Key: C
Introduction:
C G D
Sold my shack in Memphis,
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bought me a Chevrolet
C G D G
Six string in the back, and a bottle of Jack
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And I headed down to Mexico way
D
Chorus
C G D D4 D
Singing, ooh la la la,
C G D D4 D
ooh la la la la le
C G D G Am7 G D
Ooh la la la la la la la, it's a beautiful day
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verse 2
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Well I picked up a senorita
C G D
She was sitting in the golden hay
C G D
She says, 'I do not speak a da English'.
G Am7 G D
I said, 'Baby, there's nothing that you need to say'.
Am7 G D
'I can see we're going the same way'.
Chorus
C G D D4 D
ooh la la la
C G D D4 D
ooh la la la la le
C G D G Am7 G D
Ooh la la la la la la la, it's a beautiful day
D2
verse 3
C G D
Well we rode into Acapulco
C G D
And we sat in the desert sun
C G D G
I played my guitar, and I smoked a cigar
Am7 G D
And I said 'This is where I move on'
Am7 G D
Sure she cried but by then I was gone
Chorus
C G D D4 D
Singing, ooh la la la,
C G D D4 D
ooh la la la la le
C G D G Am7 G D
Ooh la la la la la la la, it's a beautiful day
Am7 G D2
Ooh it's a beautiful day