G     F#    G        B     C     B
This man he was a Mexican, oh yeah
          G     F#   G        B     C     B
adopted into Norwegian, oh yeah
            G  F#  G        B     C     B
turned into American, oh yeah
       G      F#   G         B     C     B
but he felt a Mexican, oh yeah
     D   D#        G     F#     G         B       C       B
down Mexico way...

He had to learn Spanish, oh yeah
he was a walking fish, oh yeah
he was feeling so brackish
between Norwegian and English
he decided it was time to go
to find the people that he did not know
but the road to Mexico, oh yeah
they sure go fast but they should go slow, oh yeah
it's a dangerous road...

By now you know that he was fuct
by now you know he had no luck
he was smashed head-on by a giant truck
down Mexico way...

Play acoustic with crazy fast strumming, a Mexican feel...


E|----|

Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 02:22:22 EST


Brackish Boy
by Frank Black
from the album "Frank Black"

Intro:
[Freetime]
  G
|E|----|E|----|---3---3--|
|E|----|E|----|---0---0--|
|E|----|E|----|---0---0--|
|E|----|E|----|---0---0--|
|---2E|----|---2---2--|
|-3E|----|3--3-3-3-3--|
(dirty electric)

Verse:
(accoustic)
            G   F#    G       B     C    B
This man he was a Mexican, Oh yeah
        G    F#   G        B      C     B
Adopted into Norwegian, Oh yeah
            G   F#   G   B    C   B
Turned into American, Oh yeah
       G    F#    G       B     C    B
But he felt a Mexican, Oh yeah
     D   D# D           [Repeat verse]
Down Mex i  co  way


Chords: (from low to high)
G:  3 5 5 4 3 3
F#: 2 4 4 3 2 2
B:  7 9 9 8 7 7
C:  8 10 10 9 8 8
D:  10 12 12 11 X X
D#: 11 13 13 12 X X