Ridin’ my thumb to Mexico
F - G - C
C
1. This old highway seems so lonesome
Em
when
you're going where you've been,
F
G
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
G
I'd have a better job than
what I've got today.
C Em
2. But the billboards on the highway and the
brake lights on the cars
F G
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 G C -
C7
‘cause
I'm ridin'
my thumb to Mexico.
F
G C - E - Am F G C
Ridin'
my thumb to Mexic................o, it don't matter
when or how I go,
F G
C G Am -
F G C
I'm ridin'
thumb til I see her again, so I'll ride my thumb to Mexico.
+ F - G - C
C Em
3. Well, the reason why she left me's not the reason that I'm here,
F
G
I'm a travlin'
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 G C - C7
so
I'll ride my thumb to Mexico.
+ CHORUS + F - G - C
(orig. = capo 1st; midi = no capo; video = capo 4th)
(Johnny
Rodriguez)