Ridin My Thumb To Mexico Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | 1st fret |
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Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico
Johnny Rodriguez
Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
F G7 C C
Guitar 1
e|-----------------|-------5-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
B|---------3-5-----|-6---------6---5-|---3-------------|-------------5-6-|---8-------------|
G|-------5---------|-----------------|-------4-5-4---5-|-------4-5-7-----|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-7-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------|-5-----8-7-5-----|-----------------|---------------5-|/10-8------------|
B|-------5-6-8-----|---------------8-|---6-----5-----5-|---------5-6-8---|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------7---7-----|---4-5-7---------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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[Verse 1]
C Em
This old highway seems so lonesome, when you're going where you've been
F G7
And a lonesome song can make you cry, time and time again
C Am
If I had listened to a friend of mine ten years ago today
F G7
I'd have a better job than what I got today
[Verse 2]
C Em
But the billboards on the highways and the brake lights on the cars
F G7
Make me jump out on the highway with my bag and my guitar
C Am
If she comes or if she goes it doesn't matter anymore
F G7 C C7
'Cause I'm ridin' my thumb to Mexico
[Chorus]
F G7 C E7 Am
Ridin' my thumb to Mexico
F G7 C
It don't matter when or how I go
F G7 C E7 Am
I'll ride this thumb 'til I see her again
F G7 C
So I'm ridin' my thumb to Mexico
[Interlude]
(C) F G7 C C
(Repeat intro lick)
[Verse 3]
C Em
Well, the reason why she left me's not the reason that I'm here
F G7
I'm a travelin' kind of man, just need a change of atmosphere
C Am
If there's any place I haven't been at all that's where I'll go
F G7 C C7
So I'm ridin' my thumb to Mexico
[Chorus]
F G7 C E7 Am
Ridin' my thumb to Mexico
F G7 C
It don't matter when or how I go
F G7 C E7 Am
I'll ride this thumb 'til I see her again
F G7 C
So I'm ridin' my thumb to Mexico
[Outro]
C F G7 C C
Guitar 1
e|-----------------|-------5-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-7---8-------|
B|---------3-5-----|-6---------6---5-|---3-------------|-------------5-6-|-8---------------|
G|-------5---------|-----------------|-------4-5-4---5-|-------4-5-7-----|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-7-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------|-5-----8-7-5-----|-----------------|---------------5-|-7-8-10--12------|
B|-------5-6-8-----|---------------8-|---6-----5-----5-|---------5-6-8---|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------7---7-----|---4-5-7---------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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Tab incomplete. learning how to use it and I will not be doing any rating until i am familiar with the app
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I finished the tab myself and couldn't be more happy with the above work. Thanks so much.
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learned this song for my music class so I thought id write the riff tab for y'all to enjoy too! Rock on!
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