"Mexican Home"
(feat. John Prine)
Intro
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G
It got so hot, last night, I swear
C
You couldn't hardly breathe
G D G
Heat lightning burnt the sky like alcohol
G
I sat on the porch without my shoes
C
And I watched the cars roll by
G
As the headlights raced
D G
To the corner of the kitchen wall
Chorus
D
Mother dear
Your boy is here
G
Far across the sea
A
Waiting for
That sacred core
D
That burns inside of me
G
And I feel a storm
All wet and warm
C
Not ten miles away
G
Approaching
D G
My Mexican home
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G
My God! I cried, it's so hot inside
C
You could die in the living room
G
Take the fan from the window
D G
Prop the door back with a broom
G
The cuckoo clock has died of shock
C
And the windows feel no pane
G
The air's as still
D G
As the throttle on a funeral train
Chorus
D
Mother dear
Your boy is here
G
Far across the sea
A
Waiting for
That sacred core
D
That burns inside of me
G
And I feel a storm
All wet and warm
C
Not ten miles away
G
Approaching
D G
My Mexican home
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G
My father died on the porch outside
C
On an August afternoon
G
I sipped bourbon and cried
D G
With a friend by the light of the moon
G
So its hurry! Hurry! Step right up
C
It's a matter of life or death
G
The sun is going down
D G
And the moon is just holding its breath
Chorus
D
Mother dear
Your boy is here
G
Far across the sea
A
Waiting for
That sacred core
D
That burns inside of me
G
And I feel a storm
All wet and warm
C
Not ten miles away
G
Approaching
D G
My Mexican home
G
Approaching
D G
My Mexican home
G - C - G - D - G (x2)
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