Rio Grande
Dave AlvinVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I guess she put her blue dress on, and walked out late last night
Left one silk stocking, dangling from the bedside light
I sobered up and called her name, just before the dawn
I saw her footprints in the sand, and knew that she had gone
Down the Rio Grande
I pulled out of Albuquerque, prayin I wasnt late
I got a couple cups of coffee, at some joint off the interstate
Passin through Las Cruces, I swear I saw her car
She always said shed go someday, but never said how far
Down the Rio Grande
Maybe shes in Brownsville, shes got some family there
She was always talkin bout, the salty Gulf Coast air
Where the river ends, down the Rio Grande
I saw an old grey heron, flyin south against the wind
Storm clouds over Juarez, rollin east to the Big Bend
I drove down Highway Ninety, through a dusty desert wind
I didnt know where it would lead me, or if Id find her again
Down the Rio Grande
I lit my last cigarette, as the sky began to clear
Black mountains up ahead, a red sundown in my mirror
Lost all the border, tween the future and the past
One fading slowly, and the other comin fast
Down the Rio Grande
Repeat Chorus
I bought a bottle in Del Rio, and I parked on the side of the road
I stayed up all night, starin at the lights of Mexico
And I walked down to border bridge, at the break of day
And I threw that empty bottle off, and I watched it float away
Down the Rio Grande
Repeat Chorus
Where the river ends
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Readable chord sheet for Rio Grande by Dave Alvin
[C] I guess she put her blue dress on, and [Am]walked out late last night [C] Left one silk stocking, dangling [Am]from the bedside light [Dm] I sobered up and called her name,[F] just before the dawn [Dm] I saw her footprints in the sand, and [F]knew that she had gone Down the Rio [C]Grande[Dm] [F] I pulled out of Albuquerque, prayin I wasnt late I got a couple cups of coffee, at some joint off the interstate Passin through Las Cruces, I swear I saw her car She always said shed go someday, but never said how far Down the Rio Grande [Dm] Maybe shes in [G]Brownsville, shes [C]got some family [Am]there [Dm] She was always [G]talkin bout, the [C]salty Gulf Coast [Am]air Where the river ends,[Dm] [F]down the Rio [C]Grande [Dm] [F] I saw an old grey heron, flyin south against the wind Storm clouds over Juarez, rollin east to the Big Bend I drove down Highway Ninety, through a dusty desert wind I didnt know where it would lead me, or if Id find her again Down the Rio Grande I lit my last cigarette, as the sky began to clear Black mountains up ahead, a red sundown in my mirror Lost all the border, tween the future and the past One fading slowly, and the other comin fast Down the Rio Grande Repeat Chorus I bought a bottle in Del Rio, and I parked on the side of the road I stayed up all night, starin at the lights of Mexico And I walked down to border bridge, at the break of day And I threw that empty bottle off, and I watched it float away Down the Rio Grande Repeat Chorus Where the river ends Guitargeek1155