A               Em
 Oh how the wind did blow
 G                 D
Across the dusty plain
Am            Em
All those who came before
     G               D
Were sworn now to remain
A                  E
She said she loved me
         G              D
I didn't even know her name

[Chorus 1]
Am         E            Em
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
G                        D
They left their bones in Mexico, yea
A           Em
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, oh
G                     D
Their voices warned me not to go to Mexico

[Instrumental]
| A | Em | G | D |

[Verse 2]
A           E
I heard the mission bells
G                  D
Exposed the life betrayed
A           E
The sin you need to hide's
G                     D
In the shadows of the grave
A          Em
I feel the devil here
             G            D
But it's too late to run away

[Chorus 2]
Am              E
Whoa, whoa, oh, whoa, whoa
G                  D
Take me home sweet Mexico
A             Em
Whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh
G                     D
Their voices warned me not to go

[Verse 3]
A            E
I walked the winding trail
     G             D
That led me to the grave
A            Em
The voices called to me and said
G          D
Gringo go away
A          E
The Virgin Mary cries
       G             D
As the sacrifice is made for

[Chorus 3]
Am          Em
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
G                  D
I left my bones in Mexico, yea
A             Em
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
G
The voices warned me
D
They warned me not to go

[Outro]
| A | Em | G | D | x5
| A |