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Mexicali Rose
Words by Helen Stone, Music by Jack B. Tenney - 1923
 Verse:
C - Cdim C
- Cdim G7 -
- - - -
- B C -
- - Cdim C
- C7 F              A7 Dm
- Cdim C A7
D7 D+7 G7 -
 Chorus:
C - C9 C
- - Dm G7
- G9 Dm7 G7
- - C -
- - C9 C
- C7 F               A7 Dm
- Fm6 C A7
D7 G7 C -   (G7 to chorus)
12-beat intro. Play 3-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
This song is in 3/4 waltz time.
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Verse:
Mexicali rose, I'm leaving,
Don't feel blue.
Mexicali rose, stop grieving,
I love you.
When the dove of love is winging,
Through the blue,
All the castles you've been building,
Will come true.
 
Chorus:
Mexicali rose, stop crying,
I'll come back to you some sunny day.
Every night you'll know that I'll be pining,
Every hour a year while I'm away.
Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear,
Banish all those tears and please don't sigh.
Kiss me once again and hold me,
Mexicali rose, goodbye.
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Listen to Eddie Peabody play "Mexicali Rose" on the Banjoline in 3/4 and 4/4 time (mp3)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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