Key: D
Introduction: Em7 A7 D Eº D
A7 D6 Cº Em7 A7 Em7
It happened in Monterey, a long time ago
A7 G/B A7 D D7M D7
I met her in Monterey, in old Mexico
D6 A7 Bm Bm7(b5) Eº Em7 G/B A7
Stars and steel guitars and luscious lips as red as wine
Em7(9) Em7 G/B A7 A7(9) Eº D6 Cº Em7 A7
Broke somebody's heart and I'm afraid, that it was mine
A7 D6 Cº Em7 A7 Em7
It happened in Monterey, and without thinking twice
A7 G/B A7 D D7M B7
I left her and threw away, the key to paradise
Em7 Em7(9) Em7 A7 G/B A7
My indiscreet heart longs for the sweetheart
Em7 A7 D Cº G/B A7
That I left in old Monterey
A7 D6 Cº Em7 A7 Em7
It happened in Monterey, a long time ago
A7 G/B A7 D D7M D7
I met her in Monterey, in old Mexico
D6 A7 Bm Bm7(b5) Eº Em7 G/B A7
Stars and steel guitars and luscious lips as red as wine
Em7(9) Em7 G/B A7 A7(9) Eº D6 Cº Em7 A7
Broke somebody's heart and I'm afraid, that it was mine
A7 D6 Cº Em7 A7 Em7
It happened in Monterey, and without thinking twice
A7 G/B A7 D D7M B7
I left her and threw away, the key to paradise
Em7 Em7(9) Em7 A7 G/B A7
My indis creet heart longs for the sweetheart
Em7 A7 D Eº D
That I left in old Monterey
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