| G | D | F | C | |
| Margie said R | oy you ain't l | istening to | me |
| G | D | F | C | G | |
| And I got a w | hole lot more to s | ay |
| D | F | C | |
| Roy just c | rossed the floor and p | icked up his car k | eys |
| D# | D | G | |
| And she ain't seen or h | eard from him to t | his day |
| Chorus: |
| G | C | D | G | |
| And that's why God made M | exico |
| G | C | D | Em | |
| A place where we can l | ay low |
| G | C | C+ | |
| And the C | uervo goes down n | ice and slow |
| G | G/Bb | |
| And the w | arm wind blows |
| Am7 | D | G | |
| That's why G | od made M | exico |
| G | D | F | C | |
| And Betty fixed J | oe dinner every ni | ght half past s | ix |
| G | D | F | C | G | |
| Cause that's when he'd r | oll through that d | oor |
| D | F | C | |
| Cause sixteen y | ears and not a th | ank you from his l | ips |
| D# | D | G | |
| She don't f | ix him dinner no m | ore |
| REPEAT CHORUS |
| Em | A | |
| Cause life is sweet in a b | order town |
| D | B | |
| You learn to let your h | air down |
| C | G/B | Am7 | D | G | B | |
| And you d | on't make t | rouble | , you learn to d | ance the fand | ango |
| Em | A | |
| You change your name, and you ch | ange your face |
| D | B | |
| Get used to beans, and c | hili paste |
| C | G/B | Am7 | D | G | |
| And you l | earn to l | ive and l | ove life | in the s | low lane |
| Last Chorus: |
| G | C | D | G | |
| And that's why God made M | exico |
| G | C | D | Em | |
| A place where we can l | ay low |
| G | C | C+ | |
| Maybe Mo | nterrey or A | capulco |
| G | G/Bb | |
| Anywhere the w | arm winds blow | , don't ya know |
| Am7 | D | Bm | Em | Am7 | D | |
| That's why G | od made M | exi | co- | -o |
| (no chord) |
| That's why God made...made Mexico |
| G | D | F | G |