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Toby Keith – Peso In My Pocket Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsE A D E7

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[Intro]
E  A  E  A

[Verse 1]
A                    E
Hey there senorita, don't
you wanna go
Grab a big ol' green burrito
     A
at a Mexican show
                           E
Put on your red stilettos and
get here on the double
We'll drink margaritas til we
 A
find ourselves some trouble

[Chorus]
       D
Got a peso in my pocket
       A
Got a pepper in my pants
       D
Got a poncho on my shoulder
       E7
And a cha cha in my dance
     A
It's always nice and crazy
          E
when I'm down in Mexico
                               A
What's up little mama, que paso..
A  E  A

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[Verse 2]
      A
She loves my gringo lingo,
          E
but she's hard to understand
I know where to find her when
   A
I cross that Rio Grande
We really get it cookin' when
    E
we get down by the water
Like a chicken quesadilla and
   A
a red hot enchilada

[Chorus]
       D
Got a peso in my pocket
       A
Got a pepper in my pants
       D
Got a poncho on my shoulder
       E7
And a cha cha in my dance
     A
It's always nice and crazy
          E
when I'm down in Mexico
                               A
What's up little mama, que paso..
          E
Yeah, what's up little mama,
        A
que paso..

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[Interlude]
A  E  A
A  E  A

[Chorus]
       D
Got a peso in my pocket
       A
Got a pepper in my pants
       D
Got a poncho on my shoulder
       E7
And a cha cha in my dance
     A
It's always nice and crazy
          E
when I'm down in Mexico
What's up little mama,
        A
que paso..
          E
Yeah, what's up little mama,
        A
que paso..
          E
Yeah, what's up little mama,
        A
que paso..

How to play Peso In My Pocket: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Peso In My Pocket by Toby Keith on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Peso In My Pocket by Toby Keith is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 4 chords: E, A, D and E7.

Listen for A – E – A – D (I – V – I – IV in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.