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Mexican Vacation

The Diving Board

Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)


Intro:  G     C     A     D     G     C     G

G
I carried you in my arms
	C	G
Through the hotel to our room
Bb		F
The night was filled with music
		G
Those old historic tunes
G	C
Songs of revolution
Bb	F	G
Filled our hearts and fed our souls
Bb		F
As the fireworks exploded
		G
Like those cannons long ago


G
See the kids in the candlelight
C	G
Spirits on the mend
C	G
Every golden child tonight
A	D
Just changes on the wind
G
See the kids in the candlelight
C	G
See 'em shining bright
C	G
Innocence beyond the fight
A	D	G     C    G
See the kids in the candlelight

G     C     A     D     G     C     G

G
Five hundred wooden saints below
	C	G
The color's cracked and dry
Bb		F
You said their stories should be told
		G
Did they suffer when they died?
G	C
Give us your tradition
Bb	F	G
Give us hope and send us home
Bb		F
We'll be the cracked bells tolling
		G
The voice of dust and bones


G
See the kids in the candlelight
C	G
Spirits on the mend
C	G
Every golden child tonight
A	D
Just changes on the wind
G
See the kids in the candlelight
C	G
See 'em shining bright
C	G
Innocence beyond the fight
A	D	G     C     G
See the kids in the candlelight


C     G     G/F     G/E     G/D     C     A     D


G
The pillow that you dream on
	C	G
Lies rolled up on the floor
Bb		F
You tossed it at the TV screen
		G
At the drug lord and his war
G	C
Thinking of the courtyard
Bb	F	G
Forced a tear from your eyes
Bb		F
The white shirts in the moonlight
		G
The warm forgiving smiles


G
See the kids in the candlelight
C	G
Spirits on the mend
C	G
Every golden child tonight
A	D
Just changes on the wind
G
See the kids in the candlelight
C	G
See 'em shining bright
C	G
Innocence beyond the fight
A	D	G
See the kids in the candlelight

G
Yea, yea, yea
C		A     D     G     C     G
Yea, yea, yea