C C F G
C Went down to Mexico,
I drove my black El Camino
F I met up with an old gringo
G He showed me round, and said to call him Joe.
C I was there about a week or so,
Wound up in the general hospital,
F Joe said don't drink the water no more,
G How the hell was I supposed to know?
C C F G x2
C Drove up to San Diego
Saw a sign for Mission Beach
F And so, went out deep into the ocean,
G Saw a shark and had a stroke.
C Back in the ambulance I go,
Had a dream about a girl I used to know,
F She said "I got to warn ya
G 'Bout Mexico and California."
D
F She said "I got to warn ya
G 'Bout Mexico and California."
D
oh yeah
F She said "I got to warn ya
G 'Bout Mexico and California."
C Earthquakes and sharks to start us off,
If Chupacabras ain't enough,
F Black widow spiders and killer bees,
G There ain't no shade there ain't no trees.
C hot desert heat, polluted air,
There's traffic jams beyond compare.
F That's all I got to warn ya
G 'bout Mexico and California
C
C Woke up and said I got to go,
Doc said "Relax, just take it slow."
F I tried to argue, but don't you know,
G Bout California and Mexico?
C Right then, the doctor hit the floor,
The building shook, it shook some more,
F I looked down at him and swore,
G "You son of a bitch! I told you so!"
C Earthquakes and sharks to start us off,
If Chupacabras ain't enough,
F Black widow spiders and killer bees,
G There ain't no shade, there ain't no trees.
C Hot desert heat, polluted air,
There's traffic jams beyond compare.
F That's all I got to warn ya
G 'Bout Mexico and California
C Earthquakes and sharks to start us off,
If Chupacabras ain't enough,
F Black widow spiders and killer bees,
G There ain't no shade, there ain't no trees.
C Hot desert heat, polluted air,
There's traffic jams beyond compare.
(silent) That's all I got to warn ya
'Bout Mexico and California
D Earthquakes and sharks to start us off,
If Chupacabras ain't enough,
G Black widow spiders and killer bees,
A There ain't no shade, there ain't no trees.
D Hot desert heat, polluted air,
There's traffic jams beyond compare.
(silent) That's all I got to warn ya
'Bout Mexico and California