
Mexico
       
Oh,     Mexico
       
Oh,     Mexico
       
Oh,     Mexico
       
Oh,     Mexico

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