Seashores Of Old Mexico
George StraitVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
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I left, out of Tucson, with no destination in mind.
I was runnin' from trouble and the jail-term the Judge had in mind.
And the border meant freedom, a new life, romance,
And that's why I thought I should go,
And start my life over on the seashores of old Mexico.
My first night in Juarez, lost all the money I had.
One bad senorita made use of one innocent lad.
But I must keep on runnin'; it's too late to turn back:
I'm wanted in Tucson, I'm told.
Yeah, an' things'll blow over on the seashores of old Mexico.
Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I can't say,
Let me ride on the back of a flatbed half-loaded with hay.
Down through Durango,Palima,Palmira,
Then in the Manzanio,
Where I slept IN THE SUNSHINE on the seashores of old Mexico.
After one long siesta, I came wide awake in the night.
I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight.
My new-found companion, one young senorita,
Who offered a broken hello,
To the gringo she found on the seashores of old Mexico.
She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never return,
For her Mexican husband, she really had no great concern.
'Cause she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo:
That's all I needed to know.
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico.
Yeah, she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo:
That's all I needed to know, ha, ha.
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico.
Instrumental fade.
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Readable chord sheet for Seashores Of Old Mexico by George Strait
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A] [D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A] I l[D]eft, out of T[D/C#]ucson, with [D/B]no destin[A]ation in m[Em]ind.[A] [Em] [A] I was r[Em]unnin' from tr[A]ouble and the j[Em]ail-term the J[A]udge had in m[D]in[D/C#]d. [D/B] [A] And the b[Am7]order meant fre[D]edom, a ne[Am7]w life, rom[D]ance, And t[Am7]hat's why I thou[D]ght I should [G]go,[D/F#] [Em] [D] And s[Em]tart my life o[A]ver on the se[Em]ashores of[A] old Mexic[D]o. [D/C#] [D/B] [A] My f[D]irst night in[D/C#] Juarez, l[D/B]ost all the m[A]oney I h[Em]ad. [A] [Em] [A] One b[Em]ad senor[A]ita made u[Em]se of one in[A]nocent l[D]ad.[D/C#] [D/B] [A] But I [Am7]must keep on r[D]unnin'; it's t[Am7]oo late to t[D]urn back: I'm wa[Am7]nted in T[D]ucson, I'm to[G]ld.[D/F#] [Em] [D] Yeah, an' [Em]things'll blow o[A]ver on the s[Em]eashores of [A]old Mexi[D]co.[D/C#] [D/B] [A] Two M[D]exican f[D/C#]armers en r[D/B]oute to a t[A]own I can't s[Em]ay, [A] [Em] [A] Let me r[Em]ide on the b[A]ack of a fl[Em]atbed half-l[A]oaded with h[D]ay.[D/C#] [D/B] [A] Do[Am7]wn through Du[D]rango,Pa[Am7]lima,Pal[D]mira, Th[Am7]en in the M[D]anzani[G]o, [D/F#] [Em] [D] Where I [Em]slept IN THE [A]SUNSHINE on the s[Em]eashores of o[A]ld Mexic[D]o. [A] [Bb] [Bb] After [Eb]one long [Bb/D]siesta, I c[Cm]ame wide aw[Bb]ake in the ni[Fm]ght.[Bb] [Fm] [Bb] I was s[Fm]tartled by s[Bb]omeone who sha[Fm]dowed the p[Bb]ale moonli[Eb]ght.[Bb] [D] [Cm] [Bb] My n[Bbm]ew-found com[Eb]panion, one y[Bbm]oung senori[Eb]ta, Who [Bbm]offered a b[Eb]roken hello[Ab], [Eb/G] [Fm] [Bb] To the g[Fm]ringo she f[Bb]ound on the s[Fm]eashores of[Bb] old Mexi[Eb]co. [Bb] [B] [B] She[E] spoke of [E/D#]Sonora and s[E/C#]wore that she'd [B]never ret[F#m]urn, [B] [F#m] [B] For her [F#m]Mexican h[B]usband, she r[F#m]eally had n[B]o great con[E]cer[E/D#]n. [E/C#] [B] 'Cause [Bm7]she loved the g[E]ringo, my re[Bm7]d hair and l[E]ingo: That's [Bm7]all I nee[E]ded to kn[A]ow.[E/G#] [F#m] [E] Yeah, [F#m]I found what I [B]needed on the s[F#m]eashores of o[B]ld Mexi[E]co.[E/D#] [E/C#] [B] Yeah, [Bm7]she loved the g[E]ringo, my r[Bm7]ed hair and l[E]ingo: That's[Bm7] all I nee[E]ded to k[A]now[E/G#], ha, [F#m]ha. [E] Yeah, [F#m]I found what I [B]needed on the s[F#m]eashores of [B]old Mexi[E]co.[E/D#] [E/C#] [B] Instrumental fade. This song can be tough, keep working at it... Its fun to play