Intro
E F# E F#
[Verse]
B F#
Oh Mexico all the time
D#m G#m B F#
Dreamin' all about Acapulco and a sweet thing on my mind
B F#
Mogadishu sunrise low above the sea
D#m G#m B F#
All of those lawyers in California won't bring her back to me
C#m F# C#m F#
Back to me back to me
B E B
Oh Mercenary Girl
B E C#m F#
Of all the lowdown places in the world
C#m F#
To be stuck inside of a phone booth
B E
Hangin' on the end of a line
A F#
While this civil war keeps ragin' in my mind
B F#
Oh Mary Mary I think you're fine
D#m G#m B F#
'Cause you can mix a margarita from a bottle of turpentine
B F#
Just between noon and midnight that's when the battle rages on
D#m G#m B
Mama I just gotta make one more call and I'll be here with you all
F#
night long
C#m F# C#m F#
All night long all night long
B E B
Oh Mercenary Girl
B E C#m F#
Of all the lowdown places in the world
C#m F#
To be livin' in another city
B E
Comin' from another time
C#m F#
I know it's a cold cruel world
B E
But your eyes look soft and kind
A G#
And this civil war keeps ragin' in my mind
C# F# C#
Oh Mercenary Girl...
[Outro]
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