Wall of Voodoo's second full-length album, Call of the West, was a noticeably more approachable work than their debut, Dark Continent, and it even scored a fluke hit single, &quot;Mexican Radio,&quot; a loopy little number about puzzled American tourists that's easily the catchiest thing on the album.   Speaking with Songfacts about this song in a 2010 interview, frontman Stan Ridgeway explained this song was inspired by the high-wattage...

Mexican Radio

(Chords Used)
   A# G# F5 D# A# F
A|-5--3--3--1--1--0----|
E|-6--4--1--3--1--1----|
C|-5--3--0--3--2--0----|
G|-7--5--2--3--3--2----|
# Use the (A#) at the 5th fret for verses and the radio part.
# Use the standard (A#) for the chorus.

(Intro)
A|-------------3---------------3------|
E|-6-6---6-4-4---4---------4-4---4----|
C|-----5-----------5-5-5-5------------|
G|------------------------------------|

(Verse)
A# G# F5 G#
A# G# F5 G#
A# G# F5 G#
A# G# F D#

(Chorus)
A# F G#
A# F G#

(Intro)

(Verse)
A# G# F5 G#
A# G# F D#

(Chorus)
A# F G#
A# F G#
A# F G#
A# F G#

(Intro)

(Verse)
A# G# F5 G#
A# G# F5 G#
A# G# F5 G#
A# G# F D#

(Chorus)

(Radio)
A#

(Chorus)

(Radio)

[Note: all credit for this tab goes to JBoyShyne on www.ultimate-guitar.com I thought it was great so I put it up here]

G              F    A  F      D            F     G  F    
/  /  /  /    /  /  /  /     /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /      4 times

G                 F
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
D                  F
And the touch of a world that is older
G                     F   
I turn the switch and check the number
D                     F
I leave it on when in bed I slumber
G                  F
I hear the rhythms of the music
D                     F
I buy the product but never use it
G                  F
I hear the talking of the DJ
D                      F
Can't understand, just what does he say?

D        A           C    D  C  Bb C
I'm on a Mexican radio    /  /  /  / 
C       D              A       C     C  
I'm on a Mexican, whoa-oh, radio...

G              F    A  F      D            F     G  F    
/  /  /  /    /  /  /  /     /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /      2 times

G                F  
I dial it in and tune the station
D                   F   
They talk about the US inflation
G            F
I understand just a little
D             F
No comprende, it's a riddle

D        A           C    D  C  Bb C
I'm on a Mexican radio    /  /  /  / 
C       D              A       C     D  C  Bb C  
I'm on a Mexican, whoa-oh, radio...  /  /  /  / 
D        A           C    D  C  Bb C
I'm on a Mexican radio    /  /  /  / 
C       D              A       C     C        
I'm on a Mexican, whoa-oh, radio...  / / / / 

F         F 
/ / / /  / / / /
G            F
/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /  10 times (solo)

G               F       
I wish I was in Tijuana
D                F
Eating barbequed iguana
G                    F
I'd take requests on the telephone
D                   F 
I'm on a wavelength far from home
G                 F
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
D               F
I dial it in from south of the border
G                  F
I hear the talking of the DJ
D                     F
Can't understand just what does he say?

D        A           C    D  C  Bb C
I'm on a Mexican radio    /  /  /  / 
C       D              A       C     D  C  Bb C  
I'm on a Mexican, whoa-oh, radio...  /  /  /  / 
D        A           C    D  C  Bb C
I'm on a Mexican radio    /  /  /  / 
C       D              A       C     C        
I'm on a Mexican, whoa-oh, radio...  / / / /  

G      F     G      F    
Radio, radio Radio, radio (2x)

D        A           C    D  C  Bb C
I'm on a Mexican radio    /  /  /  / 
C       D              A       C     D  C  Bb C  
I'm on a Mexican, whoa-oh, radio...  /  /  /  / 
D        A           C    D  C  Bb C
I'm on a Mexican radio    /  /  /  / 
C       D              A       C     C        
I'm on a Mexican, whoa-oh, radio...  / / / /  

G      F     G      F    
Radio, radio Radio, radio (4x) what does he say?
Radio, radio...

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

C
Working the village shop
E
Putting a poster up
Am
Dreaming of anything
C              Am               Em               Dm
Dreaming of the time when you're free from all the trouble you're in

C
In the mud, on your knees
E
Trying hard not to please
Am
Anyone, all the time
C              Am
Being a rebel's fine
           Em            C
But you go all the way to being brutal

Chorus:
G
You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
F
On the first bus out of town
On the first bus out of town

Let's see your kit for games
All the girls look the same
You are challenging style for running miles
You're running miles in some boy's jumper

Boo to the business world!
You know a girl who's tax free on her back and making
Plenty cash
While you are working for the joy of giving

Chorus:
You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
And you hope that she will see
And you hope that she will see

You are in two minds
Tossing a coin to decide whether you should tell your mum
About a dose of thrush you got while licking railings

But you read in a book
That you got free from Boots
There are lotions, there are potions
You can take to hide your shame from all those prying eyes

Lazy Jane, all the time
Painting lines
You sleeping at bus stops
Wondering how you got your name
And what you're going to do about it.

Chorus

Lazy Line Painter Jane

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

A|----------------------------------0-2-------2------------|
E|-----------0-2-0-2-2-------0---0------1-0----------------|
C|-----------------------2-2---2------------2---2----------|
G|-4-4-4-2-4-----------------------------------------------|
                                                             
A|-----5-4-2------------------------0-2-------2------------|
E|-----------0-2-0-2-2-------0---0------1-0----------------|
C|-----------------------2-2---2------------2---2----------|
G|-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|

Zebra

C                     G
Se a vida as vezes dá uns dias de segundos cinzas
           Am           F
E o tempo tic taca devagar
         Dm                   Am
Ponha o teu melhor vestido, brilha teu sorriso
      F              C
Vem pra cá, vem pra cá

                                     G
Se a vida muitas vezes só chuvisca, só garôa
        Am               F
E tudo não parece funcionar
         Dm                  Am
Deixe esse problema a toa, pra ficar na boa
      C
Vem pra cá

Refrão:
            Am              F
Do lado de cá, a vista é bonita
          C           G
A maré é boa de provar
            Am                 F
Do lado de cá, eu vivo tranquila
                  C          E7
E o meu corpo dança sem parar
            F                  C                 G
Do lado de cá, tem música, amigos e alguém para amar
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá

refrão:
           Am            F
Do lado de cá, a vista é bonita
          C           G
A maré é boa de provar
            Am                 F
Do lado de cá, eu vivo tranquila
                  C          E7
E o meu corpo dança sem parar
            F                 C                 G
Do lado de cá, tem música, amigos e alguém para amar
            Am
Do lado de cá

             Am7M            Am7
A vida é agora, vê se não demora
  Dm            E7
Pra recomeçar
Am           Am7M          Am7
É so ter vontade de felicidade
  Dm     G
Pra pular

Refrão:
            Am              F
Do lado de cá, a vista é bonita
          C        G
A maré é boa de provar
            Am                 F
Do lado de cá, eu vivo tranquila
                  C         E7
E o meu corpo dança sem parar
              F                C                  G
Do lado de cá, tem música, amigos e alguém para amar
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá
            C G Am F
Do lado de cá
            ( C G Am F ) (2x)
Do lado de cá

Do Lado De Cá

C - Am - Fm - G     x2

VERSO:
C            Am
como quisiera ver
Fm
gritando otra vez
G
al grande Kurt Cobain
C         Am
incomprendido
Fm
vistiendo de mujer
G
al mundo vomito

PRE-CORO:

E                           Am
porque morir ya no es gran cosa

Coro
F
Si tienes un problema
Dm
Difícil de arreglar
C                G
comienza por hablar
           Dm
con la verdad

rompe el destino
        Am       G
no pares de soñar
                   F
que se puede triunfar ohohoho !!

VERSO:

C            Am
como quisiera ver
Fm
a Marley otra vez
G
cantando en un club
C           Am
archibrillante
Fm
supo combinar
G
La Música Y La Paz

PRE-CORO:

E                           Am
porque morir ya no es gran cosa
Coro

F
si tienes un problema
Dm
difícil de arreglar
C                 G
comienza por hablar
           Dm
con la verdad

rompe el destino
        Am      G
no pares de soñar
                   F
que se puede triunfar ohohoh !




C - Am - Fm - G
C - Am - Fm - G



Coro
F
si tienes un problema
Dm
difícil de arreglar
C                 G
comienza por hablar
           Dm
con la verdad

rompe el destino
        Am      G
no pares de soñar
                  F
que se puede triunfar

Dm
si tienes un problema
F
difícil de arreglar
C                 G
comienza por hablar
           Dm
con la verdad

rompe el destino
        Am      G
no pares de soñar
                 F
que se puede triunfar



FINAL:

C - Am - Fm - G

Rompe El Destino

Intro : E - G - F / G

     E - G - F
Otra Vez

Cambiaste Dinero Por Placer
      C  F              G
Ya Lo Sé    El Vino Es Mejor Que La Iditotez
      Bb     F     C
Nunca Más Voy A Engañar
      Bb     F     C
Nunca Más Voy A Engañar
      Bb     F     C          G
Nunca Más Voy A Pensar En Como Vivir Después
F
Siempre Quieren El Auto Del Año
C
El Perfume Más Rebuscado
F                            C
Yo Me Compro Ropa Una Vez Por Año
F
Siempre Pagan Mas De La Cuenta
C
Por Comer La Misma Mierda
F                                  G
Yo No Entiendo Que Vida Que Vida Es Esa

     C  F           G
Otra Vez Cambiaste Dinero Por Placer
      C  F          G
Ya Lo Sé   El Vino Es Mejor Ke La Idiotez
      Bb     F     C
Nunca Más Voy A Engañar
      Bb     F     C
Nunca Más Voy A Engañar
      Bb     F     C          G
Nunca Más Voy A Pensar En Como Vivir Después

F
Siempre Quieren El Auto Del Año
C
El Perfume Más Rebuscado
F                            C
Yo Me Compro Ropa Una Vez Por Año
F
Siempre Pagan Mas De La Cuenta
C
Por Comer La Misma Mierda
F
Yo No Entiendo Que Vida Que Vida Es

Otra Vez

INTRO:
D-A-Bm-G
D-A-E-G

A)
Bm            D
Anoche la vi pasar
A              E
su cara me hizo tiritar
Bm        D
jamas olvidare 
             E       F#    
lo que me hizo ayer

A)
Bm            D
Su cara se transformo
A        E
que diabolica actitud
Bm             D
su puño cerrado
       E                             F#
avanzo y me reventó la nariz

B)
          G
*Nac, nac 
                    D     Em          
quien toca la puerta
                 B9-Bm
es combo final
      D           E
no abra la puerta*

A)
No se si andar
escondiendome de ti
si se que mañana 
andaras por ahí

A)
Yo se lo que quieres tu
quieres mi beso final
amiga lo siento
pero a mi 
me gusta tu mamá

B)
          G
*Nac, nac 
                    D     Em          
quien toca la puerta
                 B9-Bm
es combo final
      D           E
no abra la puerta*

B)
...matar
si yo no sabia
fue casualidad
no abra la puerta*

C)
F#                   G
Si tengo que dejar 
                          D
si tengo que olvidar
                            C#m
las cosas que me gustan mas 
                       Bm
lo voy hacer igual
                           G
Si tengo que arrancar 
                         D
si tengo que patearte a ti
                          E
que no te quepa duda
              F#
lo haré igual

B)
          G
*Nac, nac 
                    D     Em          
quien toca la puerta
                 B9-Bm
es combo final
      D           E
no abra la puerta*

B)
... matar
si yo no sabia
fue casualidad
a mi me gustaba
pero apareció su...

B)
... mamá
no tengo la culpa
combo final
      D           E         -  D   -  E
lo siento... final.*

Combo Final

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

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