Intro
C G C 
 
Verse 1
 C                               F       C 
Bougainvillea trails from the courtyard walls 
   G                       Am               Dm 
In the eucalyptus shade I can hide from the Mexican sun 
      Dm            G         Dm            G 
I sit here in the plaza I drink my first tequila 
    G7                                    C 
And I dream about the night that Spanish dancer danced for me 
 
Chorus
  F                            C 
The Mexican heat was all around her 
  G                         C 
Mexican heat like flashing silver 
     Am     G        F      G           Dm 
If I never come this way again I’ll remember 
   C 
The Spanish dancer 
   G               C 
and the Mexican heat 
 
Verse 2
 C                      F     C 
Mariachi magic and a million stars 
     G                      Am                   Dm 
I catch a glimpse of her brown skin limbs in the moonlight 
    Dm           G              Dm               G 
Her dresses swirled around her our eyes met for a moment 
  G7                              C 
Was there anything  more beautiful in Mexico 
 
Chorus
  F                            C 
The Mexican heat was all around her 
  G                         C 
Mexican heat like flashing silver 
     Am     G        F      G           Dm 
If I never come this way again I’ll remember 
   C 
The Spanish dancer 
   G               C 
and the Mexican heat 
 
Bridge
   Am                 F             G             Am 
Out there among the shadows in a voice so soft and low 
   Am                     F        G 
She said, "No Senior, I belong to Mexico" 
 
Chorus
  F                            C 
The Mexican heat was all around her 
  G                         C 
Mexican heat like flashing silver 
     Am     G        F      G           Dm 
If I never come this way again I’ll remember 
   C 
The Spanish dancer 
   G               C 
and the Mexican heat