Gomez - Tijuana Lady

Intro: E  F    G   F    E x4

Verse: A  F#m  E   x6

       D  Bm   D   Bm   D   E   

       A   F#m   E



Song in more detail:

Firstly, this is just an acoustic approximation of the song. Just the best way that I 

have found to play it on a solo acoustic guitar. There are some 2nd guitar bits

in the second verse that are lovely and if you have a loop recorder you might fancy 

going off on them whilst the melody continues, but I don't have a loop recorder so

I didn't bother working them out. The end bit, where they go off on one about 

enchiladas, is a bit weird and ends with a fadeout which doesn't really work on a solo

acoustic. I made up my own way of playing it. Totally different, but it works much 

better in the absence of production.

Please remember: this is never going to sound exactly like the recording but it's the 

best way I've found to play it on a solo acoustic.

Play around with it, make it your own interpretation.



Standard tuning.



INTRO: Use your thumb to strum rapidly, but softly, up and down to create a tremulo 

effect. Slide your left hand between the chords for the intro. Sounds crazy, but I

prefer it without barring the chords.

    E   F   G   F   E        (repeat x4)

e---0---0---0---0---0----------|

B---0---0---0---0---0----------|

G---1---2---4---2---1----------|

D---2---3---5---3---2----------|

A---2---3---5---3---2----------|

E---0---0---0---0---0-0--0-0-0-|



Whilst strumming the E you might like to use your left hand thumb to play the low 

e-string (it kinda subsititutes for that bass&thump noise you can hear in the original recording).



VERSE: Play the "A" as the higher bar chord and, just before you transfer to the F#m, 

use your little finger to fret on and off the high e-string 7th fret (you'll work it out).

    A          F#m   E

e---5---7-7--5--2----0-------|

B---5-----------2----0-------|

G---6-----------2----1-------|

D---7-----------4----2-------|

A---7-----------4----2-------|

E---5-----------2----0-------|



A       F#m  E   A              F#m  E

Take me down  to where you hide,

A      F#m   E       A           F#m  E

Lay me down,  lay me down inside,

A        F#m  E      A                     F#m  E

What use now?  Roll back this Pacific tide.

D                         Bm

Tijuana Lady where did you go?  Yeah,

       D                          Bm

I been chasing you around ol' Mejico, yeah,

     D         E                A

Gonna find my way back to San Diego.

                 F#m   E      A       F#m      E

Baby where'd you hide?









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A       F#m  E   A              F#m  E

Take me down  to where you hide,

A        F#m    E       A          F#m  E

Play me around,  lay me up inside,

      A       F#m   E     A            F#m E

Don't make no sound coz I know you lie,

D                           Bm   E

Tijuana Lady let's take it slow, yeah well I..

D                          Bm   E

  Know that I'm no head honcho, but I...

D               E                 A    F#m   E

  A  F#m   E

  I'll keep you warm in my silky poncho



INSTRUMENTAL BIT (I play it like as follows but you can just leave it

out for simplicity)



A     C#&C#m Bm     E

A     F#&F#m (on 9th fret)  E



D                          Bm   E

 Tijuana Lady where did you go?  yeah well I...

D                             Bm

 I heard you lost your last sombrero,

D                             Bm   E

 Tijuana Lady which way'd'you flow? I'm a..

D       E          A

 El Mariachi Desperado,

                    F#m   E

Tell me where'd you hide,

A                     F#m   E

   Tell me where'd you hide.



[Now, either finish with another lovely D Bm chorusy type bit eg:

D                         Bm

Tijuana Lady where did you go?  Yeah,

       D                          Bm

I been chasing you around ol' Mejico, yeah,

D                           Bm   E

Tijuana Lady let's take it slow, yeah well I..

D               E                 A

  I'll keep you warm in my silky poncho.





OR....

try out my interpretation of the weird enchilda bit:]



   A                    F#m  E  Em

...  Tell me where'd you hide?

Em                      B

     Enchilda Desperado day,

Em                              B

Senorita come back and meet me again,

Em                    B

Buena vista senorita hey,

  Am          F                  D                 A

I love you so come back, be with meeeeeeee        again.