Intro D A G D G A D Verse D A/C# G/B D/A Well the smoke cuts the lights in this honky-tonk bar D/F# G And I’m thinking where I’d rather be D/F# A D Maybe chasing señoritas down in Old Mexico E7 A7 Or standing at the edge of the sea D A/C# G/B D/A If I had the money I tell you honey D/F# G We’d be on that first plane to Spain Em D/F# Bm But as long as we’re here the answer is clear A D We’ll dance in the New Mexico rainVerse D A/C# G/B D/A The lights of the city keep calling my name D/F# G But I have been through that before D/F# A D It’s a giant hotel on a long four lane street E7 A7 It’s got a checkout time on the door D A/C# G/B D/A If I had the money I tell you honey D/F# G We’d be on that New Delhi train Em D/F# Bm But as long as we’re here the answer is clear A D We’ll waltz in the New Mexico rainG D/F# A D New Mexico R-a-in, it’s hot down in Texas G D/F# A D New Mexico R-a-in, yeah and I call this my home D A/C# G/B D/A If I ain’t happy here, I ain’t happy nowhere D/F# G A7 D A/C# G/B D/A New Mexico rain when my mind starts to roamVerse D A/C# G/B D/A I’ve been drinking all day with a man at the bar D/F# G And he sure seems unhappy to me D/F# A D He tells me he’s going nowhere and he’s going there fast E7 A7 And he envies this life that I lead D A/C# G/B D/A If I had the money I tell you honey D/F# G I’d keep him from going insane Em D/F# Bm I know there’s one thing for sure, there just ain’t no cure A D Like a walk in the New Mexico rainG D/F# A D New Mexico R-a-in, it’s hot down in Texas G D/F# A D New Mexico R-a-in, yeah and I call this my home D A/C# G/B D/A If I ain’t happy here, I ain’t happy nowhere D/F# G A7 D A/C# G/B D/A New Mexico rain when my mind starts to roamOutro D A G D G A DG D/F# A D New Mexico R-a-in, yeah it’s hot down in Texas G D/F# A D New Mexico R-a-in, I call this my home D A/C# G/B D/A If I ain’t happy here, I ain’t happy nowhere D/F# G A7 D New Mexico rain when my mind starts to roam D A/C# G/B D/A If I ain’t happy here, I ain’t happy nowhere D/F# G A7 D New Mexico rain when my mind starts to roam
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