Mexico City
Jolie HollandVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Jack and Edie lying across my bed
Flying high like the spirits of the dead
The living and the dead
The living and the dead
Our Lady of Sorrows and the long dark night
How many candles could I light
For the living and the dead
The living and the dead
What's that black smoke rising Jack
Is the world on fire
What's that distant singing
Is it a heavenly choir
The living and the dead
The living and the dead
I think about you Jack, watching the tv
And drinking booze
Shame on you, shame on me
But how can we help it
There was no where else to go
I sent Julie and Billy out on that long hard road
on that long hard road
on that long hard road
I'm just back from Mexico city
I came back north to Texas
To rest my weary head
My true love is fresh from the battle field
Sewing up the dying and carting off the dead
My baby don't stand for no fighting
Amongst the living and the dead
What's that black smoke rising Jack
Is the world on fire
What's that distant singing
Is it a heavenly choir
The living and the dead (repeat)
optional: When switching from C to F and F to C on "living and the dead" take the
on the first fret off for a beat before switching
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Readable chord sheet for Mexico City by Jolie Holland
[C] [F]
[Gm]Jack and E[C]die ly[Am]ing across my be[F]d
[Gm]Flying hi[C]gh like the sp[Am]irits of the de[F]ad
The [C]living and the [F]dead
The [C]living and the [F]dead
Our Lady of [C]Sorrows and the [Am]long dark [F]night
[Gm]How many ca[C]ndles could I light
For the [C]living and the [F]dead
The [C]living and the [F]dead [G]
What's that black smoke [C]rising Jack
Is the [Am]world on [F]fire [G]
What's that distant [C]singing
Is it a [F]heavenly choir
The [C]living and the [F]dead
The [C]living and the [F]dead
I think [C]about you Jack, [Am]watching the [F]tv
[G]And drinking bo[C]oze
Shame on [F]you, shame on me
[G]But how can we he[C]lp it
There was [F]no where else to go
[G]I sent Julie and Billy out on that lo[F]ng hard road
on that [C]long hard [F]road
on that [C]long hard [F]road
[F]I'm just back from Mexico [C]city
I came back north to [Am]Texas
[F]To rest my weary head
My true love is fresh from the [C]battle field
[F]Sewing up the [C]dying and [Am]carting off the dead
My baby don't stand for [C]no fighting
Amongst the [Am]living and the d[F]ead
[F] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [F]
[F]What's that black smoke [C]rising Jack
Is the [Am]world on [F]fire
[G]What's that distant [C]singing
Is it a [Am]heavenly [F]choir
The [C]living and the [F]dead (repeat)
[C]
optional: When switching from C to F and F to C on "living and the dead" take the
on the first fret off for a beat before switching