In Old Mexico

Tom Lehrer

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In Old Mexico

Written by Tom Lehrer

Key: D

In Old Mexico Key AA

In Old Mexico Key A#A#

In Old Mexico Key BB

In Old Mexico Key CC(one step down)

In Old Mexico Key C#C#(half step down)

In Old Mexico Key DD(original key)

In Old Mexico Key D#D#(half step up)

In Old Mexico Key EE(one step up)

In Old Mexico Key FF

In Old Mexico Key F#F#

In Old Mexico Key GG

In Old Mexico Key G#G#

	  		

          D              Fdim    A7 
When it's fiesta time in Guada-lajara, 

Then I long to be back once again 
       A9/5+  D 
In old Mexi-co. 
                     F#m 
Where we lived for today, 
      Am/C     B7         Em 
Never giving a thought to tomara. 
                        D 
To the strumming of gui-tars, 
                    A7 
In a hundred grubby bars 
                     D    
I would whisper "te amo." 

D7       G                D 
The mari-achis would sere-nade, 
         A7                               D 
And they would not shut up till they were paid. 
D7 G                          D 
We ate, we drank, and we were merry, 
           A7                D 
And we got typhoid and dysen-tery. 

E7  Am                                   G 
But best of all, we went to the plaza de toros. 
                             F 
Now whenever I start feeling morose, 
                           E7    F 
I revive by recalling that scene. 
E7  Am                                       G 
And names like belmonte, dominguin, and mano-lete, 
                           F 
If I live to a hundred and eighty, 
                               E 
I shall never forget what they mean. 

A  GM  A 

ALTERNATE CHORDS BACK AND FORTH FOR THIS SPOKE PART 
D       Eb     D     Eb 
(for there is surely nothing more beautiful in this 

World than the sight of a lone man facing singlehandedly 

A half a ton of angry pot roast!) 

D            Eb 
Out came the matador, 
    D              Eb 
Who must have been potted or 
D           Eb                          D    Eb/A  D  Eb/A  D  Eb/A  D           
Slightly in-sane, but who looked rather bored. 
                     Eb 
Then the picadors of course, 
     D          Eb 
Each one on his horse, 
  D         Eb                       D   Eb/A   D   Eb/A   D   Eb/A 
I shouted "ole!" ev'ry time one was gored. 

  G                     D 
I cheered at the bandil-leros' display, 
        A7                      D 
As they stuck the bull in their own clever way, 
    G                    D        F#m7  B7 
For I hadn't had so much fun since the day 
   Em            A7 
My brother's dog rover 
        D    Eb 
Got run over. 

ALTERNATE CHORDS ON THIS SPOKEN PART 
D   Eb   D   Eb   D 
(rover was killed by a pontiac. and it was done with 

Such grace and artistry that the witnesses awarded the 

Driver both ears and the tail - but I digress.) 

    D          Eb 
The moment had come, 
   D           Eb 
I swallowed my gum, 
   D               Eb                       D  Eb  D  Eb  D  Eb  D 
We knew there'd be blood on the sand pretty soon. 
    D               Eb 
The crowd held it's breath, 
D           Eb 
Hoping that death 
      D           Eb                   D  Eb  D  Eb  D  Eb  D 
Would brighten an otherwise dull after-noon. 

D7           G                   D 
At last, the matador did what we wanted him to. 
   A7                       D  
He raised his sword and his aim was true. 
D7      G                 D        B7 
In that moment of truth I suddenly knew 
     Em          A7        D     Eb  D  A7  
That someone had stolen my wallet. 

A7       D                 Fdim  A7 
Now it's fiesta time in ak-ron, ohio, 
                                        A9/5+    D 
But it's back to old Guadalajara I'm longing to go. 
                  F#m            Am/C   B7        Em 
Far away from the strikes of the A.F. of L. and C.I.O. 
                   D 
How I wish I could get back 
                   A7 
To the land of the wetback, 
                   C7/5-   B7 
And forget the Alamo, 
Em  A7      D   Eb  D 
In old Mexi-co.       

SHOUT - Ole!

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