MEXICAN MONEY
Lee Roy Parnell
(Parnell/Moore)
CD: Lee Roy Parnell
1989, Arista Records
Submitted by: Christopher R.
[Intro]
G
I been workin' on the boats in Galveston Bay
C D
Holdin' on to what I can, when I draw my pay
G
I love a girl south of the Rio Grande
C D
Been savin' up to take her to the promise land
Em C D G
Bring her to the promise land
G
Well I got a few hundered, but it ain't too much
C D
Com pared to just a smile from the one I love
G
So when I got a letter, said she missed her man
C D
I knew I was gonna have to change my plans
Em C D G
Gonna have to change my plans
C F C
I'm gonna trade my dollars for Mexican mo ney
F C G C
Mexican money is what I need
F C
I'm gonna live forever with my Mexican honey
F C D
She's there waitin' for me
[Intro]
G
Well, I left her standin' down in the ocean breeze
C D
Promised I would build a life for her and me
G
But, I can't get ahead no matter how I try
C D
Think it's time that I was tellin' Texas goodbye
Em C D G
Tellin' old Texas good bye
G
So tonight I'm headin' down to the borderline
C D
Takin' what I can, leavin' the rest behind
G
As long as I've got her, there's one thing I know
C D
I'll be the richest man in Mexico
Em C D G
Richest man in Mexic o
C F C
I'm gonna trade my dollars for Mexican mo ney
F C G C
Mexican money that's what I need
F C
Gonna live forever with my Mexican honey
F C D
She's there waitin' for me
C F C
I'm gonna trade my dollars for Mexican mo ney
F C G C
Mexican money that's what I need
F C
I'm gonna live forever with my Mexican honey
F C D
She's there waitin' for me
Outro (variation of intro)