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