Mexicali Rose
Lyrics - Helen Stone
Key: F
Music - Jack B. Tenney
Copyright 1923

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File Created 08/30/2019
File Updated 09/15/2019

Verse 1:

F        F6    Fmaj7Fdim F
Mexicali Rose, I'm leav-ing
      Fdim C7
Don't feel blue
                    Gm7   C7
Mexicali Rose, stop griev-ing
  C+   F   C7
I love you.

F                F6   Fmaj7Fdim F
When the dove of love is wing-ing
     F9  Bb  D7Gm7
Thru the blue
                Fdim        F     D7
All the castles you've been build-ing
G7   G+   C7  C9C7
Will come true

Chorus:

F        F6        F
Mexicali Rose stop cry-ing
                  Fdim           C7
I'll come back to you some sunny day
                    C9                Gm7 C7
Ev-'ry night you'll know that I'll be pin-ing
              C+               F    C7
Ev-'ry hour a year while I'm a-way.

F                   F6       F
Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear
                 F9                     Bb  D7Gm7
Banish all those tears and please don't sigh
              Bbm6     F     D7
Kiss me once again and  hold me
G7       C7        F  C7
Mexicali Rose good-bye

Verse 2:

F        F6   Fmaj7Fdim F
Mexicali Rose I'll miss you
     Fdim C7
When I'll go
                              Gm7  C7
There'll be time I'll long to kiss you
     C+F    C7
That I know.

F                  F6   Fmaj7Fdim  F
All the while I'll just be yearn-ing
     F9 Bb  D7Gm7
Thru theblue
                    Fdim   F    D7
Counting days 'till I'm re-turn-ing
G7   G+ C7 C9C7
Dear to you

Chorus Repeat:

End Chord:

F6


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