Intro: E  A

       A                    E
I met this girl at a wedding down in Mexico. 
         A                             E
Her long black curls; they would follow her wherever she'd go. 
        F#m             G#m       C#m                 F#7
Oh I taught her how to samba I only wish I would have thought of 
         A
That when you're dancing by the ocean you can fabricate emotion 
          B B7
And it's hard to differentiate.

Refrão:

  E                   B      C#m        B
Is it the rhythm or the sand? Senorita understand 
            A       E                 B7
They'll take hold of you...      They'll take hold of you. 
      E              B           C#m              B
The evening sea will pull you in, hypnotize and leave you when 
        A       E                 B7
You go home again...      When you go home again.

             A                                    E
The letters fly and I feel bad for how long I have delayed, 
                 A                                     E
But I just can't reply 'cause I'd be typing until the month of may. 
                  A        G#m
It's like a scratch on a CD that keeps repeating 
      C#m             F#7
and now the song is losing meaning. 
       A
So if you want to find the one for you go on and skip a track or two
  B B7
and cast aside this old debate.


Refrão:

  E                  B       C#m        B
Is it the rhythm or the sand? Senorita understand 
               A       E                 B7
They'll take hold of you...      They'll take hold of you. 
     E               B        C#m              B
The evening sea will pull you in, hypnotize and leave you when 
        A       E                 B7
You go home again...      When you go home again.
 
Solo: E  B  A  B7

       A                         E
I met this girl and now it seems it was forever ago.
                      A                         Am            B7
We found ourselves in a dream but we left it down in Mexico-oh-oh oh. 

Refrão:

  E                  B       C#m        B
Is it the rhythm or the sand? Senorita understand 
               A       E                 B7
They'll take hold of you...      They'll take hold of you. 
     E               B        C#m              B
The evening sea will pull you in, hypnotize and leave you when 
        A       E                 B7
You go home again...      When you go home again.