Tijuana Lady

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
[E]  [F]    [G]   [F]    [E] x4

{section: Verse}
[A]  [F#m]  [E]   x6
       [D]  [Bm]   [D]   [Bm]   [D]   [E]
       [A]   [F#m]   [E]

Song in more detail:
Firstly, this is just an acoustic approximation of the song. Just the best way that I
have found to play it on a solo acoustic guitar. There are some 2nd guitar bits
in the second verse that are lovely and if you have a loop recorder you might fancy
going off on them whilst the melody continues, but I don't have a loop recorder so
I didn't bother working them out. The end bit, where they go off on one about
enchiladas, is a bit weird and ends with a fadeout which doesn't really work on a solo
acoustic. I made up my own way of playing it. Totally different, but it works much
better in the absence of production.
Please remember: this is never going to sound exactly like the recording but it's the
best way I've found to play it on a solo acoustic.
Play around with it, make it your own interpretation.

{section: Intro}
Use your thumb to strum rapidly, but softly, up and down to create a tremulo
effect. Slide your left hand between the chords for the intro. Sounds crazy, but I
{sot}prefer it without barring the chords.
    [E]   [F]   [G]   [F]   [E]
e---0---0---0---0---0----------|
B---0---0---0---0---0----------|
G---1---2---4---2---1----------|
D---2---3---5---3---2----------|
A---2---3---5---3---2----------|
E---0---0---0---0---0-0--0-0-0-|{eot}

Whilst strumming the E you might like to use your left hand thumb to play the low
e-string (it kinda subsititutes for that bass/thump noise you can hear in the original recording).

{section: Verse}
Play the "A" as the higher bar chord and, just before you transfer to the F#m,
{sot}use your little finger to fret on and off the high e-string 7th fret (you'll work it out).
    [A]          [F#m]   [E]
e---5---7-7--5--2----0-------|
B---5-----------2----0-------|
G---6-----------2----1-------|
D---7-----------4----2-------|
A---7-----------4----2-------|
E---5-----------2----0-------|{eot}

[A]Take me [F#m]down [E] to [A]where you hide,[F#m]     [E]
[A]Lay me [F#m]down, [E] lay me [A]down inside,[F#m]     [E]
[A]What use [F#m]now? [E] Roll b[A]ack this Pacific tide.[F#m]     [E]
[D]Tijuana Lady where did you[Bm] go?  Yeah,
I been [D]chasing you around ol' Meji[Bm]co, yeah,
Gonna[D] find my w[E]ay back to San Di[A]ego.
Baby where'd you [F#m]hide? [E]        [A]                [F#m]                         [E]

[A]Take me [F#m]down [E] to [A]where you hide,[F#m]     [E]
[A]Play me a[F#m]round, [E] lay me [A]up inside, [F#m]      [E]
Don't [A]make no [F#m]sound [E]coz I [A]know you lie,[F#m]    [E]
[D]Tijuana Lady let's take it s[Bm]low, [E]yeah well I..
[D]  Know that I'm no head hon[Bm]cho, [E]but I...
[D]               [E]                 [A]    [F#m]   [E]
  [A]I'l[F#m]l keep[E] you warm in my silky poncho

{section: Instrumental bit}
I play it like as follows but you can just leave it
out for simplicity)

[A]     [C#] [C#m] [Bm]     [E]
[A]     [F#] [F#m]                [E]

[D] Tijuana Lady where did you[Bm] go? [E] yeah well I...
[D] I heard you lost your last so[Bm]mbrero,
[D] Tijuana Lady which way'd'you [Bm]flow?[E] I'm a..
[D] El Mari[E]achi Desper[A]ado,
Tell me where'd you [F#m]hide, [E]
[A]   Tell me where'd you[F#m] hide.[E]

[Now, either finish with another lovely D Bm chorusy type bit eg:
[D]Tijuana Lady where did you[Bm] go?  Yeah,
I been [D]chasing you around ol' Meji[Bm]co, yeah,
[D]Tijuana Lady let's take it s[Bm]low, [E]yeah well I..
[D]  I'll keep you [E]warm in my silky p[A]oncho.

OR....
try out my interpretation of the weird enchilda bit:]

...[A]  Tell me where'd you[F#m] hide[E]?  [Em]
[Em]     Enchilda Desperado [B]day,
[Em]Senorita come back and meet me a[B]gain,
[Em]Buena vista senorita h[B]ey,
I [Am]love you so [F]come back, be with [D]meeeeeeee        a[A]gain.