Lee Roy Parnell - Mexican Money guitar chord

MEXICAN MONEY

Lee Roy Parnell

(Parnell/Moore)

CD: Lee Roy Parnell

1989, Arista Records

Submitted by: Christopher R.

Intro

I been (G) workin' on the boats in Galveston Bay

Holdin' (C) on to what I can, when I (D) draw my pay

I (G) love a girl south of the Rio Grande

Been (C) savin' up to take her to the (D) promise land

(Em) (C) Bring her to the (D) promise (G) land

Well I (G) got a few hundered, but it ain't too much

Com(C)pared to just a smile from the (D) one I love

So (G) when I got a letter, said she missed her man

I (C) knew I was gonna have to (D) change my plans

(Em) (C) Gonna have to (D) change my (G) plans

I'm gonna (C) trade my dollars for (F) Mexican mo(C)ney

(F) Mexican (C) money is (G) what I (C) need

I'm gonna live forever with my (F) Mexican (C) honey

(F) She's there (C) waitin' for (D) me

Repeat Intro

Well, I (G) left her standin' down in the ocean breeze

Promised (C) I would build a life for (D) her and me

But, (G) I can't get ahead no matter how I try

(C) Think it's time that I was tellin' (D) Texas goodbye

(Em) (C) Tellin' old (D) Texas good(G)bye

So (G) tonight I'm headin' down to the borderline

Takin' (C) what I can, leavin' the (D) rest behind

As (G) long as I've got her, there's one thing I know

I'll (C) be the richest man in (D) Mexico

(Em) (C) Richest man in (D) Mexic(G)o

I'm gonna (C) trade my dollars for (F) Mexican mo(C)ney

(F) Mexican (C) money that's (G) what I (C) need

Gonna live forever with my (F) Mexican (C) honey

(F) She's there (C) waitin' for (D) me

I'm gonna (C) trade my dollars for (F) Mexican mo(C)ney

(F) Mexican (C) money that's (G) what I (C) need

I'm gonna live forever with my (F) Mexican (C) honey

(F) She's there (C) waitin' for (D) me

Outro (variation of intro)