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(My first addition to Ultimate-Guitar Tab) Chords in brief: Intro: E F G F E x4 Verse: A F#m E x6 D Bm D Bm D E A F#m E Song in more detail: Firstly, this is just an acoustic approximation of the song. Just the best way that I have found to play it on a solo acoustic guitar. There are some 2nd guitar bits in the second verse that are lovely and if you have a loop recorder you might fancy going off on them whilst the melody continues, but I don't have a loop recorder so I didn't bother working them out. The end bit, where they go off on one about enchiladas, is a bit weird and ends with a fadeout which doesn't really work on a solo acoustic. I made up my own way of playing it. Totally different, but it works much better in the absence of production. Please remember: this is never going to sound exactly like the recording but it's the best way I've found to play it on a solo acoustic. Play around with it, make it your own interpretation. Standard tuning. INTRO: Use your thumb to strum rapidly, but softly, up and down to create a tremulo effect. Slide your left hand between the chords for the intro. Sounds crazy, but I prefer it without barring the chords. E F G F E (repeat x4) e---0---0---0---0---0----------| B---0---0---0---0---0----------| G---1---2---4---2---1----------| D---2---3---5---3---2----------| A---2---3---5---3---2----------| E---0---0---0---0---0-0--0-0-0-| Whilst strumming the E you might like to use your left hand thumb to play the low e-string (it kinda subsititutes for that bass/thump noise you can hear in the original recording). VERSE: Play the "A" as the higher bar chord and, just before you transfer to the F#m, use your little finger to fret on and off the high e-string 7th fret (you'll work it out). A F#m E e---5---7-7--5--2----0-------| B---5-----------2----0-------| G---6-----------2----1-------| D---7-----------4----2-------| A---7-----------4----2-------| E---5-----------2----0-------|
ATake me F#mdown E to Awhere you hide,F#m E ALay me F#mdown, E lay me Adown inside,F#m E AWhat use F#mnow? E Roll bAack this Pacific tide.F#m E DTijuana Lady where did youBm go? Yeah, I been Dchasing you around ol' MejiBmco, yeah, GonnaD find my wEay back to San DiAego. Baby where'd you F#mhide? E A F#m E
ATake me F#mdown E to Awhere you hide,F#m E APlay me aF#mround, E lay me Aup inside, F#m E Don't Amake no F#msound Ecoz I Aknow you lie,F#m E DTijuana Lady let's take it sBmlow, Eyeah well I.. D Know that I'm no head honBmcho, Ebut I... D E A F#m E AI'lF#ml keepE you warm in my silky poncho
INSTRUMENTAL BIT (I play it like as follows but you can just leave it out for simplicity) A C#/Dbm Bm E A F#/Gbm (on 9th fret) E
D Tijuana Lady where did youBm go? E yeah well I... D I heard you lost your last soBmmbrero, D Tijuana Lady which way'd'you Bmflow?E I'm a.. D El MariEachi DesperAado, Tell me where'd you F#mhide, E A Tell me where'd youF#m hide.E
[Now, either finish with another lovely D Bm chorusy type bit eg:
DTijuana Lady where did youBm go? Yeah, I been Dchasing you around ol' MejiBmco, yeah, DTijuana Lady let's take it sBmlow, Eyeah well I.. D I'll keep you Ewarm in my silky pAoncho.
OR.... try out my interpretation of the weird enchilda bit:]
...A Tell me where'd youF#m hideE? Em Em Enchilda Desperado Bday, EmSenorita come back and meet me aBgain, EmBuena vista senorita hBey, I Amlove you so Fcome back, be with Dmeeeeeeee aAgain.
[tabbed by Tim Harcourt]