Mexican Minutes Chords

Keya# Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays413

Mexican Minutes by Brooks And Dunn is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of a# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A, Asus and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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a#
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16
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Intro:  (D)  (G)  (A)  (D) 

(A) Up in the city it's crazy and (D) concrete cold 
(A) Living life at the speed of light leaves (D) dark in your soul 
When (G) every minute's got a (Asus) heart attack (A) in it 
(D) It's time to leave it a(G)lone 
So (Bm) I don't think we're gonna (G) beat this postcard (A) home 

We're (G) down to the worm in the (A) bottle 
The (D) chips and the salsa are (Bm) gone 
(D) Now we know why (G) J.T. sang (Bm) "Oh (A) Mexi(G)co" 
We're two days south of the (A) border 
(D) Feeling too good to care (G) why 
These (Bm) Mexican minutes feel longer and longer 
As the (A) days go (D) by 

(D)  (G)  (A)  (D) 

(A) We're dropping our worries 
Picking up (D) Espanol 
(A) Down here the sunsets are red 
The te(D)quila is gold 
(G) Life is sublime here on (Asus) Mexican (A) time 
They've (D) got something we need to (G) learn 
If (Bm) we don't show for a (G) while 
Don't (A) be concerned 

We're (G) down to the worm in the (A) bottle 
The (D) chips and the salsa are (Bm) gone 
(D) Now we know why (G) J.T. sang (Bm) "Oh (A) Mexi(G)co" 
We're two days south of the (A) border 
(D) Feeling too good to care (G) why 
These (Bm) Mexican minutes feel longer and longer 
As the (A) days go (D) by 

We're (G) down to the worm in the (A) bottle 
The (D) chips and the salsa are (Bm) gone 
(D) Now we know why (G) J.T. sang (Bm) "Oh (A) Mexi(G)co" 
We're two days south of the (A) border 
(D) Feeling too good to care (G) why 
These (Bm) Mexican minutes feel longer and longer (No Chord) 
As the days go (D) by 

(D)  (G)  (A)  (D)
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante