JACK TENNEY WROTE IT IN 1923 WHILE WORKING AT THE OWL IN
MEXICALI.MEXICO.
M E X I C A L I R O S E .
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1=142 2=3.1 3=164 DRUM=94
SONG= KEY=E MAJ CAPO=4 PLAY IN=C
2 BARS
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VERSES
C C6 CM7 DIM C Dim G7
1 MEXICALI ROSE I'M LEAV--ING DON'T FEEL BLUE MEXICALI
2 MEXICALI ROSE I'LL MISS YOU WHEN I GO THERE'LL BE
Aug C
1 ROSE STOP GRIEV----- ING I LOVE YOU WHEN THE DOVE OF
2 TIMES I'LL LONG TO KISS YOU THAT I KNOW ALL THE WHILE I'LL
C6 CM7Dim C C9 F ///Dm
1 LOVE IS WING----ING THRU THE BLUE
2 JUST BE YEAR ---ING LONE---SOME TOO
Dim C A7 D7 Aug G7
1 ALL THE CASTLES YOU'VE BEEN BUILD--ING WILL COME TRUE
2 COUNTING DAYS 'TILL I'M RE------TURN---ING DEAR TO YOU
CHORUS.
C C6 C C9 C CM7 C G7
MEXICALI ROSE STOP CRY--ING I'LL COME BACK TO YOU SOME SUNNY DAY
G9 G11G7
EV'RY NIGHT YOU'LL KNOW THAT I'LL BE PINING EV'RY HOUR A DAY WHILE
C C6 C9 C
I'M AWAY DRY THOSE BIG BROWN EYES AND SMILE DEAR BANISH ALL THOSE
C9 F /A7/Dm Fm6 C A7
TEARS AND PLEASE DON'T SIGH KISS ME ONCE AGAIN AND HOLD ME
D7 G7 C
MEXICALI ROSE GOOD BYE