Intro: G D Am7 C
[G]Margie said R[D]oy you ain't l[F]istening to [C]me
[G]And I got a w[D]hole lot more to s[F]ay[C][G]
Roy just c[D]rossed the floor and p[F]icked up his car k[C]eys
[D#]And she ain't seen or h[D]eard from him to t[G]his day
Chorus:
[G]And that's why God made M[C]exico[D][G]
[G]A place where we can l[C]ay low[D][Em]
And the C[G]uervo goes down n[C]ice and slow[C+]
And the w[G]arm wind blows[G/Bb]
[Am7]That's why G[D]od made M[G]exico
[G]And Betty fixed J[D]oe dinner every ni[F]ght half past s[C]ix
[G]Cause that's when he'd r[D]oll through that d[F]oor[C][G]
Cause sixteen y[D]ears and not a th[F]ank you from his l[C]ips
[D#]She don't f[D]ix him dinner no m[G]ore
REPEAT CHORUS
[Em]Cause life is sweet in a b[A]order town
[D]You learn to let your h[B]air down
And you d[C]on't make t[G/B]rouble[Am7], you learn to d[D]ance the fand[G]ango[B]
[Em]You change your name, and you ch[A]ange your face
[D]Get used to beans, and c[B]hili paste
And you l[C]earn to l[G/B]ive and l[Am7]ove life [D]in the s[G]low lane
Last Chorus:
[G]And that's why God made M[C]exico[D][G]
[G]A place where we can l[C]ay low[D][Em]
Maybe Mo[G]nterrey or A[C]capulco[C+]
Anywhere the w[G]arm winds blow[G/Bb], don't ya know
[Am7]That's why G[D]od made M[Bm]exi[Em]co-[Am7]-o[D]
(no chord)
That's why God made...made Mexico
[G] [D] [F] [G]
[G]Margie said R[D]oy you ain't l[F]istening to [C]me
[G]And I got a w[D]hole lot more to s[F]ay[C][G]
Roy just c[D]rossed the floor and p[F]icked up his car k[C]eys
[D#]And she ain't seen or h[D]eard from him to t[G]his day
Chorus:
[G]And that's why God made M[C]exico[D][G]
[G]A place where we can l[C]ay low[D][Em]
And the C[G]uervo goes down n[C]ice and slow[C+]
And the w[G]arm wind blows[G/Bb]
[Am7]That's why G[D]od made M[G]exico
[G]And Betty fixed J[D]oe dinner every ni[F]ght half past s[C]ix
[G]Cause that's when he'd r[D]oll through that d[F]oor[C][G]
Cause sixteen y[D]ears and not a th[F]ank you from his l[C]ips
[D#]She don't f[D]ix him dinner no m[G]ore
REPEAT CHORUS
[Em]Cause life is sweet in a b[A]order town
[D]You learn to let your h[B]air down
And you d[C]on't make t[G/B]rouble[Am7], you learn to d[D]ance the fand[G]ango[B]
[Em]You change your name, and you ch[A]ange your face
[D]Get used to beans, and c[B]hili paste
And you l[C]earn to l[G/B]ive and l[Am7]ove life [D]in the s[G]low lane
Last Chorus:
[G]And that's why God made M[C]exico[D][G]
[G]A place where we can l[C]ay low[D][Em]
Maybe Mo[G]nterrey or A[C]capulco[C+]
Anywhere the w[G]arm winds blow[G/Bb], don't ya know
[Am7]That's why G[D]od made M[Bm]exi[Em]co-[Am7]-o[D]
(no chord)
That's why God made...made Mexico
[G] [D] [F] [G]