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Mexican Home Tab

by John Prine
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: 5th fret
Author ajnajn85 [a] 239. Last edit on May 4, 2023
[Intro]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0---------0h1-------1-------------------3------------1------3----1----3---|
G|-----------------0---------0-------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------3---------3----------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------0h1----0----------------------1--1-1-----------0-----1-------|
G|-----------------0-------------------2---0-------------------------2-----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2----------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
B|-----------0------------0h1----1-------------------3-------------------3----1----3---|
G|-----------------------------------------------0---------0---------------------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------3---------3----------|
E|----0h3-------3---------3---------3---------3---------3------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------0h1----0------------------------1--------------0h1-------0h1-|
G|-----------------0-------------------2---0-------------------------2---------2-------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2----------|
 
e|-------------------------|
B|----------0h1------------|
G|------2---------2--------|
D|--------0---------0------|
A|-------------------------|
E|----2---------2----------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
      It got so hot, last night, I swear    You couldn't hardly breathe
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-----------0---------1---------1---------3---------0---------1----------------------|
G|-----------------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------|
 
      Heat lightning burnt the sky like alcohol
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0---------1---------0-------------------------1-------------0h1----------|
G|-----------------0-------------------2-----------------------------2---------2------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2---------|
 
      I sat on the porch without my shoes     And I watched the cars roll by
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-----------0-------------------1---------------------------------------------1------|
G|-----------------0-------------------0-----------------------------0----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0-------------------2---------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------0----2----3---------3---------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------------------------------------|
 
       As the headlights raced To the corner of
                                        the kitchen wall.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-------------------0h1-----------------------1-------------0------------|
G|-------0---------0---------2---------2-----------------------------0----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0----2----|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------3-------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
      Mama dear Your boy is here    Far across the sea
e|-----------0---------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-------------0---------1---------------1-------------0------------|
G|-------0-------------------0---------0---------0-------------------0----------------|
D|---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0--------------|
A|----3---------------------------------------3-----------------------------0----2----|
E|--------------3---------3---------3-------------------3---------3-------------------|
 
      Waiting for That sacred core       That burns inside of me
e|-----------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-------------0---------0----------0------------------0h1-------0h1|
G|-------0-------------------0---------0-------------------0---------2---------2------|
D|---------2---------2---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----|
A|----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------2---------2---------|
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-----------0h1-----------|
G|-------2---------2-------|
D|---------0---------0-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|----2---------2----------|
 
     And I feel a storm   All wet and warm    Not ten miles away
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-----------0---------1---------1-------------------0-------------------------1------|
G|-----------------0---------0---------0---------0-------------------0----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0-------------------2---------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------0----2----3---------3---------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------------------------------------|
 
      Approaching         My Mexican home.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------------------1-------------------------1-------------0------------|
G|-----------------0---------2---------2-----------------------------0---------0---0--|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------3---------3---------|
 
[Interlude]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0---------0h1-------1-------------------3------------1------3----1----3---|
G|-----------------0---------0-------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------3---------3----------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------0h1----0----------------------1--1-1-----------0-----1-------|
G|-----------------0-------------------2---0-------------------------2-----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2----------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
B|-----------0------------0h1----1-------------------3-------------------3----1----3---|
G|-----------------------------------------------0---------0---------------------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------3---------3----------|
E|----0h3-------3---------3---------3---------3---------3------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------0h1----0------------------------1--------------0h1-------0h1-|
G|-----------------0-------------------2---0-------------------------2---------2-------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2----------|
 
e|-------------------------|
B|----------0h1------------|
G|------2---------2--------|
D|--------0---------0------|
A|-------------------------|
E|----2---------2----------|
 
[Verse]
 
      My God! I cried, it's so hot inside You could die in the living room
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-----------0---------1---------1---------3---------0---------1----------------------|
G|-----------------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------|
 
      Take the fan         Prop the door back
         from the window           with a broom
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0---------1---------0-------------------------1-------------0h1----------|
G|-----------------0-------------------2-----------------------------2---------2------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2---------|
 
      The cuckoo clock has died of shock      And the windows feel no pane
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-----------0-------------------1---------------------------------------------1------|
G|-----------------0-------------------0-----------------------------0----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0-------------------2---------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------0----2----3---------3---------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------------------------------------|
 
      The air's as still  As the throttle on a
                                      funeral train.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-------------------0h1-----------------------1-------------0------------|
G|-------0---------0---------2---------2-----------------------------0----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0----2----|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------3-------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
      Mama dear Your boy is here    Far across the sea
e|-----------0---------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-------------0---------1---------------1-------------0------------|
G|-------0-------------------0---------0---------0-------------------0----------------|
D|---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0--------------|
A|----3---------------------------------------3-----------------------------0----2----|
E|--------------3---------3---------3-------------------3---------3-------------------|
 
      Waiting for That sacred core       That burns inside of me
e|-----------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-------------0---------0----------0------------------0h1-------0h1|
G|-------0-------------------0---------0-------------------0---------2---------2------|
D|---------2---------2---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----|
A|----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------2---------2---------|
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-----------0h1-----------|
G|-------2---------2-------|
D|---------0---------0-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|----2---------2----------|
 
     And I feel a storm   All wet and warm    Not ten miles away
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-----------0---------1---------1-------------------0-------------------------1------|
G|-----------------0---------0---------0---------0-------------------0----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0-------------------2---------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------0----2----3---------3---------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------------------------------------|
 
      Approaching         My Mexican home.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------------------1-------------------------1-------------0------------|
G|-----------------0---------2---------2-----------------------------0---------0---0--|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------3---------3---------|
 
[Intro]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0---------0h1-------1-------------------3------------1------3----1----3---|
G|-----------------0---------0-------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------3---------3----------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------0h1----0----------------------1--1-1-----------0-----1-------|
G|-----------------0-------------------2---0-------------------------2-----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2----------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
B|-----------0------------0h1----1-------------------3-------------------3----1----3---|
G|-----------------------------------------------0---------0---------------------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------3---------3----------|
E|----0h3-------3---------3---------3---------3---------3------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------0h1----0------------------------1--------------0h1-------0h1-|
G|-----------------0-------------------2---0-------------------------2---------2-------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2----------|
 
e|-------------------------|
B|----------0h1------------|
G|------2---------2--------|
D|--------0---------0------|
A|-------------------------|
E|----2---------2----------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
      My father died on the porch outside      On an August afternoon
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-----------0---------1---------1---------3---------0---------1----------------------|
G|-----------------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------|
 
      I sipped bourbon     With a friend by the
               and cried          light of the moon
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0---------1---------0-------------------------1-------------0h1----------|
G|-----------------0-------------------2-----------------------------2---------2------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------2---------2---------|
 
      So its hurry! hurry! Step right up      It's a matter of life or death
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-----------0-------------------1---------------------------------------------1------|
G|-----------------0-------------------0-----------------------------0----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0-------------------2---------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------0----2----3---------3---------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------------------------------------|
 
      The sun is going    And the moon is just
                   down            holding its breath.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-------------------0h1-----------------------1-------------0------------|
G|-------0---------0---------2---------2-----------------------------0----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0----2----|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------3-------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
      Mama dear Your boy is here    Far across the sea
e|-----------0---------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-------------0---------1---------------1-------------0------------|
G|-------0-------------------0---------0---------0-------------------0----------------|
D|---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0--------------|
A|----3---------------------------------------3-----------------------------0----2----|
E|--------------3---------3---------3-------------------3---------3-------------------|
 
      Waiting for That sacred core       That burns inside of me
e|-----------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-------------0---------0----------0------------------0h1-------0h1|
G|-------0-------------------0---------0-------------------0---------2---------2------|
D|---------2---------2---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----|
A|----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------2---------2---------|
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-----------0h1-----------|
G|-------2---------2-------|
D|---------0---------0-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|----2---------2----------|
 
     And I feel a storm   All wet and warm    Not ten miles away
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-----------0---------1---------1-------------------0-------------------------1------|
G|-----------------0---------0---------0---------0-------------------0----------------|
D|---------0---------0---------2---------2---------0-------------------2---------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------0----2----3---------3---------|
E|----3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------------------------------------|
 
      Approaching         My Mexican home.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------------------1-------------------------1-------------0------------|
G|-----------------0---------2---------2-----------------------------0---------0---0--|
D|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---------3---------2---------2---------3---------3---------3---------3---------|
 
 
 
 
 
************************************
 
| h  Hammer-on
 
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