Mexico City Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Jac[G]k and Edie l[D]ying[Bm]
across [G]my [A]bed
Flying [D]high like [G]the spirits of the dead
The [D]living and the [G]dead,
the [D]living and the dead
[G]

[Verse 2]
Our Lady of [D]Sorrows and the
[Bm]long [G]dark [A]night
How many [D]candles [G]could I light
For the [D]living and the [G]dead,
the [D]living and the [G]dead?

[Verse 3]
[G]What's that black smoke [D]rising Jack,
is the [Bm]world [G]on fire?
[A]What's that distant sin[D]ging,
is it [G]a heavenly choir?
Of the [D]living and the dead,
[G]the liv[D]ing and the dead
[G]

[Verse 4]
I think [D]about you Jack
[Bm]watching the [G]TV[A]
And drinking [D]booze, shame on [G]you,
shame on [A]me
But how can we [D]help it there
was [G]no where else to go
[A]I sent Julie and Bil[D]ly out
on [G]that long hard road
On that [D]long [G]hard road,
on that [D]long [G]hard road

[Verse 5]
[G]I'm just back from Mexico [D]city
I [G]came back north to [D]Texas
to [G]rest my weary head
My true love is fresh from
the [D]battle field
[G]Sewing up the [D]dy ing and
[G]carting off the dead
My baby don't stand no [D]fighting amongst the [G]living or

[Interlude 1]
the dead
[D][G][D][Bm][G][A][D][G]
[D][G][D][G]

[Verse 6]
[G]What's that black smoke [D]rising Jack,
is the [Bm]world [G]on fire?
[A]What's that distant sin[D]ging,
[G]is it a heavenly choir?
Of the [D]living and the [G]dead,
the [A]living and the [G]dead
The [D]living and the [G]dead,
the [D]living and the [G]dead
The [A]living and the [G]dead,
the [D]living and the dead

[Outro 1]
[G][D]