G  C  D  G
G  C  D  G

[Verse]
              C             G                F    C  G
Ivan found me yesterday, he said you were in jail
                         C                  G                  D
He worked the street for seven days, but he could not find the bail
   C                G                              D
He did not have the number, he was not supposed to call
G      D       Em              C       G     D     G   C  D  G
But it doesn't matter, there's nothing I can do at all

[Chorus]
      C     D   G                    F     C   G
Don't go to Mexico, the border has gone dry__
      C     D   G                          D
Don't go to Mexico, they'll take you if you try
C               G                D               G
I can't go your bail if you wind up in a Mexican jail

[Instrumental]
G  C  D  G
G  C  D  G

[Verse]
                     C               G                   F    C  G
It hurts to know the way you sat and laughed right in my face
                C                      G            D
When I told you not to go, you thought I was out of place
        C                G                          D
But you cannot cross the border not expecting to be burned
    G       D       Em     C       G       D    G    C  D  G
And I can't keep on giving and get nothing in return

[Chorus]
      C     D   G                    F     C   G
Don't go to Mexico, the border has gone dry__
      C     D   G                          D
Don't go to Mexico, they'll take you if you try
C               G                D               G
I can't go your bail if you wind up in a Mexican jail

[Instrumental]
G  C  D  G
G  C  D  G

[Verse]
                     C                      G             F      C  G
But tomorrow I'll be on the street, just to try to find a friend
                  C                     G                 D
I hope that I can find someone with the money that he can lend
          C               G                                        D
Then I'll send it down to Juarez, if you can follow it across your sky
     G        D      Em        C        G       D      G   C  D  G
Then you will know I love you, though I can't remember why

[Outro]
        C     D   G                    F     C   G
A-don't go to Mexico, the border has gone dry__
      C     D   G                    F     C   G
Don't go to Mexico, the border has gone dry__
      C     D   G                    F     C   G
Don't go to Mexico, the border has gone dry__
      C     D   G                    F     C   G
Don't go to Mexico, the border has gone dry__
      C     D   G                    F     C   G
Don't go to Mexico, the border has gone dry__