Mexican Cowboy

No capo Intro G Em C x8 G Cm Swinging in G G/C to old Fort Worth in 1883 Em Some old Mexican cowboy C G G/C come steppin' up to me Em Sayin' how are you young fella C G G/C when would you like to go Em C G G/C And spend another season with me in Mexico I had no employment back to him for sale It??s according to your wages According to your pay Said I??ll pay you good wages and often to you now If you spend another season with me in Mexico Instrumental break I went up to this cowboy And offered him my hand He had a string of horses So old they couldn't stand How nearly starved to death was I mean to let you know And I never saw a dollar in those hills of Mexico I got up on that steamboat and back to home I go And them bells they did ring And whistles did blow And them bells they did ring And whistles did blow On that godforsaken fortune in those hills of Mexico Outro