Matt Mercado – I Should’ve Never Left Mexico Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Matt Mercado – I Should’ve Never Left Mexico Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDbGbGb7AbBbmEbm

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This is the chords of I Should’ve Never Left Mexico by Matt Mercado on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Db Gb Db Gb

[Verse 1]
Db
I’m headed back, Mexico way
Db
Just as soon as I can catch a plane
Gb7              Gb
To Monterey
Db
I hope it’s not too late
Db
That desert sky was a perfect blue
Db
With a mountain backdrop view
Gb
The day we met
Ab
Some things you can’t forget

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[Chorus]
Gb
I should’ve never left Mexico
Gb
She said te quiero mucha, Y Te Amour
Db
I said I love you too
Ab
Oh, but like a fool
Bbm                      Ab            Gb
I made a Spanish angel cry

When I said goodbye
Ebm
She said please don’t go
Ab Db
I should’ve never left Mexico
Gb

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[Verse 2]
Db
Ocean deep, dark brown eyes
Db
She said mi amor, you are my life
Gb
There in the dark
Db
Laying heart to heart
Db
Laugh and talk all night long
Db
Makin’ love in the early dawn
Gb
Then fall asleep
Ab
God, I hope she’s missin’ me

[Chorus]
Gb
I should’ve never left Mexico
Gb
She said te quiero mucha, Y Te Amour
Db
I said I love you too
Ab
Oh, but like a fool
Bbm Ab Gb
I made a Spanish angel cry
Gb
When I said goodbye
Ebm Ab
She said please don’t go
Db
I should’ve never left Mexico
Gb Db Gb Ab

[Outro]
Bbm Ab Gb
I made a Spanish angel cry
When I said goodbye
Ebm Ab
She said please don’t go
Db
I should’ve never left Mexico
Gb Db

How to play I Should’ve Never Left Mexico: key, chords and progression

I Should’ve Never Left Mexico by Matt Mercado is written in D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭) and moves through 6 chords: Db, Gb, Gb7, Ab, Bbm and Ebm.

Most of the song cycles through Gb – Db – Gb – Ab (IV – I – IV – V in D♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes G, C, C7, D, Em, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
Gb7 chord on guitar (242322)
G♭7G♭ B♭ D♭ F♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

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I Should’ve Never Left Mexico chords: questions

What key is I Should’ve Never Left Mexico in?

I Should’ve Never Left Mexico by Matt Mercado is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in I Should’ve Never Left Mexico?

I Should’ve Never Left Mexico uses 6 chords: Db, Gb, Gb7, Ab, Bbm, Ebm.

What is the chord progression of I Should’ve Never Left Mexico?

The main progression is Gb – Db – Gb – Ab (IV – I – IV – V).

Is I Should’ve Never Left Mexico easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes G, C, C7, D, Em, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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