This is the chords of Mexico by Ryan Lerman on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Verse 1] GCG
I would love to go GAm7EmEm
Spend a day or two in Me- xi- co Em7DEm7
Give up the LA scene Em7CG
Go and see about a Mexican dream GCG
You’ve got to take a stand GAm7EmEm
When you’re living like a one man band DEm7
Stuck in the things you know Em7CG
When you could be down in Mexico
[Verse 2] GCG
Will be the greatest thing GAm7EmEm
To be easy for the whole of spring DEm7
Never a role to play Em7CG
Never worried bout the time of day GCG
Leaving the past behind GAm7Em
You won’t need it at the border line DEm7
We got the clothes we’re in Em7CG
Gonna make em last the whole weekend
[Bridge] GD#
No more rhyming DF#
No good timing BEsus/B
Too
[Verse 3] EAE
You know that useless pride? EF#m7C#m7
It won’t be needed in the countryside BC#m7
Making a brand new plan AAE
Where I can sleep beneath the Yucatan EAE
Ever wonder where the days have gone? F#m7C#m7
Wonder why the nights seem long? BC#m7
Get off the losing team AAE
Go and see about a Mexican dream
How to play Mexico: key, chords and progression
Mexico by Ryan Lerman is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 14 chords: G, C, Am7, Em, Em7, D, D#, F#, B, Esus/B, E and A and 2 more.
Listen for G – C – G – Am7 (IV – ♭VII – IV – v7 in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Good to know: D#, F#, B, F#m7 and C#m7 are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.
