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