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Song title:      Mexico
Original Album:  Between The Dim And The Dark (Jump, Little Children)

Words and Music by Jay Clifford
Copyright © 2004 Brash Music
Published by ???

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



NOTES:
The chords are basically E, A, B and C#m. But Jay plays variations of the E, A and B chords as I've indicated in the tab.



INTRO:
Notes:
E3i is my abbreviation for E 3rd Interval. Play reasonably slowly.


[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]

Guitar Figure 1
  E3i     E       E3i     Amaj7     E3i     E       B
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------9-9-9-9-|-----------------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-9-9-9---9-------9-9-9---6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9---9-------8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6---7---7---6-6-6---7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6---7---7---9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7---6---6---7-7-7---0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7---6---6---9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|
|-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0---0---0---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE1:
Notes:
I've indicated basic chords you might play.
Guitar Figure 1 is played as indicated, although not in VERSE2.

Chords:
E      022100    C#m  x46654
Amaj7  x02120    A    x0222x
B      x24442


[Guitar Figure 1]
| E               Amaj7 | E               B
  I won't let you go,     I won't let you go

| C#m            A    | E           B
  Not to Detroit City,  not to Chicago


[Guitar Figure 1]
| E               Amaj7  | E               B
  I won't let you go,      I won't let you go

| C#m          A     | E          B
  Not to Mississippi,  not to Tupelo





CHORUS1:
Chords:
A  x02220    B    x24442
E  022100    C#m  x46654


   | A               E         | B              C#m
But  if you're gonna leave, I'm  asking you to, please,

  | A       E     | B   E
Go  all the way to  Mex-ico.



[play: Fill 1]  [x2]

Fill 1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------9-------|-9---10--9-------9---10--9-------|-9---10--------------------------|
|-----------------------------10--|-------------10--------------10--|---------11_______---13--11--9---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |





VERSE2:
Chords:
E      022100    C#m  x46654
Amaj7  x02120    A    x0222x
B      x24442


| E               Amaj7 | E               B
  I won't let you leave,  I won't let you leave

| C#m            | A      | E          | B
  Not with all my  Django,  EmmyLou and  Steve

| E               A     | E               B
  I won't let you leave,  I won't let you leave

| C#m           A    | E                  B
  Not with my Revival  tucked down in its sleeve





CHORUS2:
Notes:
Play as for CHORUS1.

Chords:
A  x02220    B    x24442
E  022100    C#m  x46654


   | A                  E           | B               | C#m
But  if you're going to go, take the  ones you gave to  me

| A       E     | B    E
  All the way to  Mexi-co.


[repeat Fill 1]





BRIDGE:
Chords:
A  x02220    B    x24442
E  022100    C#m  x46654

       | A          E             | B      C#m
All the  way to the shore of Cali - fornia Bay

   | A       E   | B              | A  E                   | B
And  I'll be fine    'Cause I have  ta-ken you back for the  last time.


[repeat Fill 1]



Chords:
E      022100    C#m  x46654
Amaj7  x02120    A    x0222x
B      x24442


[Guitar Figure 1]
| E               Amaj7 | E               B
  I won't let you go,     I won't let you go

| C#m            A    | E           B
  Not to Detroit City,  not to Chicago


[Guitar Figure 1]
| E               Amaj7  | E               B
  I won't let you go,      I won't let you go

| C#m          A     | E          B
  Not to Mississippi,  not to Tupelo



VERSE3:
Chords:
E      022100    C#m  x46654
Amaj7  x02120    A    x0222x
B      x24442


[Guitar Figure 1]
   | E               Amaj7 | E               B
And  I won't set you free,   I won't set you free

| C#m             A    | E                  B
  Not to say it's over,  come right back to me.

[Guitar Figure 1]
   | E               Amaj7  | E               B
But  if you're gonna go,  I'm giving you the key

| C#m          A        | E         B
      But only if you'll  go to Mexico.


[repeat Fill 1]




[repeat BRIDGE]




[INSTRUMENTAL:]

          | ORGAN SOLO:             | GUITAR SOLO:          |
[play: 4/4| E A | E B | C#m A | E B | A E | B C#m | A E | B |]




[repeat BRIDGE]




CHORUS4:
Notes:
Play as for CHORUS1.

Chords:
A  x02220    B    x24442
E  022100    C#m  x46654


  | A               E  | B              C#m    
So  if you're gonna go,  baby won't you please

  | A       E     | B    C#m | A       E     | B    E
Go  all the way to  Mexi-co,   all the way to  Mexi-co 


[repeat Fill 1]

[end on E]