Ridin My Thumb To Mexico Chords

by Johnny Rodriguez
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
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4 contributors total, last edit on Aug 20, 2025

Chords

F
G7
C
Em
Am
C7
E7

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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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
[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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5 comments
gmarchand
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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Jim Scar
I finished the tab myself and couldn't be more happy with the above work. Thanks so much.
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lucskywalkerftj
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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